Director, Research - Work-Based Learning

Preferred

• Training or demonstrated experience in applied microeconomics, labor economics, public finance, or program evaluation.
• 2–5 years of experience after completing your PhD working in a state or national higher education or workforce development organization. Candidates with less experience may be considered at the Senior Researcher level.
• Commitment to providing equitable pathways to opportunity through postsecondary education and training, particularly for individuals who have faced significant barriers, and alignment with Strada’s values.
• Commitment to, and professional experience advancing, diversity, equity, and inclusion, including incorporating stakeholder perspectives into the design, implementation, and evaluation of strategic efforts.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-profile environment with internal and external deadlines, and an operationally minded approach to improving efficiency, quality, and effectiveness.
• A positive, energetic, collaborative approach and sound judgment.
• Strada Education Foundation is a national nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the connections between education and employment, with a particular focus on people who’ve faced the greatest barriers to economic opportunity through postsecondary education and training. Our strategic plan centers on five priorities: clear outcomes, quality coaching, affordable postsecondary education and training, work-based learning, and employer alignment.
• We partner with education and training providers, employers, policymakers, and peer organizations, and we bring philanthropy, research, advocacy, and communications together to advance equitable pathways to opportunity. We invest in our people the same way, with real learning and professional development opportunities inside the organization and out.