Researcher Data Specialist

Girl Vow, Inc. is a city-wide nonprofit organization founded on the principle of gender-focused intensive

mentorship for girls and gender expansive youth aged 12 to 24 impacted by foster care, juvenile justice,

and poverty. The organization aims to provide girls and gender expansive youth with the foundation and support they lack through comprehensive, intensive mentorship, crisis management and aftercare, life skills workshops, and leadership opportunities. We work with girls at any stage of the juvenile justice process, and we are currently in secure and non-secure facilities throughout NYC, including Rikers Island and upstate prisons. Within the last year, we wrote legislation that was signed by the governor to establish a task force for missing and murdered women and girls of color. The law became effective March 26th, 2024.

Girl Vow is seeking a Researcher/Data Specialist to support our grant-funded project focused on rape prevention and education with the NYS Department of Health. This role will be responsible for conducting community assessments, analyzing data, and identifying best practices to inform our approach to the project. The ideal candidate will enjoy community outreach, be experienced in research methods and data analysis, and have successfully worked with diverse populations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of the South Bronx community to identify needs, strengths, and opportunities.
• Analyze data to uncover trends, patterns, and insights that will guide project strategies.
• Research and document best practices for capacity building in similar community-focused
• projects.
• Collaborate with team members to integrate findings into project planning and implementation.
• Prepare mixed methods reports and presentations to communicate findings to stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, public health, data science, or a related field; master’s degree a plus.
• Proven experience in conducting community assessments and data analysis.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Experience working with marginalized communities, particularly in urban settings.
• Organize research meetings & travel to meetings
• Assist Directors in time-sensitive project-related reporting matters
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis software/tools (e.g., SPSS, R, Python) is a plus.
• Bilingual in Spanish is highly desirable.