Research Specialist - Social Services

Oriana House • Akron, OH

2d • $21

About The Position

This position offers a flexible 40-hour work week, allowing you to engage in a variety of projects and collaborate with stakeholders at different levels. The role includes regular local travel to courts, partner agencies, and agency sites, along with minimal travel outside the local area for meetings, trainings, or conferences. Grantsmanship Gain experience in the grants life cycle. This includes grant notice of funding opportunity reviews, application writing and development, and grant award implementation and administration. Court and Client Engagement: Gain experience in court functions by attending weekly local court sessions to observe programming, interact with court stakeholders, and engage with court participants. This includes conducting standardized interviews with court participants and synthesize findings into reports for funders and stakeholders. Professional Development Gain experience in presenting information to diverse stakeholders, opportunity to attend different trainings and conferences in related fields, membership to academic and professional associations. Data Science Gain experience in developing and implementing data capture techniques, analyzing data, and creating visualizations. This encompasses collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, managing databases, understanding logic models, mastering data analysis methods and software, and producing and distributing reports. Research and Evaluation Gain experience in developing and implementing research projects, explore new research avenues and create protocols, enhance skills in statistical analysis, and refine techniques for both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Must possess exceptional written and verbal communication skills and strong analytical skills.
• Must have the ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Office Suite and effectively complete data tracking.
• Must have the ability to effectively work with Agency employees, outside contacts, and a diverse client population.

Nice To Haves

• Experience and knowledge of quantitative and qualitative social science research or related research including face-to-face interviews and focus groups, conducting data analysis using statistical software is preferred.
• Minimum of two years of experience in case management, applied social science research or evaluation, or experience conducting structured interviews or assessments in business or community settings is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience in the grants life cycle. This includes grant notice of funding opportunity reviews, application writing and development, and grant award implementation and administration.
• Gain experience in court functions by attending weekly local court sessions to observe programming, interact with court stakeholders, and engage with court participants. This includes conducting standardized interviews with court participants and synthesize findings into reports for funders and stakeholders.
• Gain experience in presenting information to diverse stakeholders, opportunity to attend different trainings and conferences in related fields, membership to academic and professional associations.
• Gain experience in developing and implementing data capture techniques, analyzing data, and creating visualizations. This encompasses collecting both qualitative and quantitative data, managing databases, understanding logic models, mastering data analysis methods and software, and producing and distributing reports.
• Gain experience in developing and implementing research projects, explore new research avenues and create protocols, enhance skills in statistical analysis, and refine techniques for both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.

Benefits

• Opportunity to apply academic knowledge in real-world settings
• Major medical health insurance and prescription coverage
• Voluntary dental & vision insurance
• Paid Vacation Days (80 hours per year), paid Personal/Sick Days (80 hours per year), and paid holidays (8 per year)
• Tuition reimbursement and eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Additional benefits available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level