The SPLC is seeking a senior analyst for evaluation and research who is committed to racial justice and passionate about democracy and researching civic engagement!

The Senior Analyst, Evaluation and Research designs processes and criteria for organizational learning to measure progress towards strategic impact goals.

Who You Are

Experienced. Demonstrated experience in field experiments and studying civic engagement or election turnout.  

Database-savvy. Skilled in using a voter database for identifying, contacting, and tracking focal voter populations

Thoughtful and analytical. Ability to use data, conduct analyses, and communicate findings to lay persons and experts. 

Collaborative. Values teamwork and community engagement – can facilitate meetings with staff from multiple departments and community stakeholders for organizational performance reporting and continuous quality improvement. 

Efficient. Ability to effectively manage time while working in a fast-paced environment, often juggling multiple assignments. Must be able to pivot from one assignment to another to accomplish goals and complete assignments. 

Committed to equitable research. Knowledge of culturally responsive and equitable evaluation approaches. 

Effective communicator. Skilled in articulating ideas, data analysis methods, and findings, in both written and oral presentations, to decision-makers and lay audiences. 

Mission, vision & values alignment. Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to SPLC's mission, vision and values. 

What You'll Do

Produce and deliver MEAL training, materials, and supporting tools for staff, managers, and leadership.

Facilitate collaborative discussions with staff, management, and leadership to identify the most important impact metrics for their programs and the organization to measure progress towards impact goals.

Conduct or manage evaluations, analyses, and research studies to support tracking progress against our impact goals and major grants.

Ensure accountability to communities is built into our programmatic, evaluation, and learning efforts.

Facilitate staff training, develops analytical tools, and writes supporting documents to enable staff to use Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL).

Design appropriate, ethical, and culturally responsive research and evaluation methodologies.

Identify, collaborate, and strengthen relationships with external community partners, researchers, evaluators, and higher education institutions.

Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.

Minimum Qualifications 

We are committed to equitable hiring practices, therefore you must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for the role.

• Minimum seven (7) years experience designing, conducting, and managing evaluation studies, and research in non-profit organization; and 
• Bachelor's degree in Political Science, Sociology, Measurement & Evaluation, Social Work, Education, Public Policy or related fields.

Compensation & Benefits

This is an exempt role and the minimum starting salary is $84,905 annually. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Click here to view the benefits available to SPLC staff.

Where & How You'll Work 

This role has the following work designations options: 

• Local Remote: Will work remotely but is expected to attend work-related activities that occur at the SPLC offices or in the states in which the SPLC operates.
• Telework: Will work at an SPLC office at least three days per week and may work two days per week from an alternative work location.
• This role reports to the Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning.

Other Special Considerations 

This job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions. 

This position is represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild.