Careers - Child360

Research Analyst

Job Title
Research Analyst
Job ID
27603534
Location
Los Angeles,  CA 90071
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Description

Responsibilities:

Conducts applied research and evaluation to inform and improve Child360’s work in areas such as young children’s cognitive and social-emotional development, the quality of instruction and care provided to preschoolers, the development of the Early Childcare Education workforce, engagement of families in their children’s education, and measurement of children’s progress. The analyst designs evaluation and research projects, including quantitative and qualitative methods, data collection, analysis, and reporting.

Essential Functions:

Service Goal:

Consistently promotes and models courteous Child360s/community service in a prompt and efficient manner. Maintains positive relationships with all Child360 internal and external contacts through professional honest interaction. Responds to requests quickly and professionally recognizing that a request serves an organization and/or community need.

Child360 Vision:

Supports our mission of Educational Justice: Every child will succeed in school and life.

 Child360 Mission:

Supports our mission of providing advanced early education program quality and capacity by supporting the development of the whole child, growing a qualified and diverse workforce, and strengthening family engagement. Creates and sustains strategic partnerships and advocates for policies that promote access and program excellence.

 Daily Tasks

·         Conceptualizes, plans, and conducts multiple evaluations and research projects simultaneously

·         Develops logic models in collaboration with stakeholders

·         Identifies and/or develops data collection instruments (e.g., assessment measures, surveys, interviews, and observation protocols)

·         Coordinates, conducts, and oversees data collection, data entry and data cleaning and ensures quality control (e.g., surveys, direct assessment, observations, questionnaires, focus groups, structured interviews)

·         Performs some data management functions (e.g., extracting, importing, and exporting data in various applications, restructuring and/or merging datasets, running queries on datasets, preparing datasets for analysis, resolving data inconsistencies)

·         Responds to internal and external data requests using established protocols and procedures

·         Participates in the development and expansion of data systems in collaboration with database developers, external partners, IT and other LAUP departments as needed

·         Plans and conducts quantitative and qualitative data analysis

·         Prepares and presents evaluation and research findings (e.g., tabular and narrative reports, data displays, PowerPoint presentations) for internal and external audiences

 Physical Duties

·         No special demands are required. May be expected to lift boxes up to 20 lbs.

·         Will be expected to travel about 5% of the time.

Other Duties

  • Other duties as assigned

Safety Practices

·         Adheres to Child360 health and safety practices, and any unique health and safety practices for the department, building and/or County.

 Knowledge and Skills Requirements: 

  • Program evaluation and research theories, methods, and standards
  • Strong foundation in qualitative and quantitative research methods
  • Knowledge of Early Childhood Development and Early Childhood Education is a plus
  • Candidates must be detail-oriented, have strong organizational skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills 
  • Strong proficiency with personal computer use, primarily with word processing applications. 
  • Strong work ethic with ability to coordinate assigned tasks with other staff members.
  • Excellent skills in designing, coordinating, and conducting evaluation and research projects
  • Competence in the development of data collection tools and implementation of data collection methods
  • Proficiency in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to produce reports
  • Proficiency in Excel, Access, and SPSS (qualitative analysis software experience also preferred)
  • Ability to present findings to various stakeholder groups in a clear, accessible way
  • Strong analytic, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills for interfacing with staff, providers and stakeholders
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Ability to learn moderately complex computer systems and adapt to changes in such systems
  • Must have valid California Driver’s license

 Formal Education:

Master’s Degree preferred in psychology, education, social work, sociology, public health, or related field

Language proficiency required/preferred: Proficient English required.

Bilingual a plus (e.g., Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Armenian)

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Child360 is an equal opportunity employer.