Job Opportunities At APPRISE
Job Opportunities At APPRISE
APPRISE is a nonprofit research institute dedicated to collecting and analyzing data and information to assess and improve public programs. APPRISE’s research focuses on programs that provide energy bill payment assistance, energy education, and energy efficiency services to low-income households; and programs that provide incentives for undertaking energy efficiency projects to residential, commercial, and industrial utility customers. APPRISE conducts a wide variety of research activities to provide program administrators and stakeholders with a comprehensive understanding of program design, operations, and impact. This research leads to informed recommendations for program improvement.
Job Title: Project Director
Department: Program Evaluation
Reports To: President and Managing Director
Salary: $80,000 – $100,000
Position Summary
APPRISE has an opening for a Project Director to join our program evaluation team conducting research on energy efficiency and energy assistance programs.
The Project Director will be responsible for specifying and completing policy analysis and research projects under the direction of the President or Managing Director. The Project Director also is expected to contribute to business development for research and evaluation projects. The Project Director’s responsibilities may include proposal and budget preparation, literature reviews, survey operations, field observations and reporting, computer-based data analysis, economic and statistical analysis, and development of reports and presentations. The Project Director will be asked to supervise the work of Senior Policy Analysts and Policy Analysts. The Project Director may specialize in one area of policy analysis and research or may have several areas of expertise.
This position requires in-office work at our Princeton, NJ office.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of a Project Director is to work independently to specify and complete policy analysis and research projects. With guidance from and review by the President or Managing Director, a Project Director may perform the following tasks.
- Proposal and Development – In response to RFPs or other requests from potential clients
- Literature Reviews
- Survey Operations – Prepare survey materials, write specifications for data collection protocols, conduct interviewer training, supervise data collection and processing activities
- Programming and Data Analysis
- Supervision – Supervise the work of Senior Policy Analysts and Policy Analysts
- Economic and Statistical Analysis
- Presentations and Reports – Prepare reports that describe the findings from data analysis, surveys, and observations
To be effective in these tasks, a Project Director is expected to develop knowledge of the policy or research content area associated with the project. This knowledge will be obtained by reading background material relevant to the topic and by attending substantive policy and research conferences and meetings.
Qualifications
- An advanced degree in economics, policy, or another social science
- Five or more years of relevant work experience
- Excellent writing, analytical, and interpersonal skills
- Experience with data manipulation and statistical analysis with Stata or SAS
- An interest in social programs
- Oral and written proficiency in English
Job Type: Full-time; in-person, Princeton, NJ 08542
Job Title: Policy Analyst
Department: Program Evaluation
Reports To: President and Managing Director
Salary: $61,000
Position Summary
APPRISE (www.appriseinc.org) has a position available for a Policy Analyst to conduct research on energy efficiency and energy assistance programs and policies. The energy programs, run by the federal government, state government agencies, and utility companies, provide assistance to customers to improve the efficiency of their homes or businesses, or to improve the affordability of their energy bills. APPRISE research provides analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs, and recommendations for improving program metrics.
This position requires full time in-office work at our Princeton, NJ office.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of a Policy Analyst is to support senior staff on policy analysis and research projects. With supervision by senior staff, a Policy Analyst may assist with the following tasks.
- Literature Reviews
- Survey Design and Management
- In-Depth Interviews with Program Managers, Implementers, and Stakeholders
- Data Analysis using Statistical Software
- Presentations and Reports
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in economics or another social science
- Excellent writing, analytical, and interpersonal skills
- Experience with analysis of large datasets using statistical software packages
- Experience with policy research
- An interest in social programs
- Oral and written proficiency in English
Job Type: Full-time; in-person, Princeton, NJ 08542
Job Title: Research Assistant
Department: Survey Research
Reports To: Senior Project Director & Senior Survey Manager
Salary: $40,000
Open Positions: (2)
Position Summary
APPRISE is a public policy research organization in Princeton, New Jersey, focusing on Energy Efficiency and Energy Affordability Research and Evaluation. We currently have full time, in-office, Research Assistant positions open.
The Research Assistant will be responsible for conducting telephone interviews with energy program participants and energy program managers.
This position requires in-office work at our Princeton, NJ office.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of a Research Assistant is to collect survey data for energy program research. With guidance from and review by a Senior Policy Analyst or Senior Survey Manager, a Research Assistant may perform the following tasks.
- Conduct Telephone Interviews (80%)
- Research Business via Internet Resources (5%)
- Preparing Write-ups and Findings (5%)
- Survey Mailing Preparation (7.5%)
- Other duties as assigned (2.5%)
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree
- Strong internet skills.
- Good phone manner.
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Attention to detail
- Oral and written proficiency in English
Work hours – The typical work week is Monday to Friday, with some periodic weekend hours. At times there will be some work hours required in the early evening and on weekends. To compensate, your weekday daytime hours will be reduced, so that you work no more than a 40 hour work week.
Job Type: Full-time; in-person, Princeton, NJ 08542
To Apply:
Please submit the below documents to Kerice-Robinson@appriseinc.org
Include your name and position in which you are applying in the subject of the email. Note this position does not require a writing sample.
Cover Letter
Resume
Academic Transcripts
Contact information for three references (Name, email, phone #)
To Apply: Please submit the below documents to Kerice-Robinson@appriseinc.org
Include your name and position in which you are applying in the subject of the email.
As a Policy Analyst, you occupy a position that requires you to be at times a data scientist and at others an editor. In this role, you have the opportunity to learn and refine many new skills. In my time at APPRISE, I have done statistical analysis, helped with survey designs, designed web icons, and created and edited training videos.
Though I work for an energy research organization, I have learned about the intersection of public health and energy efficiency, financial institutions, human behavior, and decision making. In addition, I have learned about equity and environmental justice.