Project Director

JOB NUMBER: 1514 LOCATION: Washington, DC / Remote CLEARANCE/ACCESS LEVEL: NACI

This position is with our subsidiary, Avar Consulting Inc., an AMDEX Corporation Company

Avar - The Art of Data Science

We are a seasoned full-spectrum data solutions firm. We deliver insights, strategies, data analytics, and technical expertise to accelerate data modernization. We specialize in data sciences and cloud solutions, application development and maintenance, program management, and health IT operations, leveraging experience and trusted talent to solve the Federal Government’s most pressing business and technical challenges. Without you, it’s just data.

Avar Consulting is seeking a Project Director to join its team supporting our Federal government customer.

Project Director

Manage a small team and provide hands-on analysis to support the production of rigorous, independent, and transparent research and data. This includes technical reviews of evaluation-related deliverables, the development of internal evaluation tools, and other ad-hoc support. This team also develops robust assessment metrics for all key activities and deliverables to support a continuous feedback and improvement cycle.

Responsibilities:

Technical review and comment on evaluation research deliverables such as evaluation design reports, sampling and data analyses plans, work plans, interim and final reports, literature reviews, issue briefs, white papers, journal articles, public-use datasets and data file documentation, etc., with reviews generally completed within a two-week turnaround time or less.

Review and comment on assigned agency Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance submissions to promote timely processing and clearance, with reviews generally completed within a two-week turnaround time or less, and manage the overall review and submission process of PRA packages.

Support the timely review or drafting of technical documents, reports and communication materials, and the conduct of briefings and meetings for internal and external audiences. Qualifications:

Must have a minimum of a Master’s degree and have at least five years of experience managing similar professional support services contracts. Ph.D. highly preferred.

Must be an expert in the survey, econometric, and statistical issues surrounding Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance submissions.

Must have social science research methods expertise relevant to the work. This includes expertise in RCTs, quasi-experimental evaluation approaches such as matching, regression discontinuity, and other statistical and econometric analytical methods used in the program evaluation research.

Must be able to effectively communicate orally and in writing and possess the ability to effectively communicate complex, technical topics to a range of audiences through oral and written presentations as necessary.

Must be able to work with senior staff members and government personnel to assess appropriate evaluation and statistical approaches and methodologies.

Must be expert in the use of MS Office products, including Word, Power Point, and Excel, as well as statistical software such as R, STATA and/or SAS, and must have the ability to perform web research. AMDEX Corporation and Avar Consulting offer a competitive salary package and attractive benefits package.

Medical Dental Vision (Base plan employee premiums 100% company paid)

Employer Paid Life and Disability Insurance, STD and LTD

Employee Assistance Plan and Employee Discounts

11 Federal Holidays PTO accrual with carryover

401(k) Plan with company match Flexible Spending Accounts: Medical, Dependent, Transit

Tuition Reimbursement&Training Assistance

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