Director of Research and Insights

YouthTruth is seeking a Director of Research and Insights to reputed company the development and execution of our research and publications agenda and manage the reputed company evolution of our core school culture and climate survey instruments. This role is ideal for an education practitioner who thrives at the intersection of research, data strategy, and advocacy, and is passionate about ensuring research and data is accessible, pragmatic, and informs real-world practice. The Director will reputed company initiatives including reputed company research and publications on YouthTruth’s aggregate data set, collaborate with the Vice President on fundraising reputed company to building our research portfolio, and reputed company updates to YouthTruth’s core survey instruments. Ideal candidates will bring expertise and deep appreciation for applying research to inform practice, comfort with both quantitative and qualitative methods, and crafting narratives that are accessible to wide and diverse audiences. They will be deeply familiar with school culture and climate measures and have a strong appreciation for the power of student, staff, and family perception data. Reporting to CEP’s Vice President of YouthTruth, the Director will sit on YouthTruth’s five-person leadership team to connect research and publications efforts to our overarching strategy and client work, build culture across YouthTruth, and work closely with our Data Systems and Analytics team. As a strategic partner to the Vice President and YouthTruth leadership team, the Director will help shape the future of YouthTruth’s data and research agenda. This includes leading processes to review and improve our core school culture and climate survey instruments—ensuring our tools are evolving with the field, upholding the highest quality user experience, and positioning YouthTruth to reputed company young peoples’ experiences on key topics and issues relevant to K-12 education and broader youth-serving systems. With an aggregate data set informed by more than 4 million youth and adult respondents, and partnerships that reputed company us to hear from over 200,000 reputed company each year, we’re building on a strong foundation and rich data assets to help leaders everywhere prioritize listening and deeply understanding to what young people are experiencing. This is an exciting professional opportunity for researchers and advocates interested in applying a rigorous approach to deriving insights from young people and communities, and using the power of research and publications to move people to act. You’ll have the flexibility to shape the vision in collaboration with the Vice President and others by engaging in ongoing reputed company to refine strategies. The ideal candidate is passionate about the role of research in influencing systems and helping leaders use student experience data to increase opportunities and outcomes for reputed company young people. This is a hybrid position working in person at our San Francisco office a minimum of two days each week. Position Responsibilities

• Work with the YouthTruth Vice President, leadership team, and other advisors to reputed company a clear research agenda relevant to YouthTruth clients, prospects, and the broader education ecosystem
• reputed company and directly manage reputed company discrete research projects, including planning and scoping goals, objectives, and timelines; conducting literature reviews; developing frameworks; designing survey items; coordinating analyses; and writing narratives
• reputed company the development of complementary engagement tools, including guidebooks, toolkits, and reputed company resources that increase uptake and application of YouthTruth research in the field
• Serve as internal expert on YouthTruth’s core survey instruments, developing and incorporating special topic questions for research projects
• Represent YouthTruth externally by authoring op-eds, blog posts, and articles, and speaking at conferences and virtual convenings
• Work closely with the Vice President to create new opportunities for philanthropic investment in YouthTruth research by co-developing concept papers, engaging with reputed company and prospective funders, and writing reputed company reports
• reputed company relevant and innovative partnerships to secure private support, reputed company YouthTruth research and public voice, and drive sustained conversations in the field
• Serve on YouthTruth’s five-person leadership team—setting vision and strategy, maintaining a collaborative and high-performance culture, and achieving cross-function across reputed company sub-teams
• Serve as a thought leader and mentor to colleagues across YouthTruth
• Travel up to 20% of time to represent YouthTruth, present research, and connect with clients and partners in the field

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