Challenger School Foundation, in Sandy, Utah, is seeking an experienced communication professional to assist in our analytical decision process, as well as implementation of identified projects. This person should be a champion of change management, but not just the tactical side, the emotional and individual commitment aspects as well. He/she will work closely with our Management and Sr. Leadership to effectively persuade them to balance their emotional and cognitive need to adopt evidence based practices and policies. A desire to analyze and collate information above intuition is a must. The successful incumbent will have the following traits / experience:

Education:

• MS in Communications / PR or related and equivalent experience
• BS in Economics, Psychology, Educational Psych, Statistics, data science or a closely related field

Experience:

• Conducting experimental (and possibly correlational) studies
• Statistical analysis, including report outs of findings
• Implementing PR / Communication / Change Management campaigns, including measurements of efficacy
• Conflict resolution within teams, projects, and individual relationships

Academic knowledge of the following principles:

• Experimental design, Psychology, Communications, PR, and Data Science

Technical Skills:

• SPSS/R/SAS for basic analyses (doesn't need to be expert)
• a/b testing communications/public relations campaigns on web
• technical writing: turning complex ideas into layman’s terms for internal purposes
• familiarity with data acquisition (e.g., paper and pencil, Qualtrics, MTURK)
• knowledge acquisition (where to find it, how to understand it, how to organize it)

Personal traits:

• Personable, with the ability to quickly create credibility and relationships
• Desire to accept multiple (sometimes concurrent) roles over time
• Fierce dedication to critical, fact based thinking and analysis
• Ability to work with and through others, especially when they are resistant
• Champion of Change

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