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About MENTOR
Potential is equally distributed; opportunity is not. A major driver of healthy development and opportunity is who you know and who’s in your corner. 30 years ago, MENTOR was created to expand that opportunity for young people by building a youth mentoring field and movement, serving as the expert and go-to resource on quality mentoring. The result- more than 10x increase in young people in structured mentoring relationships, from hundreds of thousands to millions.
Today, we activate a movement across sectors that is diverse and broad and seeps into every aspect of daily life. We are connecting and fueling opportunities for young people everywhere they are from schools to workplaces and beyond.
Commitment to Diversity
MENTOR is committed to fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion for all. We embrace our differences and celebrate our common humanity in advancing awareness of the need for a transformative power of supportive relationships for our young people. We believe that varied perspectives, experiences, and opinions are central assets in our mission to close the mentoring gap. As we seek to build the most complementary team when it comes to skill, perspective, and experience, we strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented communities to apply.
About the Position
MENTOR is committed to using research to improve the quality and quantity of mentoring programs for youth across the nation. The Research Manager will support MENTOR’s original research-related projects, which include both original research studies and the translation of mentoring research into a variety of formats for use by mentoring programs nationally. The primary goals of this position are to help mentoring professionals better understand and make use of research findings and to help grow MENTOR’s ability to conduct original research to build knowledge about the youth mentoring field. The Manager will support a wide variety of projects, including the federally-funded National Mentoring Resource Center, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with researchers and evaluators around the country and internationally.
Responsibilities
- Collaborating with MENTOR’s Director of Research and Evaluation on conceptualizing and executing research-related projects.
- Contributing to research syntheses, authoring blog posts about key new research, and developing tools for use in the mentoring field that build on research findings.
- Coordinating working groups and contributing content to new research-to-practice products, such as new versions of The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring.
- Helping produce reports from MENTOR’s original research, including field surveys, market research, and evaluations of MENTOR-led initiatives.
- Conducting literature searches, reviews, and synthesis, as needed to support the training, government relations, and public awareness work of the organization.
- Supporting MENTOR’s network of Affiliate organizations in data collection and
- Presenting to virtual and in-person audiences about the work of MENTOR and other mentoring topics as needed.
- Supporting MENTOR’s research work with external partners, including contract execution and tracking of project and partner deliverables.
- Building and maintaining a database of mentoring research articles and reports using bibliographic software.
Qualifications
There are innumerable ways to learn, grow, and excel professionally. We respect this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work. This said, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate the majority of the qualifications and experiences listed below.
- Strong understanding of youth mentoring programming and research, or research from related fields such as education, after school services, or youth development broadly.
- Demonstrated knowledge of program design and implementation for youth-serving organizations or interventions. Experience in direct service youth work is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to search for scholarly literature using databases of peer-reviewed journal articles, research clearinghouses, and general web searches.
- Exceptional writing skills, preferably with experience writing about scholarly topics for audiences that include practitioners and laypeople.
- Experience planning, supporting, or conducting qualitative research is a
- Strong interpersonal skills, particularly in working on highly collaborative projects across
- Experience supporting or writing about program evaluation or research
- Effective communication skills, particularly in providing information, resources, and other assistance to youth-serving organizations.
- Strong organizational skills, including a track record of balancing and prioritizing multiple projects and partner priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to work with partners effectively in both virtual and in-person
- Ability to travel to conferences and events (≤5% of FTE).
Making the Decision to Apply
To apply to this position, please prepare a resume and compelling cover letter and submit them through our application portal. For confidential inquiries or for assistance in completing the application, please contact search@positivelypartners.org. We will review and respond to all applications received.
We hope to have phone interviews in early November with select candidates. Candidates who advance will have a virtual interview with Mike Garringer, Director of Research and Evaluation. Finalists will be selected for a virtual interview day with MENTOR staff. Candidates advanced to offer can expect a background check and holistic reference check process. The expected start is January 2022.
This position is full-time remote-hybrid with up to 5% national travel. For candidates who are based where MENTOR National has offices (Boston and Washington D.C.), MENTOR asks all employees to work in the office 2 days a week or 8 days a month. Slight preference will be given to candidates in the Greater Boston area.
Compensation and Benefits
MENTOR offers a competitive salary for all staff positions. The exact salary that will be offered will be determined based on a consideration of the successful candidate’s skills, experience, and geography and aligned with MENTOR’s compensation policies. Salary range for this role is $55,000-$60,000 and it comes with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, 403B, pre-tax transit, generous vacation, and life and short- and long-term disability insurance. The summary of the benefits can be found HERE.
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MENTOR is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Diversity of opinions, experiences, and backgrounds is a key asset.
