Resource Innovations is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on impact. They are seeking a Market Research & Evaluation Sr. Manager or Principal to develop and execute market research and evaluation plans for California’s new market transformation program, ensuring effective project management and technical oversight.
Responsibilities:
- Design research and evaluation plans for Market Transformation Initiatives (MTIs) to support key planning, program implementation, and investment decisions
- For assigned MTIs, serve the cross-functional team as the lead on research and evaluation methods aligning the objectives of research activities with initiative goals
- Provide technical expertise and quality management for the team’s market research, evaluation, analysis, and reporting activities
- Mentor team members, as appropriate, to ensure application of best practices in research, evaluation, and analysis of MTIs
- Serve as a liaison between MTI market research, evaluation, forecasting, and strategy leads – to ensure that MTI forecasts, plans, and implementation align with market research and evaluation findings
- Review research and evaluation plans and key deliverables
- Manage the communication of research and evaluation findings both internally and externally
- Manage third-party contractors commissioned to provide primary market research and/or MTI evaluations
- Lead a team of energy program-focused process evaluation and market research professionals
- Fully lead and manage projects from concept to implementation, including the development of plans, budgets, deliverables, and presentations
- Organize, lead and participate in client and stakeholder meetings
- Actively seek new opportunities for growing/expanding work with existing clients
- Identify and develop business with new clients, including lead generation and supporting proposal development
- Oversee primary and secondary data collection efforts as well as conducting data analysis
- Provide guidance to junior and mid-level staff on methods; conduct quality check of results and deliverables
- Lead and support technical report writing; contribute to draft reports, including results and actionable recommendations
- Communicate with clients in a timely manner and exhibit sound consulting business practices (timely delivery, managing to budget, margins, invoicing, aging)
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- A minimum of 10 years' experience working in a professional environment, with at least 5 years in market research or evaluation
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (i.e. Social and Environmental Sciences, Public Policy, or Economics); Master's degree preferred
- Experience developing and leading the implementation of research, evaluation, and analysis plans – using appropriate methods to address research objectives
- Experience leading and interpreting quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Experience conducting market research based on secondary sources
- Experience conducting primary market research using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods
- Research Instrument design, using a variety of research techniques
- Working knowledge of statistics and sampling and their relevance to developing high value research
- Competency with one or more data analysis software packages
- Excellent writing, and data analysis, interpretation, and presentation skills
- A minimum of 3 years' experience supervising research and analysis professionals is preferred