Training and Evaluation Specialist (6257U) - 1764 - 1764
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Application Review Date
The First Review Date for this job is: October 11, 2019
Departmental Overview
The UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare's pre-eminent faculty rank top in the nation in per capita productivity. Nationally and internationally recognized as leaders in their fields, our senate faculty conducts cutting-edge research on the major issues facing California, the US and the world. Berkeley Social Welfare field faculty represent a diversity of experience and talents, training and preparing our students to excel as the next generation of social work practitioners, professionals and educators.
CalSWEC facilitates and supports statewide partnerships for the education and training of social workers to ensure culturally responsive, effective, and high-quality health and social service delivery to the people of California.
The focus of CalSWEC, hosted by the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley, is on public child welfare, integrated behavioral health, and aging.
Responsibilities
- Plans long-term statistical studies, including the preparation of proposals, design of survey instruments, and determining sampling procedures.
- Performs complex research and studies.
- Coordinates the identification and planning for the implementation of CalSWEC's research and evaluation projects, including the preparation of proposals and strategic plans.
- Gathers, analyzes, prepares, and summarizes the collection of information and data;
- Recommends statistical approaches, trends, sources and uses.
- Collaborates with coordinating partner agency staff to coordinate and oversee the development, revision, and implementation of evaluation instruments to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of training and educational curricula.
- Facilitates, leads, convenes, and serves on statewide and local work groups, task forces and committees focused on training evaluation, composed of representatives of CalSWEC's coordinating partners.
- Coordinates the development of tracking systems that provide data on training delivery throughout the state.
- Oversees the collection of and analysis of evaluation data related to statewide training and curricula;
- Recommends statistical approaches, trends, sources and uses;
- Performs data analysis.
- Interprets and translates evaluation data;
- Prepares reports and presentations related to CalSWEC's evaluation efforts.
- Prepares data for presentation. Identifies multivariate strategies.
- Oversees the collection of and analysis of evaluation data related to statewide training and curricula;
- Recommends statistical approaches, trends, sources and uses;
- Performs data analysis including the following:
- Develops systems for organizing data to analyze, identify and report trends.
- Analyzes the interrelationships of data and defines logical aspects of data sets.
- Prepares reports of studies for internal validation and cross validation studies.
- Manages database of research data for projects.
- Reviews new software instruments and potential effects on statistical testing.
- May make programming modifications.
- Oversee data entry, database management and research analysis of students, support staff and/or lower level analysts.
- Supervises graduate student researchers and serves as work lead for data specialist as needed.
- Implements related business processes and participates in other CalSWEC activities as requested.
Required Qualifications
- Thorough knowledge of research function as related to training evaluation.
- Thorough knowledge of evaluation and research methods.
- Thorough skills associated with statistical analysis and systems programming, including use of statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, etc.
- Thorough skills in analysis and consultation.
- Skills to communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner both verbally and in writing.
- Skills in project management and strategic planning.
- Research skills at a level to evaluate alternate solutions and develop recommendations.
- Supervisory skills to assist data specialist and graduate students in managing workload.
- Attentiveness to administrative and research detail.
- Thorough knowledge in the applicable campus (Office for the Protection of Human Subjects) and US DHHS compliance requirements related to research, evaluation, financial conflict of interest, and research ethics.
- Computer skills in word processing, database, and presentation software.
- Working knowledge of training and workforce development, including knowledge of training evaluation methods and frameworks.
- Ability to lead collaborative strategic planning processes focused on evaluation and research.
Education/Training:
- Bachelor's of Public Policy, Social Work, or Evaluation, or degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's of Public Policy, Social Work, or Evaluation, or degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
Salary & Benefits
This is an exempt, monthly paid position. Annual salary is commensurate with experience.
For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University visit:
http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html
How to Apply
Please submit your cover letter and resume as a single attachment when applying.
Other Information
This is a full-time, 40-hours per week, temporary (contract) position, expected to end in June 2021.
Conviction History Background
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For more information about your rights as an applicant see:
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http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
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