Senior Consultant, Postsecondary Success
Education Northwest
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $84,240 - $126,360 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead the design and delivery of Data Technical Assistance for partners, including data use coaching, analytic support, and interpretation of findings for practice and policy audiences
- Conduct applied quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods analyses using administrative, survey, and secondary data
- Design, administer, and analyze surveys using Alchemer software
- Support partners in navigating postsecondary data systems, including financial aid data, enrollment and persistence data, and high school to postsecondary transition indicators
- Develop partner-facing tools, briefs, and data products that support partner decision-making and translate evidence into action
- Serve as the primary point of contact for a subset of partners, supporting relationship management, work planning, and deliverables
- Lead discrete projects or project components, including scoping, task coordination, data collection, analysis, and reporting
- Collaborate with internal team members to ensure high-quality, timely deliverables and alignment with equity commitments
- Lead proposal development and project scoping efforts, including budgeting and partner development
- Support grant reporting and documentation tied to postsecondary success funding streams
- Represent Education Northwest externally through presentations, convenings, and thought leadership activities
- Contribute to internal learning agendas related to data use, postsecondary transitions, and technical assistance
- Participate in internal teams (e.g., mixed methods, equity action, Area of Work teams) and share lessons learned across projects
- Support proposal and project development through analytic contributions, writing, and partner engagement as appropriate
- Support cross-project coordination and alignment across Washington-based initiatives
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- 5–7 years of relevant experience in applied research, evaluation, education, public policy, sociology, or a related field
- Demonstrated expertise in mixed-methods research and evaluation methodology, design, and analysis, including quantitative analysis and secondary data use
- Experience using Stata or R for data analysis and management
- Demonstrated experience working in postsecondary education, ideally in financial aid, dual enrollment, transfer, or articulation
- Fluency with postsecondary data systems and common challenges in cross-sector data use
- Experience working with state agencies (e.g., higher education, K12, human services), postsecondary institutions, school districts, and/or community-based organizations
- Strong commitment to racial equity and culturally responsive/sustaining approaches
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work collaboratively in a professional services environment
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Hard Skills & Tools
mixed-methods researchquantitative analysisdata analysisdata managementsurvey designstatistical softwareStataRdata interpretationdata collection
Soft Skills
relationship managementproject managementcollaborationcommunicationanalytical thinkingorganizational skillscommitment to equityculturally responsive approacheswritingpresentation skills