Junior Analyst

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: Manage Qualtrics-related tasks such as: Conducting survey approvals Conducting quarterly survey audits Reviewing, revising, writing standard operating procedures Account creation for new users Reviewing, revising, writing training materials for users Conducting training Setting up account / access permissions Creating data placemats and other visualization products 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 Assist in various M&E tasks to support the team as assigned Assist in various general office administration duties as assigned 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; At least two years of work experience conducting monitoring and evaluation of public diplomacy and/or foreign assistance programs; Experience with the Qualtrics survey platform necessary; Experience creating standardized, web-based performance measurement surveys; Experience cleaning and analyzing monitoring data, particularly performance measurement surveys; Experience with M&E reporting through analyses of quantitative and qualitative data (involving various data sources); 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; Ability to multitask, prioritize and deliver high-quality, accurate work within targeted deadlines; Ability to successfully work as a team to accomplish all tasks; and Highly motivated with good analytical and problem-solving abilities Benefits Include: Covers 100% of employee benefit premiums, including Medical (PPO or HDHP Option), Vision, Dental Matching 401K Short- and Long-Term Disability Pet Insurance Professional Development/Education Reimbursement 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr