Want to use your research, consultation, and capacity-building skills to impact social justice efforts nationwide? Join Us!
We’re growing and have multiple open positions, from research assistants to thought leaders in equitable community development, health and behavioral health equity, youth leadership and engagement, powerful citizenry, and developing more effective organizations.
If this is you
You are motivated to use your knowledge and skills as part of a team that uses scientific knowledge and methods along with lived experience to change systems and communities so they are more equitable and promote collective wellbeing.
You’re a self-motivated learner who is never satisfied with what you know and what you can do to make a difference. You embrace the complexity of social change and believe it is your place to work with government agencies, foundations, non-profits, corporations, and grassroots community organizations to make that change.
You also realize that change and professional success comes from focus and commitment. Most of all, when you see a problem or injustice, you seek to address it using your knowledge and communication skills to help grassroots organizations, leaders, and practitioners.
Then you should meet us
Community Science continues its 25-year commitment to a singular focus on developing healthy, just, and equitable communities. Because of this long-term and deep commitment, we are recognized leaders in equity-promoting strategy development and improvement.
We work on large-scale community engagement systems that shift power to traditionally disenfranchised groups.
We’re internationally recognized for our evaluation of the kinds of initiatives that lead to increased impact on communities and systems. This recognition creates many new opportunities to work with leading national and local organizations.
Our work immediately impacts what’s going on nationwide to address racial and other inequities.
We’re a team of highly skilled professionals with diverse backgrounds who are committed to social change, equity, and justice.
We value teamwork, cooperation, innovation, problem-solving, and people passionate about this work.
What knowledge, skills, and experience do we need you to bring to Community Science?
Our positions have different requirements, which are reflected in each posting at the bottom of the page.
You should have the following qualifications:
Our commitment to our employee community includes:
Join us, and let’s do some good work together!
Managing Associate for Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness
Community Science's mission is to help build the capacity of organizations and institutions to develop healthy, just, and equitable communities. We study and promote equitable community and system change. Our evaluation and research services are designed to develop the knowledge necessary to address social problems in a way that benefits all communities. Our other primary services include research and evaluation, strategy development, capacity-building products, and assistance such as consultation, training, webinars, applications, and guides for practitioners.
The Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness Managing Associate position is a role local or remote that will work closely with our team in Gaithersburg, MD. This person will have opportunities for project leadership, including serving as deputy project director or directing their own projects. This role requires someone who is passionate about supporting equitable communities and systems change and advancing racial and gender equity through powerful strategies, strong leadership, and effective organizations. In this role, you'll use your expertise to oversee the day-to-day operations of your team's work to assess organizational needs, to develop a continuous learning and evaluation system to assess improvements, and to provide our clients and partners with a holistic view of their organizations to transform their policies and practices with equity at the core.
We lead with integrity and honesty in our scientific and practice-based methods. Our priority is to advance equity and justice by transforming foundations, government agencies, and nonprofits nationwide and beyond through our work.
Responsibilities:
- Consult with clients on the development of strategic and organizational development plans that lead to improved equity internally and in their work
- Design and facilitate workshops, trainings, group processes, and strategic planning and improvement sessions
- Develop business case analyses, value propositions, strategic plans, future state roadmaps, implementation plans, and action plans
- Assess the effectiveness of organizational structures, initiatives, programs, and processes, especially decision-making processes
- Assess organizations' existing capacity, readiness for change, and right-size solutions
- Engage stakeholders inside and outside organizations through interviews, focus groups, and other participatory activities
- Identify leadership and staff professional development requirements, objectives, and outcomes
- Identify and develop metrics for monitoring strategy and organizational effectiveness
Qualifications
Required:
- Doctoral or Masters in a social science, or related field with a minimum of five years of relevant experience.
- Experience working on issues of equity and inclusion in philanthropy, nonprofit, and public sectors
- Strong demonstrated facilitation, change management, and capacity building competencies and experience in strategies that are informed by data
- Knowledge of existing and emerging racial and gender equity theories, frameworks, and solutions
- Experience with planning and coordinating data collection and analysis approaches, including interviews, focus groups, and surveys
- Ability to take initiative, apply systems thinking, and use critical thinking and problem-solving skills on a daily basis
- Experience with project management and leading a team and guiding younger and emerging professionals toward a project outcome
- Strong communication written and verbal skills with all levels of staff and types of clients
- Experience in managing clients and senior leadership
- Experience in a professional services or consulting organization
- Ability to travel.
Salary and Benefits:
Community Science offers a competitive total compensation package that, for this position, includes base pay with an annual target between $115,000 and $135,000 negotiable, based on qualifications, along with a comprehensive benefits program. Community Science's benefits include health, dental, prescription drug and vision plans; retirement plan with company match; paid vacation, sick leave and holidays; opportunities and an extensive professional development program that includes funding and other opportunities
Community Science is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a culturally diverse staff to enhance our ability to work with different communities.
Visit our web site http://www.communityscience.com for a more detailed description of our organization.
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