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: Senior Policy Analyst
Department: Program Evaluation
Reports To: Managing Director
Salary: $80,337
Position Summary
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 conduct literature reviews, manage survey operations, conduct programming and data analytics, contribute to presentations and reports, and assist with proposals. The Senior Policy Analyst must have the ability to understand complex policy issues, understand basic statistics, and conduct complex data analysis.
Master’s degree in Social Science or Economics or Public Administration or Energy Science, Technology and Policy is required. 40 hrs./wk, $80,337/yr. Medical, dental, & vision insurance, optional FSA enrollment, 401-K, PTO, and 10 paid holidays. Send resume to HR Manager, Ms. Robinson, APPRISE INC. at Kerice-robinson@appriseinc.org
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.