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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">JOB
POSTING<span></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>SURVEY
PROFESSIONAL: PROJECT MANAGER<span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Research Support Services (RSS) is seeking a research
professional to serve as project manager on multiple projects in new and
ongoing research. RSS is a full-service, small survey research
organization based in Evanston (Illinois), whose services range from design
through execution of social, health and policy research studies, both
quantitative and qualitative. Our clients are federal agencies, universities,
non-profit organizations, and larger survey research organizations. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">RSS was founded in 1996, with the goal of conducting
research that would have an impact on improving living conditions for the most
vulnerable groups in society, which continues to be our guiding principle. We
specialize in studies with hard-to-reach samples.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Project Manager<b> </b>is responsible for managing and
overseeing the day-to-day execution of projects. This includes project
planning, proposal writing and project management while cultivating strong
relationships with clients. Project Managers also supervise data
collection. <u><span></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>RESPONSIBILITIES<span></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal">Contributes to proposal
development and writing<span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Develops proposal
budgets<span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Manages
projects from start to end<span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Formulates, manages and
analyzes budgets <span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Contributes
to instrument design<span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Trains recruiters and
interviewers <span></span></li>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black">Manages and mentors staff</span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Tracks project
deliverables and manages project teams for timely deliveries<span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Manages multiple clients
and projects under tight concurrent deadlines<span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Analyzes
and summarize<a name="_GoBack"></a>s research results into research
reports and public presentations<span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The successful candidate will:<span></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Have
excellent communication skills— both written and verbal - specifically how
to distill issues, manage client expectations, and communicate in a timely
manner under pressure<span></span></li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal">Be a self-motivated,
proactive individual with exceptional organizational and communication
skills, attention to detail and accuracy <span></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:symbol">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"times new roman"">
</span></span>Have knowledge of research methods including
qualitative and quantitative<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Have experience managing complex participant
recruiting efforts a plus<span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal">Have a basic
understanding of statistical/tabulation software, such as SPSS<span></span></li>
</ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal">Have effective planning
skills and multi-tasking abilities <span></span></li>
</ul>
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</span></span>Fluency in Spanish preferred<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE<span></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal">Master's degree
required, PhD preferred<span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Five plus years in
social science research<span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Demonstrated experience
and success managing multiple complex projects<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">
concurrently </span><span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Experience in SPSS and
NVivo preferred<span></span></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>WE OFFER<span></span></b></p>
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</span></span>Salary commensurate with experience, plus
benefits<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Flexible number of hours (30 to 40 a week)<span></span></p>
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</span></span>Ability to telework most of the week<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>HOW TO APPLY</b> <br>
To be considered for this position, please email your cover letter and full cv
to <a href="mailto:Project.Manager@researchsupportservices.com">Project.Manager@researchsupportservices.com</a><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span> </span></span></p>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Leora Lawton PhD<br>Executive Director<br>Berkeley Population Center<br>360 Barrows Hall<br>(of) 510-643-1270<br>(m) 510-928-7572<br><a href="http://www.popcenter.berkeley.edu" target="_blank">www.popcenter.berkeley.edu</a><br></div></div></div>
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