Associate Director, Participatory Action Research

Beloved Community; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Beloved Community in Houston, TX, is hiring an Associate Director of Participatory Action Research to lead a year-long, community-based study. You will design the project, recruit and train a small cohort of community researchers, and craft instruments such as focus-group guides and surveys.

You will analyze findings and co-author the final report with community researchers, informing a multi-year research effort in Houston.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and launching community-based research projects.
• Ability to recruit and train community researchers.
• Strong data analysis and report-writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and launch a community-based research project in Houston.
• Recruit and train a cohort of community researchers.
• Develop instruments (focus group guides, surveys) and analyze findings.
• Co-author final report with community researchers.

Skills

Mixed-methods research

Community engagement

Job description

Associate Director, Participatory Action Research

Posted on September 26, 2022

Beloved Community is a non-profit consulting firm focused on implementing regional, sustainable solutions for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Through individualized and personalized support, Beloved Community fosters open lines of communication and realistic plans to create and implement tangible, measurable systemic change at work, at home, and in schools. Our approach is universal, achieving results for organizations in the not-for-profit sector, hospitality, school administrations, affordable housing and beyond.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Beloved Community is hiring for the position of Associate Director of Participatory Action Research (Houston, TX) with background in mixed-methods research and community-based initiatives. In this role, the primary function is to design and launch a community-based research project in Houston. This will entail recruiting and training a small cohort of community researchers, developing instruments (e.g., focus group guide, survey), analyzing findings, and co-authoring the final report with community researchers. If successful, this year-long research project will serve as the pilot study to inform the development of a multi-year research project in Houston.