Senior Research Analyst

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Create and build consensus about research or evaluation questions, design research or evaluation plan to answer those questions, and oversee implementation of that plan.
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research  
• Compile, read, and summarize existing literature to frame research efforts and inform policy. 
• Design data collection instruments, including interview/focus group protocols and surveys. 
• Program and test survey questions in online platforms. 
• Conduct interviews/focus groups with program participants or other stakeholders and organize data for analysis. 
• Assemble, process, analyze and interpret data from various sources, potentially in coordination with external research partners. 
• Perform statistical analyses, including descriptive and inferential statistics, and GIS-based spatial analysis. 
• Conduct qualitative data analyses using qualitative data analysis software. 
• Document research procedures and help develop standard operating procedures. Support T&I capacity building activities related to survey and qualitative research. 
• Write or oversee creation of written reports and proposals describing research methods, summary of key findings, detailed research findings, static and interactive visualization of findings, data sources. 
• Work independently and in collaboration with members of T&I team to achieve objectives. 
• Support developing and maintaining web-based data visualizations, maps and reporting tools. 
• Access and facilitate reporting from existing programs, customer relationship management (CRM) databases, and enterprise resource planning software databases. 
• Support the development of analytical tools for program assessment, tracking and evaluation, including projections of budgets and participation rates. 
• Support program staff or participate in public reporting calls and committees. 
• Lead or support teammates in developing presentations for internal and external clients and other technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external clients and other stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Required

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint 
• Familiarity with one or more of the following: 
• Survey platforms (e.g., Alchemer, Qualtrics) 
• Qualitative Data Analysis software (e.g., NVivo, Dovetail) 
• Statistical analysis tools (e.g., Python, R) 
• Data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Figma, Flourish, PowerBI, Canva) 
• Quantitative and qualitative data collection
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis and reporting
• Extraordinary attention to detail, organizational and problem-solving skills 
• Strong oral and written communication skills  
• Self-motivated to meet deadlines of multiple concurrent projects using project management tools 
• The ability to develop and implement quality assurance protocols 
• Demonstrated propensity to communicate with teammates proactively in a remote environment and seek feedback on work 
• Interest in working with data, research and sustainable energy initiatives

Preferred

• Understanding of the energy sector or markets or policy related to electric vehicles, energy efficiency, distributed generation or energy storage
• Proficiency in Tableau
• Comfort working with Python
• Postgraduate degree

Education and Experience:

• 2-4 years’ experience in a collaborative knowledge-work environment
• Bachelor's degree in social science, environmental science, statistics, or related field. 
• Additional work experience may be substituted to satisfy the education requirement.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work Environment:

• Works in a home office or office environment.  

Physical Demands: 

• Must have manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and other equipment customarily present in an office environment. 80000.00 To 105100.00 (USD) Annually