VISTA Youth Data Research Specialist

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Nebraska; On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Training

Job summary

MENTOR Nebraska seeks a dedicated VISTA member to help turn strategic priorities into action by researching, developing, and piloting new engagement approaches with partners and youth. You will conduct surveys, focus groups, and interviews with mentoring programs, youth, and community partners to identify needs and barriers, creating reproducible templates and resources.

Throughout the service year you will gain hands-on experience in nonprofit strategy, community engagement, youth leadership

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple partners and stakeholders.
• Experience in nonprofit settings is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advance Year 1 priorities by researching, developing, and piloting engagement systems.
• Conduct surveys, focus groups, and interviews with mentoring organizations, youth, and partners.
• Develop reproducible templates and resources to strengthen statewide capacity and sustainability.
• Coordinate peer-learning pilots and share findings with stakeholders.

Skills

Communications

Community Organization

Fund raising/Grant Writing

Leadership

Public Speaking

Writing/Editing

Youth Development

General Skills

Non-Profit Management

Team Work

Compassion

Job description

MENTOR Nebraska is the statewide champion for youth mentoring, working to increase both the quality and quantity of mentoring opportunities for young people across Nebraska. As a statewide organization, MENTOR connects mentoring programs, youth-serving organizations, schools, community partners, and national resources to strengthen the mentoring field and ensure young people have access to safe, effective, and supportive relationships.The VISTA member will join MENTOR Nebraska's team at an exciting point in organizational growth as MENTOR will begin implementing a new strategic plan. The member will help turn strategic priorities into action by researching, developing, and piloting new approaches to partner engagement and youth voice. Activities may include conducting focus groups and interviews research, engaging mentoring organizations across Nebraska, identifying opportunities for youth leadership and influence, developing feedback and engagement processes, coordinating peer-learning opportunities, and generating recommendations that strengthen how MENTOR Nebraska serves its partners and incorporates youth perspectives across its service areas impacting low -income families and alleviating poverty through access to education and mentorship.This position is ideal for someone who enjoys networking, gathering data, talking with people, asking thoughtful questions, building relationships, and turning what they learn into meaningful recommendations, replicable templates, and resources.During the service year, the VISTA member will gain hands-on experience in nonprofit strategic planning, community engagement, youth leadership programs, research, partnership development, and systems-level change while serving alongside a statewide network of mentoring professionals and youth-serving organizations.

Member Duties :

The VISTA member will advance Year 1 priorities from MENTOR Nebraska’s strategic plan by researching, developing, and piloting systems that strengthen partner engagement and youth influence.Conducting surveys, focus groups, and research with mentoring organizations, youth, and community partners to identify needs, opportunities, and barriers to engagement resulting in creating reproducible templates to streamline programs.Develop and pilot partner feedback processes that communicate how partner input and data inform MENTOR Nebraska’s decisions and resources.Coordinate a peer-learning pilot, such as conducting site surveys, regional learning communities, or partner-to-partner connections.

• Map opportunities for youth to advise, co-design, influence, and evaluate organizational initiatives.

Compile findings and develop resources, recommendations, communication tools, and processes that strengthen MENTOR Nebraska’s statewide capacity and sustainability.Compile findings and develop resources, recommendations, communication tools, and processes that strengthen MENTOR Nebraska’s statewide capacity and sustainability.

Program Benefits :

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• Relocation Allowance
• Training.

Terms :

Car recommended,Permits attendance at school during off hours,Permits working at another job during off hours.

Service Areas :

Community Outreach,Children/Youth,Education,Entrepreneur/Business.

Skills :

Communications,Community Organization,Fund raising/Grant Writing,Leadership,Public Speaking,Writing/Editing,Youth Development,General Skills,Non-Profit Management,Team Work,human compassion and empathy.