The U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Office of Policy Planning and Resources (R/PPR) Domestic Monitoring and Evaluation (DOME) Office has a requirement for a full-time contractor to provide monitoring and evaluation support as a Junior Analyst. The office needs support for a short-term project as soon as possible.
To provide contract support to R/PPR, the Junior Analyst will provide a number of office management roles that directly and indirectly assist a team of civil service staff who work on an array of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities. The R/PPR/DOME office uses the Qualtrics survey platform for all of its surveying needs. The team also supports implementing partners and other offices within the Department with a custom module within the platform to conduct surveys as well (for additional information, see the full User Guide here: MODE Survey Builder User Guide.pdf | Powered by Box). The incumbent for this position will assist the R/PPR/DOME team to manage Qualtrics-related tasks such as conducting survey approvals, advising on/writing standard operating procedures around survey approvals, setting up access permissions for new users, providing access for a number of new users and ensuring their permissions are accurate, creating and enhancing dashboards, etc.
3. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Junior Analyst will:
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Manage Qualtrics-related tasks such as:
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Conducting survey approvals
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Conducting quarterly survey audits
- Reviewing, revising, writing standard operating procedures
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Account creation for new users
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Reviewing, revising, writing training materials for users
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Conducting training
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Setting up account / access permissions
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Creating data placemats and other visualization products
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Assist in oversight and tasks related to the MODE Framework
- Assist in conducting trainings and capacity-building activities for internal and external stakeholders related to Qualtrics
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Assist in various M&E tasks to support the team as assigned
- Assist in various general office administration duties as assigned
Requirements
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Existing security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in a science or social science field relevant to evaluation and performance measurement of ECA exchange programs, such as: sociology, political science, public policy, international development, statistics, or a professional degree;
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At least two years of work experience conducting monitoring and evaluation of public diplomacy and/or foreign assistance programs;
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Experience with the Qualtrics survey platform necessary;
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Experience creating standardized, web-based performance measurement surveys;
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Experience cleaning and analyzing monitoring data, particularly performance measurement surveys;
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Experience with M&E reporting through analyses of quantitative and qualitative data (involving various data sources);
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Knowledge and application of statistical data analysis and data management software (e.g. Excel, R, Stata, and/or other statistical software);
- Ability to work with limited supervision;
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Ability to multitask, prioritize and deliver high-quality, accurate work within targeted deadlines;
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Ability to successfully work as a team to accomplish all tasks; and
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Highly motivated with good analytical and problem-solving abilities
Benefits
Benefits Include:
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Covers 100% of employee benefit premiums, including Medical (PPO or HDHP Option), Vision, Dental
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Matching 401K
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Short- and Long-Term Disability
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Pet Insurance
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Professional Development/Education Reimbursement
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Parking and Transit Benefits for NY, NJ, ATL, and DC Metro areas
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
