Research Analyst, PCV Lab
Company: Pacific Community Ventures
Location: Oakland
Posted on: May 13, 2022
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Job Description:
Position type: Full-time
Location: Oakland, CA area or CA-based preferred (largely remote
during COVID-19)
Salary: $55k - $65k, dependent on work experience and geography
Are you passionate about building a more equitable society through
restorative capital and inclusive entrepreneurship? Are you
interested in data for social impact? Is your superpower designing
end-to-end analytics solutions and translating business needs into
technical requirements? If so, consider joining Pacific Community
Ventures as our Data Analyst. This cross-functional role will be
based in our new Good Jobs Innovation Lab, and help build our data
analytics function, in service of our Business Advising and
Restorative Lending product teams, using data to help optimize
operations, service delivery, and propel their impact.
About PCV
PCV is a 24-year-old nonprofit CDFI that is invested in the success
of historically excluded communities and small business owners to
build and grow their businesses, create good quality jobs that
address racial and gender wealth gaps, and build community wealth
for shared prosperity. Our approach is unique. PCV's Small Business
Lending and Advising teams connect entrepreneurs to the pre- and
post-investment expertise, and restorative capital they need to
grow their businesses to help local economies thrive. PCV's new
Good Jobs Innovation Lab wraps around these teams using applied
research, product design, and impact evaluation to design
increasingly effective products and services for the communities we
serve.
Why You're Needed
In this role, you will be responsible for performing applied
research to inform lending and business advising product
development. Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about
contributing to the culture of our new and growing team.
The Good Jobs Innovation Lab leverages behavioral economic
frameworks to drive evidenced based services and interventions that
accelerate "Good Job" creation that ultimately catalyzes economic
inclusion and wealth building. Experience performing research in
community, and familiarity with efforts to re-think research design
to become more inclusive, and less extractive, would be an asset in
the role.
Our ideal candidate is someone with a data-driven mindset, ideally
with experience applying quantitative techniques to measure and
evaluate impact investing frameworks and innovations. This role
will also be involved in program evaluation and design within the
Good Jobs Innovation Lab and contribute to product innovation
across our teams.
This is a great role for someone who is passionate about
entrepreneurship, social justice and inclusion.Core
Responsibilities
Contribute qualitative and quantitative analysis to PCV's Good Jobs
Innovation Lab with a focus on managing applied research,
collaborative learning and policy advocacy projects to support
small business success in addressing racial wealth gaps.
Contribute significantly to PCV's annual impact survey and analysis
of small business owners, e leveraging lessons learned to inform
regular feedback loops for improved iteration of our services.
Conduct primary and secondary research to measure and evaluate best
practices, innovations and interventions as a part of PCV's
innovation R&D framework.
Support and project manage key Lab research and thought leadership
efforts for the Lab and PCV's Good Jobs agenda, in collaboration
with CIO, Associate Director, CEO, and Directors team, to ensure
effective design, delivery, roles and responsibilities across
teams.
In collaboration with business line leads, support the design and
implementation of improved products and services to achieve good
jobs outcomes through restorative investment and quality mentorship
experiences provided to small business entrepreneurs.
Lead the design and development of PCV knowledge products with a
focus on digital storytelling and data visualization.
Working closely with PCV's CEO and Associate Director, support the
CIO in cultivating and speaking with donors, policymakers, and
ecosystem partners - primarily other CDFIs and community
organizations - to collaborate on a shared research agenda for
investing in entrepreneurs of color and low-income/persistent
poverty communities for poverty alleviation through the power of a
good quality job with dignity.
Help represent the PCV Good Jobs Innovation Lab and network at
community development and impact investing conferences.
Support the Lab by advising PCV staff across teams on Process,
Program, and Product innovations.
Continue to develop skills in applied research, collaborative
learning, and policy advocacy, applying and teaching new skills to
PCV staff towards strengthening PCV's capacity to help small
businesses address racial wealth gaps.
Evidence and our collective experience suggest that women and
people of color often don't apply for jobs if they don't believe
that they possess 100% of the qualifications listed in a job
description. Accordingly, below are some of the most important
attributes that successful candidates may possess. This list is
neither exhaustive nor 100% required:
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
1+ year of work experience in applied research or related role,
including internships.
Experience with evaluation and measurement in the impact investing
field strongly preferred.
College degree or relevant experience in a related technical field
such as business analytics, economics, political science, applied
statistics or related field.
Working proficiency with data analytics tools such as Tableau and
Power BI.
Excellent writing and communication skills, and ability to
translate technical information to non-technical audiences.
You are a self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity, asks
thoughtful questions, and can translate unclear situations/business
requests into clear, actionable next steps.
Confidence in ability to learn new data ecosystems and tools
quickly.
Experience translating business needs into technical requirements,
and technical analysis into data-driven impactful storytelling.
Interest in social justice, community development and/or
entrepreneurship.
Location/Travel
PCV's office is located by the 19th Street BART Station in Oakland,
CA. PCV works largely remotely and gathers for in-person staff
retreats twice a year, and for team activities determined by team
and manager. While team members in the San Francisco Bay Area
sometimes meet in-person for collaborative work and strategy
planning, this role may be performed largely remotely or
hybrid.
Compensation
As an organization committed to creating good jobs, we walk the
talk. We provide excellent benefits for full-time employees,
including an individual professional development budget, cell phone
stipend, full health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement
savings accounts with a generous match that is fully vested
immediately, and ample paid time off and holidays.
To Apply
Interested candidates must be legally authorized to work in the
United States. To apply for this position, send a resume and cover
letter to: HR@pcvmail.org, by May 18, 2022. Please include the
title of "Research Analyst" in the subject of your email.
We aim to be a diverse and inclusive place to work. We value new
perspectives, original ideas and different ways of working. We
believe that diverse views and experiences improve the way we do
our work. PCV is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are
considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious
creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or
mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran
or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other
status protected by applicable federal, state or local
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