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About the Role
The Research + Innovation Director will increase Tipping Point’s impact through insights from research, monitoring, and evaluation activities. This role advises the Program Team on the most effective ways to test new solutions, informed by community need and aligned with overall impact goals. The Director will communicate new ideas, knowledge, and results to diverse audiences through various channels.
Responsibilities
- Lead the ongoing development and execution of Tipping Point’s learning agendas in new investment areas and cross-cutting topics.
- Serve as a thought partner to synthesize findings and improve grantmaking and policy change strategies.
- Lead workshops and discussions with grantees on learning and evaluation topics.
- Serve as research/content lead for rapid-turnaround monitoring and learning opportunities.
- Stay current on external research, sector trends, and emerging approaches to poverty alleviation.
- Provide high-quality analytical support for measuring grantee and portfolio outcomes, capacity building, and pilot investment impact.
- Lead development, implementation, monitoring, and analysis of outcomes for new investments and policy efforts.
- Provide decision-making support on learning and evaluation issues.
- Lead measurement of the impact of Tipping Point’s Capacity Building activities.
- Lead, scope, and design research projects and studies.
- Synthesize research findings and generate actionable lessons linked to Tipping Point’s strategy.
- Lead exploration of new research opportunities.
- Serve as a resource for communications efforts, connecting research and policy to program areas.
- Translate and synthesize research learnings for diverse audiences.
- Communicate key messages through presentations, trainings, blog posts, articles, and case studies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Demonstrated commitment to Tipping Point’s mission and values.
- Ability to be flexible in a constantly shifting environment.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to work well on a team.
- Ability to continuously problem solve in the face of challenges.
- Significant relevant work experience, including leading research, analysis, measurement, and evaluation projects.
- Experience promoting learning in the social and/or private sectors.
- Advanced quantitative skills and the ability to analyze and synthesize data.
- Experience or aptitude with statistical, survey, graphical, and CRM tools.
- Experience researching social-sector topics using quantitative and qualitative analysis methods.
- Strong understanding of internal and external factors impacting clients' abilities to create greater impact.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, especially as it relates to research, evaluation, and organizational culture.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to make technical information clear to non-technical audiences.
- Intellectual curiosity; strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
- Demonstrated excellence in project planning and execution.
- Ability to self-direct, prioritize among competing goals, navigate ambiguity, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-performing environment.
- Highest degree of integrity in representing the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage relationships across internal teams, grantees, and external partners.
Skills
- Research
- Analysis
- Measurement
- Evaluation
- Learning
- Quantitative skills
- Data analysis
- Statistical tools
- Survey tools
- Graphical tools
- CRM tools
- Qualitative analysis
- Project planning
- Project execution
- Communication
- Critical thinking
Location
- Bay Area
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Significant relevant work experience
Salary/Compensations
- $176,872
About the Company
- Tipping Point finds, funds, and strengthens the most promising poverty-fighting solutions so one day everyone in the Bay Area can prosper.
- Since 2005, Tipping Point has invested over $510 million in the community to support organizations, advance policies, and develop new ideas to increase economic opportunity.
- Last year, our investments funded life-changing services in housing, early childhood, education, and employment for more than 100,000 of our neighbors across the Bay Area.
- Tipping Point’s core values are: cultivate community, practice gratitude, hold ourselves accountable to achieving impact, and relentlessly pursue equity.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity company.
- We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
- Tipping Point will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
- Tipping Point accepts applications on a rolling basis; if the position is still posted on our website, we are still accepting and giving equal consideration to applications.