Net Impact is excited to share a great opportunity to evaluate the social impact of a community investment and environmental initiative in Los Angeles. We invite applications for this remote, paid role from any student in the Net Impact community and have a strong preference for students with a strong connection to the LA area. We are looking for highly entrepreneurial and motivated full-time or part-time students to contribute their skills to this short-term project.
Project Summary:
Working directly with the Project Lead at Impact ROI, Steve Rochlin, the Impact Measurement Specialist will support the process of measuring the social impact of a local initiative to evaluate job creation objectives and additional benefits that may have been created such as:
- Organizational capacity building
- Improved economic security and well-being for beneficiaries
- Improved economic well-being for neighborhoods
- Racial equity
- Others to be determined
This is an excellent remote/virtual opportunity for students interested in impact measurement to gain exposure to how these types of projects work. You will also get to work with a leader in the field and engage with a range of community stakeholders.
Application Deadline: 11:59 pm PT on Wednesday, May 11, 2022*
*If accepted as a finalist, candidates must be available for a virtual interview/phone call with Steve Rochlin from Impact ROI the week of May 16
Estimated Start Date: Monday, May 23 (Subject to change based on project timeline)
Summary of Deliverables and Deadlines
- Review documentation and produce a written summary report about its approach and achievements.
- Due approximately 1.5 weeks after starting work
- Draft a literature review report documenting approaches to measure similar initiatives
- Due approximately 3 weeks after starting work
- Participate in stakeholder interviews and take detailed notes
- Due approximately 5 weeks after starting work
- Develop system to code qualitative interview responses and other qualitative data from the Initiative and produce an analysis of key findings
- Due approximately 8 weeks after starting work
- Collect quantitative data and conduct basic statistical analysis of results
- Due approximately 10-12 weeks after starting work
More details on the deliverables will be shared with finalists.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Must be a full-time or part-time student
- Resourceful, organized, conscientious
- Deadline oriented, with strong follow through and commitment to projects
- Good communication skills
- Familiarity with social impact initiatives/measurement
- A resident of the greater Los Angeles area, or someone who has a strong connection to the area, is a bonus
Payment
$2,000 stipend, paid in 2 parts upon completion of key deliverables. We estimate that this will be an average of 8 hours a week with significant variation over the 3-month project timeline. (8 hours a week is average, so some weeks may be more or less depending on the week.)