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Job Description: • 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. Benefits: • three weeks of paid vacation annually • paid holidays • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match • medical, dental and vision coverage • parental leave • employee assistance program • commuter benefits • additional supplemental offerings