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.
Policy Analyst Job Opening
APPRISE has a position available for a Policy Analyst to conduct research on energy efficiency and energy assistance programs. This position requires in-office work at our Princeton, NJ location.
Job responsibilities include: research design, administrative interviews, programming and data analysis, and report writing.
Policy Analyst
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required – preferably in economics or another social science
- Excellent writing, analytical, and interpersonal skills
- Experience with survey research and statistical analysis
- An interest in social programs and public policy
- Familiarity with data analysis software and/or database software
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
- In-person
Work Location: In person, Princeton, NJ 08542
Salary: $60,000
Senior Policy Analyst Job Opening
APPRISE has a position available for a Senior Policy Analyst to conduct research on energy efficiency and energy assistance programs. This position requires in-office work at our Princeton, NJ location.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibility of a senior policy analyst is to work independently to specify and complete tasks on policy analysis and research projects. With guidance from and review by the project director, a senior policy analyst may perform the following tasks.
- Literature Review
- Survey Operations
- Programming and Data Analysis
- Presentations and Reports
- Proposal Assistance
Skills and Competencies
A senior policy analyst is expected to have a range of skills that enable her/him to understand complex policy issues, develop specifications for research that will address policy issues, develop information on research topics, and prepare memos or reports that describe the findings from policy research. The following skills and competencies are relevant to the position.
- The ability to understand a complex policy issue.
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely regarding research procedures.
- The ability to conduct interviews and observations according to protocols.
- An understanding of basic descriptive statistics, and the ability to compute descriptive statistics and discuss their meaning.
- Oral and written proficiency in English.
Education & Work Experience Requirements:
- An advanced degree in economics or another social science (masters or higher) Or
- A bachelor’s degree with 2 or more years of experience
Preferred Experience & Education:
- Experience with data manipulation and statistical analysis with Stata or SAS
- Training in survey operations, research methods, and statistical procedures.
- Previous employment, internships, or fellowships that demonstrate skills in social policy research or social program management.
- Involvement with conferences and professional associations related to social policy research or social program management.
- Volunteer activities that demonstrate an interest in social issues.
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work setting:
- In-person
Work Location: In person, Princeton, NJ 08542
Salary: $67,500 per year
Role Description
APPRISE is seeking a Senior Survey Manager to design, implement, and manage quantitative and qualitative research projects on energy efficiency and energy assistance programs. The staff member will focus primarily on survey and interview data collection projects and will be responsible for research planning, questionnaire design and testing, sample development and selection, interviewer training, data collection management, and data analysis and report writing activities.
This is a full-time, in-person position at our Princeton, NJ location.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Sample and Survey Development
- Conduct comprehensive research planning to guide the design and implementation of surveys.
- Propose and implement effective sample frame development and sample selection procedures.
- Develop and test survey questionnaires to ensure clarity, relevance, and accuracy.
Survey Management
- Develop effective interviewing protocols and sample management procedures.
- Provide training to interviewers to ensure consistent and high-quality data collection.
- Oversee data collection processes, including scheduling, monitoring progress, and addressing any challenges to maintain project timelines and quality standards.
Analysis
- Develop survey weights to be applied in the analysis.
- Analyze survey response rates and data.
- Assist in writing comprehensive reports that summarize findings, provide recommendations, and address research objectives.
REQUIREMENTS
- Work in-office Monday to Friday (40 hours)
- Master’s degree
- Minimum 5 years of survey research experience.
- Background in Public Policy, Sociology, Economics, Political Science or a related field.
- Familiarity with survey platforms such as Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, or Alchemer.
- Experience with a statistical and data analysis package such as SAS, STATA, or R.
DESIRED QUALITIES
- Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection activities.
- Analytical skills for data collection, interpretation, and analysis.
- Ability to manage multiple data collection projects.
- Research skills to identify and review relevant literature and data.
- An interest in public policy programs.
Work Location: In-person – Princeton, New Jersey 08542
Salary: $90,000 – $110,000 per year
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.