Research Manager

ABOUT FREEFROM:

FreeFrom is a national organization founded in 2016 and based in Los Angeles, whose mission is to dismantle the nexus between gender-based violence and financial insecurity. FreeFrom believes in the creativity, resourcefulness, and power that each survivor has to achieve financial independence and to build communities that support individual, intergenerational, and collective healing. We also believe that gender-based violence is a systemic problem in our society which we are severely lacking the infrastructure to address. FreeFrom’s work is to create that infrastructure, by:

• growing the capacity of the anti-violence movement;
• supporting survivors with emergency cash grants and our Savings Matching Program;
• building tech resources for survivors;
• creating peer networks that facilitate survivors’ collective power building;
• changing existing laws and advocating for the passage of new, survivor-centered laws at the state and federal level;
• expanding the data and research that exists to support the field;
• and bringing in employers, banks, and other institutions as part of the ecosystem working to support survivors’ financial security and safety.

Visit our website to learn more about FreeFrom – www.freefrom.org

FREEFROM’S WORK CULTURE:

The FreeFrom team is made up of queer, trans, im/migrant, and BIPOC survivors. We envision a world in which all survivors are able to build the wealth and financial security necessary to support their individual, intergenerational, and community healing—enabling them to thrive.

At FreeFrom, we are already modeling the types of comprehensive support we are setting out to achieve through this work. We are committed to the financial security of survivors by paying all staff living-wage salaries, providing flexible work schedules, offering a building wealth stipend, unlimited menstrual leave and other benefits, designing survivor-informed practices, and actively engaging staff in the development of new policies and best practices. Starting from within, we are building an ecosystem of support rooted in respect for the wisdom of survivors who always know best what we need and how to innovate solutions to meet those needs. 

FreeFrom is also a team of nimble innovators. We intentionally cultivate a spirit of creativity and experimentation in our work, understanding that we must be willing to try new approaches and apply new frameworks in order to solve a systemic problem like gender-based violence. 

Benefits include: 

• 100% covered health, vision and dental insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• 4-day work week
• Childcare support 
• Gender-based violence paid and protected leave
• Unlimited paid vacation + 6 weeks office closures annually 
• Unlimited menstrual leave
• 401k with a 5% employer match
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability
• Building wealth stipend
• Personal and professional growth stipend
• Technology stipend
• Vacation stipend
• Additional optional benefits including legal, accident and pet insurance

ABOUT THE POSITION:

FreeFrom is looking for a dynamic, analytical, and creative Research Manager to join our Research and Evaluation team. In addition to managing staff, they will lead a slate of projects, gathering, analyzing, and presenting data that supports and informs FreeFrom’s programs/initiatives, expands the knowledge base around economic abuse, and reimagines what systems of support for survivors should look like. They will also contribute to defining and enacting FreeFrom’s long-term research strategy, and will support other FreeFrom teams in building their own capacity for data collection and research to inform programmatic strategy and priorities. 

The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced leader who thinks critically, collaboratively, and creatively about research and how it can be harnessed to advance social justice. The Research Manager will report to the Director of Research and Evaluation, and will work collaboratively across teams at FreeFrom.

Applications will be considered as they are submitted. Our positions remain open until filled. 

POSITION REPORTS TO

• Director of Research and Evaluation 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with the Director of Research and Evaluation and a Research Specialist to lead complex, mixed-methods studies in partnership with survivors and other stakeholders focused on innovative solutions to support survivors’ safety, economic freedom, and thriving;
• In collaboration with the Research and Evaluation team and survivors in FreeFrom’s network, identify research priorities and new projects that are responsive to survivors’ priorities, the needs of FreeFrom’s teams, and existing evidence gaps in the field of GBV and economic insecurity;
• Grow FreeFrom’s capacity to partner with research institutions and key stakeholders that can help drive FreeFrom’s research agenda and ensure that survivors’ recommendations are taken up by key decision-makers;
• Build systems, trainings, and processes to support other FreeFrom teams in leading their own data collection and research to inform programmatic strategies and priorities;
• Simultaneously manage multiple research projects—develop goals, build timelines, track objectives, manage budgets, and report progress to the Director of Research and Evaluation; 
• Support the day-to-day operations of the team working on research projects;
• Scope and execute literature reviews to inform the future direction of FreeFrom’s research and opportunities to maximize FreeFrom’s research impact; 
• Write research and interview questions and design and edit surveys;
• Conduct interviews and focus groups;
• Lead the clean-up and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, including conducting data analysis;
• Present data and conclusions in a creative, accessible, aesthetically pleasing, and compelling way; 
• Draft internal and external reports;
• Monitor relevant research and reporting on gender-based violence in the U.S.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• Statistics and data analysis background, both quantitative and qualitative (academic or other professional experience);
• Previous management experience with a commitment to compassionate leadership and talent development; 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively outreach and build partnerships, expanding networks and bringing folks along;
• Experience conducting complex, mixed-methods, and multilingual research from a Participatory Action Research framework;
• Proven ability to present data in an accessible and compelling way; 
• Proficiency working with quantitative and qualitative data analytics packages, preferably SPSS and Atlas.ti; 
• Experience conducting multi-country, multi-language research from a Participatory Action Research framework a plus;
• Experience working in Salesforce a plus;
• Fluency in Spanish, French, or another language is a plus;
• Self-directed and excited to work in a nimble, innovative environment;
• Strong people skills, emotional intelligence, and ability to collaborate and work well with others;
• Outstanding speaking and interpersonal communication skills (written and oral);
• Must bring enthusiasm, creativity, patience, and flexibility to the work;
• Excellent organizational skills, with high accuracy and attention to detail;
• Ability to work quickly and adapt to evolving strategies and circumstances;
• Commitment to FreeFrom’s mission, innovation, and the highest standards of activism; 

Qualifications and requirements are not intended to exclude any candidates but rather give candidates an idea of what skills and abilities would help them excel in this position. Candidates do not have to meet all requirements and qualifications to apply if you believe you have the skill, experience, and passion to do this job.