Director of Data and Research

The Role: 

Galvanize USA, a non-profit advocacy organization that brings women across the country together to encourage civic engagement and combat disinformation in politics, is in search of a Director of Data & Research who will create and direct a comprehensive strategy for the organization that results in cutting edge learnings, high impact results, and advances the knowledge of the US social justice movement.

The Director of Data & Research is responsible for understanding and synthesizing an array of public opinion and messaging research to highlight key strategic takeaways and will take the lead in crafting our own original messaging research. We’re looking for a strategic leader with at least three cycles of experience in political research who will apply their skills to further our collective understanding of the threats, opportunities, and strategies necessary to advance progress.

This is a work-from-home position.

Responsibilities:

• Direct research strategy, staffing, and operations for the Data & Research department, as well as serving as a thought partner to senior staff on organization-wide priorities and direction
• Act as a spokesperson for the department, presenting findings to external partners and allies
• Build a network of strategic allies and resources for the department and organization
• Synthesize original research, partner research, and publicly-available research for monthly research summaries, identifying strategic opportunities and threats for movement partners to know
• Field requests for specialized research projects, in many cases requiring rapid turnaround
• Manage, mentor and provide direct supervision for the Data & Research Department (two employees)
• Share research and data learnings throughout the organization
• Collaborate with the Communications team to ensure timely release of research and data on the website, collateral, and trainings for the movement
• Develop, manage, and maintain relationships with vendors and consultants
• Be responsible for message and creative development, testing, refinement, and measurement

You are right for this job if... 

• You’re an experienced leader and creative thinker, who is passionate about unlocking the power of women to advance progress for all. You should have:
• You’ve provided research and data-oriented solutions within a political organization or campaign
• You have the ability to parse and understand research and public opinion data with a critical lens and in a pragmatic, real world, and actionable way — and tell a story with it
• You can adapt in response to a quick-shifting political environment in a young organization that moves quickly
• You’re a relationship builder, with staff at all levels and allies, and will become a trusted partner who’s relied on to provide strategic advice and direction
• You have management experience, and can mentor and manage remote reports
• You work collaboratively, work well under pressure and deadlines, and manage multiple priorities and projects effectively

Qualifications:

• Minimum eight years’ experience in strategic campaigning and/or political research, and at least three cycles of experience in political research
• Experience with qualitative instrument design (i.e. focus groups, surveys, qual boards) and data analysis
• Knowledge of VAN
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, R, or any other language efficient for analyzing large datasets
• Familiarity with predictive models and probabilities, and their application to voter targeting/segmentation
• Experience using and configuring Tableau, d3, Shiny, or other data visualization languages or platforms
• Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Compensation and Benefits: The salary range for this position is $105-120k. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance, up to 6% employer match on 401k contributions, pre-tax transportation benefits, and paid holidays, vacation, sick, and volunteer time off.

About Galvanize USA:

Galvanize USA is a nonpartisan civic empowerment program for women who want to help build an America that works for everyone - white, Black, and brown. Women who participate in Galvanize USA programming gain confidence, knowledge, and skills to more fully and authentically engage in civic life. We believe in unlocking the power of every woman to use her political agency to advance progress for all.

The person holding this position will also work part-time for a coordinated project, Galvanize Action, in the Sixteen Thirty Fund, a 501(c)(4) organization, under a resource sharing agreement between the Hopewell Fund and Sixteen Thirty Fund. The responsibilities under that position will be overseen by Sixteen Thirty Fund. Galvanize Action identifies, engages, and moves moderate women in rural, small town, and suburban America to reliably vote for progress. To learn more visit galvanizeaction.org.

Hiring Statement: Galvanize USA is a project of Hopewell Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. Hopewell Fund is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. Hopewell Fund’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working.

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