Director of Research and Evaluation - The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention
Category: Academic Professional-Visiting
Location: Chicago
Close Date: Apr 30, 2011
Description:
CeaseFire, an initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention, located in the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health, is recognized locally, nationally and internationally for its proven method for reducing violence using the CeaseFire behavior change model.
The Director of Research and Evaluation is responsible for setting and implementing, with a small staff, the national research agenda for the CeaseFire behavior change model for making neighborhoods safer. The successful candidate will be able to drive results and implement creative ideas within a fluid and fast-paced environment while working collaboratively with a high-energy, diverse group supporting an evidence-based public health approach to reducing shootings and killings.
Duties:
* Design, organize, implement and oversee a research program to manage all activities related to research, evaluation, innovation and performance tracking in support of our mission and objectives.
* Work closely with senior staff on all program-initiated evaluations.
* Identify metrics to (1) assess the performance of programmatic initiatives; (2) test and refine the assumptions that underlie theories of change; and (3) support the program staff in developing more evidence-based, accountable components.
* Provide hands-on data analysis, interpretation of analysis and preparation of reports for both internal and external use and distribution. Translation of data into usable information for the national CeaseFire Community is a key function.
* Serve as a resource to program staff in evaluating requests for funding for research projects.
* Increase the capacity of the Research team to understand and apply key innovation and evaluation values and approaches.
* Oversee the research function, supervise the research staff, set goals and provide routine evaluations of progress towards these goals. Identify and promote professional growth opportunities for staff. Ensure adherence to professional standards and ethics of prospect research.
Qualifications:
* An advanced degree (strong preference for a PhD) in a behavioral, sociological, or epidemiological field, with a minimum of ten years of evaluation experience, including a wide range of evaluation and assessment strategies, both quantitative and qualitative.
* Proven track record of publication in peer reviewed journals.
* Demonstrated experience managing and developing evaluation and assessment programs in one or more areas related to violence-prevention, as well as, experience with a variety of evaluation and performance measurement techniques.
* Strong analytical skills, including expertise in the modeling and analysis of data.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills in positions requiring communications to broad and diverse audiences on a range of complex and technical issues.
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