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LEO is looking for a confident self-starter who enjoys handling a variety of tasks simultaneously and quickly with a high attention to detail.  LEO’s Dissemination Associate will be a part of the Policy and Impact team and will project manage LEO’s efforts to disseminate and share LEO research throughout the country.  The disseminate associate will also drive forward strategic projects within the Policy and Impact team and own the reporting systems and metrics used to measure the impact of LEO’s work with stakeholders. 


 

Who we are:

The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame is a research center dedicated to reducing poverty and improving lives in the United States through evidence-based programs and policies.  We are dedicated to…


 

  • Partnership - We thoughtfully engage with partners and commit to a collaborative process on this road to creating and using evidence.  We believe the best solutions lie with those closest to the problem, and that our partners are the ones that know best the needs of the communities they serve.  We embed that belief into every step of the evidence-to-impact journey. 
  • Rigor - We believe service, philanthropy, and public policy must be aligned with what actually helps people the most.  Our partisanship is to those in poverty.  We produce rigorous research because we believe an accurate answer, whether inspiring or challenging, makes us all better. 
  • Dignity - We prioritize the dignity of every person with a preferential option for those struggling in poverty and with awareness of the additional struggles facing marginalized communities.  We approach our work with respect to those participating in research and structure our work in service to those individuals.  Our research serves people, not the other way around. 
  • Hope - The complexities of poverty can be overwhelming, but we don’t respond by believing that solving poverty is a hopeless endeavor.  We respond by building evidence to uncover solutions that reflect an environment of opportunity for all people.  We diligently pursue what works to reduce poverty with a hopeful confidence that evidence enlightening action will alter the path ahead.   


 

Who we need:

We are looking for someone who wants to change the face of poverty in our country and believes that impacting poverty is possible. The Dissemination Associate’s top priorities will be:

  1. Comprehensive Project Management- project manage efforts to disseminate LEO research including:
    1. Own the relationships with nonprofit and government partners with whom LEO has built evidence and leveraging those relationships to get our collective work used impactfully 
    2. Own and drive forward philanthropic “use evidence” efforts, helping philanthropists identify organizations with proven interventions and providing customized materials for stakeholders as needed
    3. Collaborate with researchers and the communications team to develop effective dissemination plans tailored to diverse audiences, staying informed about  trends and best practices in policy dissemination and public engagement and identifying opportunities to amplify the impact of the organization's work through targeted outreach efforts
    4. Manage email campaigns, newsletters, and other digital distribution tools to share findings
  2. Drive forward strategic projects on behalf of the Associate Director of Policy and Impact including long term planning, budgeting and outreach.  Responsibilities would include: 
    1. Project management, budget forecasting and analysis for specific strategic initiatives  
    2. Coordinate logistics for dissemination events, including scheduling, materials preparation, and participant communication
    3. Specific outreach responsibilities for high level stakeholders 
  3. Own the reporting, systems, and metrics processes for the Policy and Impact Team including any funder reporting, strategic plan reporting, team metrics and measuring the impact of LEO’s work across all stakeholders:
    1. Maintain a database of contacts and dissemination activities for tracking and reporting purposes
    2. Coordinate logistics for dissemination events, including scheduling, materials preparation, and participant communication
    3. Conduct annual “people impacted” project to measure and analyze the impact of LEO’s work on people served by providers, policy changes and philanthropy impact work 
  4. Coordinate cross team and cross project efforts to ensure all Policy and Impact work is integrated with LEO’s project development work, research agenda and long term goals
    1. Collaborate with policy, project development and research teams to ensure efforts are coordinated and efficient
    2. As LEO’s state and replication work increase, coordinate across teams to achieve LEO’s goals


 

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate has strong organizational and strategic skills, written and oral communication skills, demonstrated project management experience, and an ability to grasp and distill complicated topics across a variety of different topics and audiences 


 

Skills:

  • A deep commitment to the mission of both LEO and the University is necessary
  • Highly organized with ability to juggle multiple demands and projects simultaneously
  • Clear and demonstrated project management skills particularly focused on long-term outcomes and strategic planning efforts.
  • Ability to write and communicate both to a variety of internal and external audiences, particularly experience with social service providers. 
  • Ability to communicate complex issues and intricate research effectively 
  • Commitment to ensuring LEO’s impact moves far beyond academic audiences. 
  • Self-directed, with willingness to see a project through from start to finish to achieve strategies and goals of LEO.
  • Ability to coordinate and lead events such as briefings, conferences and webinars.



 

About LEO:

Founded as a research center in the Department of Economics at the University of Notre Dame just over ten years ago, LEO has quickly risen to prominence as a leader in evidence-based interventions against poverty. Since our founding in 2012, LEO has:

 

  • Attracted over $50 million in endowed gifts in support of our mission.
  • Secured $16.8 million in research funding and support from private foundations and government sources.
  • Launched over 100 active and completed research projects, with dozens more in the project pipeline.
  • Published in leading peer-reviewed journals.
  • Grown to over 50 full-time faculty and staff.
  • Forged partnerships with innovative providers of services to people living in poverty across the country.
  • Developed an extensive nationwide network of faculty affiliates.

In the next few years, we plan to grow significantly: increasing our project portfolio and continuing to strengthen LEO’s reputation as the gold standard of research in this area.