Project Coordinator (Bilingual - Spanish and English) Center for Child & Family Policy, Sanford Sch

About the role

The Project Coordinator will support impact evaluation for both Family Connects – ABC and Community Navigation studies. Key responsibilities include collaborating with Project Investigators and key personnel, supervising and training staff, and performing data collection and management tasks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Project PIs, research staff, and key personnel from community-based organizations in planning and conducting research and evaluation activities.
• Coordinate with and train personnel from community-based organizations responsible for data collection activities to ensure compliance with protocols and timelines as applicable.
• Work in close collaboration with project statisticians and PIs related to data needs/issues, the development of data analyses/reporting plans.
• Organize and conduct data collection, including scheduling visits, obtaining consent to participate, conducting participant interviews per protocol, administering standardized assessments, and recording interview responses when required.
• Manage, review and clean project data regularly, identify issues, recommend corrective action with internal staff and/or external partners as needed.
• Develop, manage, and train stakeholders on the use of project databases (e.g., REDCap).
• Assess interviewer fidelity and reliability in administering in-home parent-child interaction tasks and assessments of child development.
• Draft research protocols, code books, and measures/tools across projects.
• Develop and implement systems to monitor and report on interview completion progress.
• Supervise project staff and students involved in data collection and entry as applicable.
• Maintain up-to-date IRB protocols and submit amendments as needed.
• Manage ClinicalTrials.gov submissions and amendments as needed.

Requirements

• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Requires experience in project or administrative supervision.
• Prior experience working on research studies and/or randomized controlled trials preferred.
• Leadership skills, a willingness to take initiative, to be proactive, and to work independently as well as in teams.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with a range of community stakeholders.
• Local travel required.
• Must be available to work some nights and weekends.
• Proven ability to engage and build relationships with parents and children.
• Must demonstrate strong organizational skills.