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Imoyase Community Support Services (ICSS) is a nonprofit (501c3) organization with over 30 years of experience conducting program evaluation and action research that is participatory, culturally relevant, collaborative, and flexible, resulting in meaningful individual, community, organizational, and systems policy change throughout Los Angeles, California, and the nation. ICSS has experience working with diverse populations across the United States, and has conducted many multi-site, multi-year, multi-level program evaluations and provided technical support to small to mid-sized organizations that serve African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, LGBTQ+, and Native American communities. ICSS also works with service providers, private foundations, governmental agencies, and other institutions to aid them in evaluating their impact in communities and provide recommendations for expanding their reach and strategic direction.
Position Summary:
Imoyase Community Support Services (ICSS) is seeking a full-time Research Associate to provide research support for an assessment of a publicly funded violence prevention and intervention initiative in the City of Los Angeles designed for individuals who are gang-involved or at risk of gang joining. The Research Associate will lead the qualitative analysis of interview data collected from initiative practitioners and stakeholders. This hire would work directly under two Project Leads but will also work closely with the entire Imoyase research team (i.e., the Executive Director, Project Leads, Senior Researchers, and Research Assistants) as well as with stakeholders in municipal government. This position is ideal for someone who is experienced in social science research or evaluation, thrives in a fast-paced environment, is flexible, solution-focused, detail-oriented, and can work independently and effectively to complete project deliverables with multiple deadlines.
The Research Associate position is active from January 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024. This position is benefits eligible and could possibly be renewed for another 12 months.
Specific Duties:
- Lead qualitative analysis of interview data from diverse violence intervention/prevention practitioners and other various stakeholders.
- Work closely with Imoyase senior research team to develop qualitative coding scheme.
- Support Imoyase team members with additional mixed methods analyses.
- Assist with preparing reports and presentations.
- Present findings to stakeholders.
- Participate in internal and external (partner) meetings/activities during typical business hours [PST (UTC –7)].
- Train and supervise research assistants on specific research related tasks.
Experience Qualifications:
- Minimum 5-years’ experience actively working in research and/or program evaluation.
- Experience and/or interest in working on violence intervention and prevention, juvenile justice, and/or positive youth development issues.
- Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of research methods and Qualitative Data coding; preferable experience with quantitative Data Analysis.
- Demonstrated experience with Qualitative Data Analysis; proficiency with qualitative analysis software (e.g., ATLAS.ti, NVivo, Dedoose, etc.) strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated competency with Microsoft Excel/Word/PowerPoint; preferably knowledgeable of SPSS, R, and/or Qualtrics.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work effectively and efficiently independently and as part of a team.
Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, or qualifications required for the role.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: $8,333.00 per month
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Los Angeles, CA 90045
