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Senior Researcher, Institutions and Communities

Fors Marsh Group
Arlington, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/17/2025 CLOSED ON 4/13/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Researcher, Institutions and Communities position at Fors Marsh Group?

WHO WE ARE : At Fors Marsh, we take on issues that matter. We are a team of researchers, advisors, and communicators working together to shape the systems that shape our lives. We look at human behavior from all angles to design targeted solutions that influence decision-making and move people to action. We are committed to the problem, not just the project, and we are intentional about taking on work and forming partnerships that balance purpose, people, planet, and profit. We are a certified B Corporation, a Just employer, and a 2019-2024 Top Workplace. We hold ourselves accountable to the values that have always defined us. And those values drive us to be the best possible versions of ourselves-for each other, our communities, our clients, and the world.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR : The Fors Marsh Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis (PEPA) practice is seeking a Senior Researcher to contribute to evaluation projects. This individual will support research and evaluation tasks, project management and task execution; develop presentation decks, reports, and data visualizations; work collaboratively with research teams; collect, manage, and analyze data; summarize and report findings; and provide general support to federal clients, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The objective of this team is to support our clients in achieving agency mission objectives related to emergency preparedness, disaster resilience, public safety, and elections administration.

Responsibilities include :

  • Thinking creatively to help emergency preparedness clients answer the questions, "did this work", "will this work", and "how can it work better".
  • Supporting projects in topic areas related to resilience, emergency preparedness, public safety, and elections administration.
  • Leading the design, execution, and interpretation of evaluation research across a variety of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
  • Leading evaluation projects and / or substantive project tasks, including the management of other staff, timelines, and quality of deliverables.
  • Prepare written products such as research reports, presentation decks, and other project deliverables summarizing research methods, findings, and recommendations.
  • Working with clients to understand needs, manage expectations, and build long-term relationships.
  • Managing and analyzing large datasets.
  • Providing quality checks on client deliverables.
  • Contributing to proposals and business development efforts.
  • Balancing roles and responsibilities across multiple concurrent projects.
  • Working as part of a team on a day-to-day basis in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications :

  • Graduate degree (Doctoral preferred) in Economics, Public Policy, Political Science, Sociology, Statistics or other social science field.
  • A minimum of 10 years applied experience contributing to and leading research and evaluation research projects.
  • Understanding of statistics, econometrics, and quantitative methodology.
  • Experience cleaning, manipulating, and merging data from both primary and secondary sources.
  • Proficient in at least one statistical analysis software package (STATA preferred, R, Python, and / or SPSS).
  • Experience and strong proficiency using MS Excel for data management and analysis.
  • Experience conducting survey studies, including the development of sampling plans, survey instruments, and analytic approaches.
  • Experience developing measurable indicators in support of performance measurement frameworks.
  • Understanding of methods for collecting and analyzing qualitative data.
  • Demonstration of strong verbal and written communications skills.
  • Meticulous attention to detail.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen and consent to a full background check due to our federal contract requirements.
  • Applicants may be subject to a low-level government security investigation and must meet eligibility criteria for access to sensitive information.
  • We Offer :

    Our benefits typically meet or exceed our competitors' packages. Ways we are unique?

  • Ability to make an impact on people's lives, both internal and external to the organization.
  • Top-tier health, dental, vision, and long and short-term disability coverage all covered at 100% for employee coverage.
  • Remote work.
  • Our company culture, which values balance and allows each employee to take leave as they require it to balance the responsibilities of both their work and home lives without worrying about depleting their available leave hours.
  • We provide a floating holiday bank so you can celebrate the days you value.
  • Generous matching retirement contributions and no vesting period starting the third month of employment.
  • Dedicated training and development budgets to expand your expertise and grow your skillset.
  • You can volunteer your way with paid time off.
  • You can participate in Fors Marsh staff-led affinity groups.
  • Our employees receive product and service discounts through the certified B Corp network.
  • Salary : $110,000-$120,000

    Location : Remote, United States Residents only

    FM Career Map : Senior Researcher II

    EOE : All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

    Salary : $110,000 - $120,000

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