Junior Analyst

The U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Office of Policy Planning and Resources (R/PPR) Domestic Monitoring and Evaluation (DOME) Office has a requirement for a full-time contractor to provide monitoring and evaluation support as a Junior Analyst. The office needs support for a short-term project as soon as possible.

To provide contract support to R/PPR, the Junior Analyst will provide a number of office management roles that directly and indirectly assist a team of civil service staff who work on an array of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities. The R/PPR/DOME office uses the Qualtrics survey platform for all of its surveying needs.  The team also supports implementing partners and other offices within the Department. The incumbent for this position will assist the R/PPR/DOME team to manage Qualtrics-related tasks such as conducting survey approvals, advising on/writing standard operating procedures around survey approvals, setting up access permissions for new users, providing access for a number of new users and ensuring their permissions are accurate, creating and enhancing dashboards, etc.

3.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Junior Analyst will:

• Manage Qualtrics-related tasks such as:
• Conducting survey approvals
• Conducting quarterly survey audits
• Reviewing, revising, writing standard operating procedures
• Account creation for new users
• Reviewing, revising, writing training materials for users
• Conducting training
• Setting up account / access permissions
• Creating data placemats and other visualization products
• Assist in conducting trainings and capacity-building activities for internal and external stakeholders related to Qualtrics
• Assist in various M&E tasks to support the team as assigned
• Assist in various general office administration duties as assigned

Requirements

• Existing security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a science or social science field relevant to evaluation and performance measurement of ECA exchange programs, such as: sociology, political science, public policy, international development, statistics, or a professional degree;
• At least two years of work experience conducting monitoring and evaluation of public diplomacy and/or foreign assistance programs;
• Experience with the Qualtrics survey platform necessary;
• Experience creating standardized, web-based performance measurement surveys;
• Experience cleaning and analyzing monitoring data, particularly performance measurement surveys;
• Experience with M&E reporting through analyses of quantitative and qualitative data (involving various data sources);
• Knowledge and application of statistical data analysis and data management software (e.g. Excel, R, Stata, and/or other statistical software);
• Ability to work with limited supervision;
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and deliver high-quality, accurate work within targeted deadlines;
• Ability to successfully work as a team to accomplish all tasks; and
• Highly motivated with good analytical and problem-solving abilities

Benefits

Benefits Include:

• Covers 100% of employee benefit premiums, including Medical (PPO or HDHP Option), Vision, Dental
• Matching 401K
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Professional Development/Education Reimbursement
• Parking and Transit Benefits for NY, NJ, ATL, and DC Metro areas

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Compensation: $90,000-$100,000

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans