Programs and Evaluation Fellow, Single Stop USA, New York, United States

Placement Organization: Single Stop USA
Placement Location: New York, NY
Eligible Citizenship: Non-American

About: Piloted by the Robin Hood Foundation in New York City in 2001, Single Stop works holistically through a range of community-based partnerships to help families access existing resources to build economic security and move toward long-term self-sufficiency. In 2007, Single Stop USA, a national nonprofit organization, was created to bring the local program to national scale. Currently, Single Stop USA operates approximately 90 sites at locations across the country. In 2010 alone, Single Stop helped more than 120,000 families access more than $412 million in such benefits and services as health insurance and SNAP, financial, legal and tax preparation services. That’s an average of $3,400 per family.

Single Stop works through community based organizations and community colleges – targeting low-income families and students to help them access multiple public benefits (including health insurance and nutrition assistance), legal counseling, financial counseling and free tax preparation. Single Stop’s national community college initiative focuses on helping students access the financial resources they need to help them stay in school and graduate.

Position Overview: Single Stop USA’s Programs and Evaluation Fellow will report to the Director of Research & Evaluation. The Fellow will support the evaluation and program teams through research, writing, and data analysis and management. The Fellow will contribute to the work of the research and evaluation team at Single Stop USA and will provide support as requested to the programs team.

Responsibilities:

Conduct analyses of Single Stop’s data on program outcomes and demographics of Single Stop clients, including analyses of individual-level data using statistical methods
Prepare presentations and reports for funders, Board, program staff and policymakers analyzing data
Visualizing data by presenting results in table, chart and graphical form; pull data as requested for meetings, presentations, proposals and reports
Draft narratives and reports summarizing findings
Provide support to the program staff with tracking data on special projects
Assist and train site staff with monitoring their performance data and developing evaluation toolkits
Help with updates on Benefits Enrollment Network and data tracking as needed
Assist in producing monthly, quarterly and annual reports on progress and outcomes
Prepare monthly briefs and quarterly staff presentations; monitor reports, information, and news relevant to Single Stop; provide updates on findings and statistics for Development and other departments; keep Single Stop information up to date
Conduct literature reviews and draft reports and memos as requested
Aid in the development of data and reporting trainings for program staff and site coordinators
Provide feedback on materials prepared by outside evaluators
Support the evaluation and Program teams on an ongoing basis
Assist with special projects and training on the Programs team
Work at one of Single Stop’s sites and assist in program development

Required Skills and Experience:

Commitment to Single Stop USA’s poverty fighting mission
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills
Very strong written and oral presentation skills
Flexibility and ability to multitask
Experience with and commitment to working with low-income families and individuals
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Entrepreneurial spirit
Attention to detail

Preferred Skills and Experience:

Experience with data analysis and/or public policy research and writing
Knowledge and understanding of public benefits, including public health insurance, nutrition assistance, housing vouchers, etc.
Training in public policy, public health, public administration, social work and/or counseling helpful

Living Conditions: Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of $750 (net/take home amount)*. Fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included, plus $600 in professional development funds.

* Both international and national fellows will receive a monthly living stipend of $750, take home amount, but they may begin at different gross amounts because of visa and tax requirements.

To apply to this position click here: http://ghcorps.org/fellows/apply/application/