Remote Survey Research Manager - Public Sector

Alphahire; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov, a public-sector consulting practice in the United States, seeks a senior survey research manager for remote-first engagements with occasional client travel. You will design surveys, oversee fieldwork, and translate results into decision-ready insights for councils and boards.

You will lead 5+ years of projects for cities, school districts, utilities, and related agencies, using tools like SPSS, Stata, R, and Qualtrics. This 1099 role is project-based and remote-focused.

Qualifications

• Lead survey research projects, with public-sector, school, or utility clients.
• Design questionnaires and sampling plans for resident, customer, and employee surveys.
• Proficiency with sampling, weighting, and data analysis.
• Comfortable as a 1099 project-based consultant.

Responsibilities

• Design questionnaires and sampling plans for resident, customer, and employee surveys
• Manage multi-mode fieldwork (online, phone, mail, address-based sampling)
• Weight data and calculate margins of error and response rates
• Analyze results with cross-tabs, benchmarks, and trend comparisons
• Plan and moderate focus groups and community listening sessions
• Write reports and dashboards and present findings to councils and boards
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when you authorize naming

Skills

survey leadership

questionnaire design

sampling & weighting

data analysis tools

Tools

SPSS

Stata

R

Qualtrics

Job description

AlphaGov, a public-sector consulting practice in the United States, seeks a senior survey research manager for remote-first engagements with occasional client travel. You will design surveys, oversee fieldwork, and translate results into decision-ready insights for councils and boards.

You will lead 5+ years of projects for cities, school districts, utilities, and related agencies, using tools like SPSS, Stata, R, and Qualtrics. This 1099 role is project-based and remote-focused.