Senior Project Administrator

Posting Summary
The Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs ( WRI ) at RutgersCamden has been a long-standing and trusted regional community partner for over 25 years. WRI honors former Senator Rands dedication to Southern New Jersey and exists to produce and highlight community-focused research and evaluation leading to sound public policy and practice in the region. With that as a foundation WRI convenes and engages stakeholders in making the connections across research policy and practice in support of Camden City and Southern New Jersey residents. Using social science research methods WRI specializes in transforming data into actionable information across a variety of areas including workforce development education transportation and public/population health. WRI reinforces and amplifies Rutgers research teaching and service goals by connecting the multidisciplinary expertise of faculty to regional problems developing research and professional skills in students and linking the resources of higher education to communities in Southern New Jersey. The Senior Project Administrator is a position at the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs ( WRI ) at Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Camden Campus. This is an exciting opportunity to join an influential organization with a mission of improving lives across the region and contributing significantly toward that mission. Under the general direction of the Associate Director of Research this position is responsible for the development coordination and management of complex research and evaluation projects in the communities of Southern New Jersey and New Jersey. The Senior Project Administrator will serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) on mostly large (and at times smaller) contracts and grants and as a project coordinator on additional large or small projects in a variety of content areas e.g. opioids/substance use food insecurity and education. They will lead WRI research teams and provide oversight and direction across each phase of the research project including proposal drafting project design data collection data analysis reporting and dissemination. They will serve as relationship managers for a variety of research partners and funders including foundations State and local agencies and community-based organizations. The responsibilities associated with this position include the selection of appropriate research methodologies collaborating effectively with WRI research team members maintaining compliance with all Rutgers University and Federal research guidelines and regulations managing timelines and budgets and mentoring and supervising student research assistants. The Senior Project Administrator will play a key role in public engagement efforts by regularly representing WRI in meetings and various public and networking events across Southern New Jersey and the State. This position is also responsible for effectively communicating research findings to a myriad of audiences including community members community partners policymakers practitioners and stakeholders in academia. This will take the form of research presentations panels webinars forums etc. They will also regularly contribute to conversations around written research translation and dissemination efforts and lead large and small writing projects e.g research reports briefs fact sheets etc. This position requires extensive experience leading community-focused research projects exceptional public speaking and writing skills project leadership and management expertise and a keen orientation toward team collaboration. This is a grant funded position contingent upon the availability of funds to support it.

Overview
Ranked #46 in U.S. News & World Report s list of Best Public Colleges and Universities Rutgers UniversityCamden is a diverse research-intensive campus of approximately 6100 students at the undergraduate graduate and doctoral levels and 1100 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden N.J. directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach. A U.S. Department of Education-designated Minority Serving Institution the university thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. RutgersCamden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers UniversityCamden among its Best Bang for the Buck universities and best national research universities. Recently RutgersCamden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research creative output and scholarly activity.

Preferred Qualifications
Advanced degree (Masters Ph.D. or equivalent) plus five (5) or more years of relevant experience conducting community-focused research and/or evaluation across various social issue areas e.g. transportation workforce development food insecurity education substance misuse population health. Experience conducting feasibility and economic impact studies and cost-benefit analyses related to social issues/conditions. Experience conducting research in higher education settings. Familiarity with the Southern New Jersey region and an established network or prior work experience within that region and the State is strongly preferred.