Program & Research Coordinator, Innovation & Surveys

ICMA - International City/County Management Association; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 52,910 - 66,137; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off

Generous retirement plan

Professional development

Job summary

ICMA - International City/County Management Association in Washington, DC, seeks an Assistant Program Manager to support innovation and research activities, focusing on survey research and data analysis. The role involves designing national surveys, producing briefs, and contributing to case studies and literature reviews.

The ideal candidate has a background in public administration or policy, strong quantitative skills, and 1–3 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in public administration, public policy, business, economics, or a related discipline.
• Experience in conducting research, data analysis, and interpreting and communicating findings.
• Up to 1–3 years of applicable experience (including internships and/or volunteer work).
• Knowledge of Excel, Qualtrics, and common statistical software is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and administration of national surveys examining local government policies, practices, programs, partnerships, performance measures, staffing strategies, and budget allocations.
• Clean, analyze, and summarize survey data to produce research briefs, reports, and datasets that inform internal priorities and external research efforts.
• Conduct rigorous background research, literature reviews, and case study analysis on issues affecting local government leadership and service delivery.
• Support the Director of Research and Managing Director of Innovation and Research in advancing internal priorities including research, content, and data requests from ICMA's leadership and policy initiatives.
• Contribute to editing and production of research publications and deliverables (books, reports, papers, articles).

Skills

Quantitative research

Excel

Qualtrics

SPSS

Stata

SAS

R

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in public administration, public policy, business, economics, or related

Job description

ICMA - International City/County Management Association in Washington, DC, seeks an Assistant Program Manager to support innovation and research activities, focusing on survey research and data analysis. The role involves designing national surveys, producing briefs, and contributing to case studies and literature reviews.

The ideal candidate has a background in public administration or policy, strong quantitative skills, and 1–3 years of relevant experience.