Center for Insights in Survey Research Coordinator

Job Description

Job Summary

Every employee of IRI is responsible for carrying out the Mission of IRI and demonstrating the Core Values in their day to day operations. The Core Values, which are IRI’s foundational building blocks include:

Excellence- We believe in quality results delivered by investing in people. Freedom- We believe in exploration and experimentation to be agile and responsive. Respect- We believe in trust, empathy and empowering people. Teamwork- We believe in diversity, inclusion and the power of global collaboration. Transparency- We believe in open communication and clear decision-making. Accountability- We believe in personal responsibility as the foundation of success.

The CISR Coordinator is a junior level position at IRI’s Center for Insights in Survey Research (CISR) and provides logistical and administrative support to procure data collection services for quantitative and qualitative research studies across all of IRI’s regions. This role supports the CISR Senior Director with the procurement of data collection vendors. Explicit guidance will be provided for each task.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any field
• 1-3 years of experience in an office environment, may be substituted by internships/work study
• Preferred: Interest in (learning about) public opinion research
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Excellent writing and oral communication and research skills
• Great attention to detail

Primary Functions & Responsibilities

• Meets with regional division representatives to learn about their public opinion research needs and translates these requirements into a statement of work, determining suitable proposal evaluation criteria.
• Tracks incoming proposals and customizes Excel-based scorecard for proposal evaluation, and works closely with IRI’s procurement team leading up to a contract.
• Solicits stakeholder feedback for final evaluation of vendor’s performance to be input into a database.
• Serves as Point of Contact for IRI’s regional division and Procurement teams.
• Tracks all CISR procurements and maintains a current overview over the status of each procurement.
• Provides CISR logistical support.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

About the Organization

IRI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to advancing freedom and democracy worldwide by helping political parties to become more issue-based and responsive, assisting citizens to participate in government planning, and working to increase the role of marginalized groups in the political process – including women and youth.