Research and Policy Director, Learning
Job Description
ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
CityBridge Education’s vision is for the nation’s capital to be the first city-level proof point for an excellent, equitable education system. A Washington, DC-based nonprofit, we incubate the people, ideas, and conversations needed for equity-centered innovation in DC’s public schools. We do this by identifying talented leaders and school designers who can solve the educational needs and challenges of DC families, deploying particular effort to recruiting leaders of color. We then incubate and invest in the best of their ideas and, together, bring to market the next generation of transformational public schooling.
YOUR ROLE
Your role will be to document and analyze the findings and impact of current and former CityBridge program participants and entrepreneurs. You will also work across the organization to help instill a discipline of gathering and making sense of data to help CityBridge as a whole strengthen our designs and operations. Your approach will be strengths-based, identity-affirming, rigorous, and solutions-oriented. You believe that qualitative and quantitative data abounds and that it is up to all of us to systematically collect and use it to learn how things are working and how they can be improved.
More specifically, your role will entail:
1. Building the discipline of learning (40%): Working with the Incubation team, you will help build the processes and protocols that the designers will use to collect data on how their prototypes, pilots, and ventures are working. You will create and regularly update a dashboard summarizing the learnings and impact of those participating in our programming.
2. Documentarian (40%): You will work directly with designers in CityBridge programming, observing and documenting their work as they design and implement innovative and equitable educational experiences for young people. You will convert this material into case studies from which CityBridge and the broader educational ecosystem can learn.
3. Researcher (20%): You will work with the Senior Director, Research and Special Projects to identify emerging, relevant trends in DC education and in educational research more broadly. You will help CityBridge interpret these trends for programming and planning purposes.
YOU WILL EXCEL IF YOU HAVE:
- 7+ years of experience in qualitative and quantitative education research and/or evaluation
- Superior written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent critical thinking capacity and a willingness to go against the grain in pursuit of truth
- Demonstrated capacity to facilitate adult learning
- Knowledge of urban education, curriculum, and instruction; experience as PK-12 educator preferred
- Strong commitment to racial equity
- A high level of emotional intelligence and an understanding of how identity and power play into the work of research and evaluation
- The capacity to toggle between multiple projects and workstreams, as well as between strategic planning and practical execution
- Demonstrated growth mindset
- Interest in working in an entrepreneurial environment
BENEFITS AND SALARY
The salary range for this position is $95,000–$105,000, commensurate with experience, and a comprehensive benefits package includes health (medical, dental, vision) insurance, 401k match, and unlimited vacation days. We expect the new Director to commit to at least two years at CityBridge Education.
THE RESEARCH & SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM
You will report to: Senior Director, Research and Special Projects
You may manage: Consultants brought on to delve into specific aspects of education in DC
