Careers
JBA is a small business that delivers big results. Driven by a shared passion for improving the lives of others, staff collaborate on an array of challenging projects with local and national significance.
We offer a comprehensive and generous benefits package that includes excellent health care coverage, a 401(k) plan with an above-average company match, and reliable profit sharing. Bonuses are awarded annually for exceptional performance.
Various federal agencies with whom we contract require that staff successfully undergo a background investigation or security clearance as a condition of working on the project. If you are assigned to such a project, you will be required to obtain the requisite security clearance. As a condition of employment, all JBA employees—including those working remotely—must be fully vaccinated (as defined by current CDC guidance) against COVID-19.
An affirmative action, equal opportunity employer, we value and actively seek diversity in the workforce. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to excellence and inclusion in our work and in our practice, and we encourage individuals of diverse backgrounds with multidisciplinary experience to apply.
Research Assistant, Child Welfare
We are seeking a full-time research assistant to join our Child Welfare practice area and support our research, evaluation, and technical assistance (TA) projects. We are looking for an individual who is interested in child welfare and child/family services, highly organized, detail oriented, proactive, able to problem solve, and a critical thinker; has flexibility to support multiple projects; and is interested in professional growth.
This is a remote position. The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000, based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Research
- Literature reviews
- Meeting support
- Detailed note taking
- Collection and synthesis of data
- Data entry
- Preparation of documents and reports
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree with at least 2 years of applied experience
- Advanced internet research skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint)
- Experience with quantitative and qualitative software
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
Email cover letter, resume, and writing sample.
Research Associate, Child Welfare
We are seeking a full-time research associate to join our Child Welfare practice area. This individual will support the evaluations of various federal child welfare projects and provide expertise in the application of equity principles and approaches in human services research, evaluation, policy, and practice.
This is a remote position. The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000, based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Participate on teams, drawing on experience, analytic skills, and technical knowledge
- Design and conduct research and evaluation for state, federal, and private sector projects
- Advise senior staff on statistical and methodological issues
- Provide evaluation technical assistance (TA) to human services programs, particularly programs that engage groups marginalized by systemic inequities
- Apply rigorous analytic thinking to the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
- Translate complex, technical behavioral and social sciences research for end users with nontechnical backgrounds
- Author technical memos, TA tools, issue briefs, webinar presentations, sections of reports, and journal manuscripts
- Contribute to business development activities, including generating ideas and responding to requests for proposals (RFPs)
Required Qualifications
- Minimum master’s degree with 5+ years of experience in behavioral or social sciences and program evaluation with proficiency in research methodology and evaluation design
- Experience with work that addresses inequities within the child welfare system
- Demonstrated expertise in applying equity principles and approaches in human services research, evaluation, policy, and/or practice
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as an individual as well as part of a team
- Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail; flexibility to lead and manage multiple priorities, sometimes simultaneously, under deadlines
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. with 3+ years of experience
- Experience developing and implementing design, sampling, and analytic plans for effectiveness studies of human services programs
- Demonstrated experience providing individual and group TA to human service programs to build their evaluation capacity
- Task management experience and report writing
Email cover letter, resume, and writing sample.
Research Associate, Child and Family Development
We are seeking a full-time research associate to join our Child and Family Development practice area. This individual will build evaluation capacity and support evaluations of family strengthening, health services, and early childhood health and development programs using an equity approach. The ideal candidate would provide expertise in the application of equity principles and approaches in early childhood research, evaluation, policy, and practice.
This is a remote position. The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000, based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead or participate on evaluation and technical assistance (TA) projects or tasks, including coordinating completion of deliverables and tasks
- Collaborate on teams, supporting a cohesive, team-oriented culture and promoting communication and integration among team members to ensure diverse perspectives are represented
- Author technical memos, TA tools, issue briefs, webinar presentations, reports, and journal manuscripts
- Support the implementation of research and evaluation studies for state, federal, and private-sector projects in collaboration with external partners
- Provide culturally sensitive evaluation and performance measurement TA to early childhood programs, particularly programs that engage groups marginalized by systemic inequities
- Apply rigorous analytic thinking to the collection and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data, including equity-informed data disaggregation
- Translate complex, technical behavioral and social sciences research for end users with nontechnical backgrounds
- Present findings to diverse audiences, including program participants and staff, researchers, policy partners, and funders
- Contribute to business development activities, including conceptualizing and writing responses to requests for proposals
- Occasional travel for site visits, client meetings, and conferences
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. with 2+ years of experience or master’s degree with 5+ years of experience in education, public health, behavioral or social sciences, and program evaluation with proficiency in research methodology and evaluation design
- Demonstrated experience providing individual and group TA to early childhood programs to build their capacity to conduct evaluation, performance measurement, and continuous quality improvement activities
- MUST HAVE experience in conducting evaluations—including the development and implementation of design, sampling, and analytic plans—of home visiting programs, two-generation programs, enhanced pediatric care models, and/or early childhood systems
- STRONGLY PREFERRED content knowledge regarding early childhood home visiting and prenatal to 3 populations
- MUST HAVE demonstrated expertise in applying equity principles and approaches in early childhood research, evaluation, policy, and/or practice
- Effective written and oral communication skills, including the ability to translate complex research concepts to practitioners and policy audiences
- Strong qualitative and/or quantitative analytical skills
- Ability to work effectively on multiple projects as an individual and as a team member
- Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail
- Experience managing projects and/or tasks (e.g., data collection, community engagement), coordinating timely completion of project activities, and report writing
- Ability to multitask effectively and produce high-quality work under time constraints
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
Email cover letter, resume, and writing sample.
Research Associate, Tribal Evaluation
We are seeking a full-time research associate to join our Tribal Evaluation practice area and support our research, evaluation, and technical assistance (TA) projects within American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The ideal candidate has substantial experience with research and evaluation methods, is highly organized and detail oriented, can coordinate and support the development of written products, and is able to communicate effectively with diverse partners. We are seeking an individual who is proactive, able to problem solve, experienced with working in tribal communities, confident working independently as well as collaboratively with team members, and interested in professional growth.
This is a remote position. The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000, based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a liaison to tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations
- Provide TA on program evaluation, performance measurement, data collection and reporting, and continuous quality improvement
- Develop and deliver TA webinars, trainings, and presentations
- Facilitate meetings with and engage AI/AN community partners
- Apply rigorous analytic thinking to the collection and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data
- Work collaboratively on teams, supporting a cohesive, team-oriented culture and promoting communication and integration among team members
- Contribute to the development of reports, technical memos, TA tools, issue briefs, presentations, and journal manuscripts
- Translate complex, technical behavioral and social sciences research for practitioners and others with nontechnical backgrounds
- Draw from Indigenous and Western evaluation frameworks to develop and implement culturally responsive evaluation approaches
- Use community engagement, action research, and/or other strategies to implement studies in partnership with local communities
- Contribute to business development activities, including responding to requests for proposals (RFPs)
- Occasional travel for site visits, client meetings, and conferences
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in public health, child or human development, social work, family studies, anthropology, public policy, education, psychology, or related field
- At least 5 years of experience working collaboratively with tribal communities in an evaluation or research capacity
- Experience with community-based participatory research processes
- Knowledge of the diversity of Native communities and tribal sovereignty
- Experience developing and implementing research designs, data collection plans, and instruments, both qualitative and quantitative
- Experience with early childhood, public health, health services, child welfare, behavioral health, or substance use prevention in AI/AN communities
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to collaborate and build strong working relationships with others, including working effectively as part of a team
- Flexibility to multitask effectively and produce high-quality work under time constraints
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with performance measurement
- Experience with continuous quality improvement
- Experience with institutional review board (IRB) processes, including tribal research review boards
- Knowledge of human services data systems
- Knowledge of home visiting
Email cover letter, resume, and writing sample.
Senior Research Associate, Child Welfare
We are seeking a full-time senior research associate to join our Child Welfare practice area. This individual will support the evaluations of various federal child welfare projects and provide expertise in the application of equity principles and approaches in human services research, evaluation, policy, and practice.
This is a remote position. The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $110,000, based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead and participate on teams, drawing on experience, analytic skills, and technical knowledge
- Design and conduct research and evaluation for state, federal, and private sector projects
- Advise senior staff on statistical and methodological issues
- Provide evaluation technical assistance (TA) to human services programs, particularly programs that engage groups marginalized by systemic inequities
- Apply rigorous analytic thinking to the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
- Translate complex, technical behavioral and social sciences research for end users with nontechnical backgrounds
- Author technical memos, TA tools, issue briefs, webinar presentations, sections of reports, and journal manuscripts
- Contribute to business development activities, including generating ideas and responding to requests for proposals (RFPs)
Required Qualifications
- Minimum master’s degree with 7+ years of experience or Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience in behavioral or social sciences and program evaluation with proficiency in research methodology and evaluation design
- Experience developing and implementing design, sampling, and analytic plans for effectiveness studies of human services programs
- Demonstrated experience providing individual and group TA to human service programs to build their evaluation capacity
- Experience with work that addresses inequities within the child welfare system
- Project and task management experience and report writing
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as an individual as well as part of a team
- Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail; flexibility to lead and manage multiple priorities, sometimes simultaneously, under deadlines
- Demonstrated expertise in applying equity principles and approaches in human services research, evaluation, policy, and/or practice
- Experience developing and implementing design, sampling, and analytic plans for effectiveness studies of human services programs
- Demonstrated experience providing individual and group TA to human service programs to build their evaluation capacity
- Experience with work that addresses inequities within the child welfare system
- Project and task management experience and report writing
Email cover letter with salary requirements and resume.
Qualitative Research Associate, Tribal Evaluation
We are seeking a full- or part-time qualitative research associate to join our Tribal Evaluation practice area and support our research, evaluation, and technical assistance (TA) projects with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. This individual must have experience in qualitative research methods and be able to support qualitative data collection, analysis, interpretation, and writing up of findings across multiple projects. The ideal candidate is proactive and collaborative but also confident working independently, able to problem solve, experienced working with tribal communities, and interested in professional growth.
This is a remote position. The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $80,000, based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of mixed-methods study designs
- Develop qualitative interview and focus group protocols
- Participate in recruitment of study participants
- Conduct qualitative interviews and focus groups
- Collect and analyze qualitative data
- Use coding software
- Facilitate meetings and engagement sessions with AI/AN community partners
- Contribute to the development of reports, technical memos, TA tools, issue briefs, presentations, and journal manuscripts
- Present findings to diverse audiences, including program participants and staff, researchers, policy partners, and funders
- Work collaboratively on teams, supporting a cohesive, team-oriented culture and promoting communication and integration among team members
- Draw from Indigenous and Western evaluation frameworks to develop and implement culturally responsive research and evaluation approaches
- Use community engagement, action research, and/or other strategies to implement studies in partnership with local communities
- Contribute to business development activities, including responding to requests for proposals (RFPs)
- Occasionally travel for site visits, client meetings, and conferences
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of a master’s degree in anthropology, sociology, public health, education, child or human development, family studies, psychology, social work, or related field
- At least 3 years of experience working collaboratively with tribal communities in an evaluation or research capacity
- Knowledge of qualitative research design and methods
- Experience conducting interviews and/or focus groups with AI/AN community members
- Experience analyzing qualitative data
- Experience using coding software
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to collaborate and build strong working relationships with others, including working effectively as part of a team
- Flexibility to multi-task effectively and produce high-quality work under time constraints
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of community-engaged research practices
- Experience with home visiting, early childhood, public health, health services, child welfare, behavioral health, or substance use prevention in AI/AN communities
- Familiarity with implementation science
- Experience developing institutional review board (IRB) protocols
- Knowledge of mixed-methods study designs
Email cover letter with salary requirements and resume.
Senior Research Associate, Child and Family Development
We are seeking a full-time senior research associate to join our Child and Family Development practice area. This individual will build evaluation capacity and support evaluations of family strengthening, health services, and early childhood health and development programs using an equity approach. The ideal candidate will be able to provide expertise in the application of equity principles and approaches in early childhood research, evaluation, policy, and practice.
This is a remote position. The salary range for this position is $85,000 to $110,000, based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Lead evaluation and technical assistance (TA) projects or tasks, which includes overseeing staff responsibilities, monitoring budgets, and coordinating completion of deliverables and tasks
- Collaborate on teams, supporting a cohesive, team-oriented culture and promoting communication and integration among team members to ensure diverse perspectives are represented
- Author technical memos, TA tools, issue briefs, webinar presentations, reports, and journal manuscripts
- Design and conduct research and evaluation studies for state, federal, and private-sector projects in collaboration with external partners
- Provide culturally sensitive evaluation TA to early childhood programs, particularly programs that engage groups marginalized by systemic inequities
- Apply rigorous analytic thinking to the collection and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data, including equity-informed data disaggregation
- Translate complex, technical behavioral and social sciences research for end users with nontechnical backgrounds
- Present findings to diverse audiences, including program participants and staff, researchers, policy partners, and funders
- Contribute to business development activities, including conceptualizing and writing responses to requests for proposals
- Occasionally travel for site visits, client meetings, and conferences
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience or master’s degree with 7+ years of experience in education, public health, behavioral or social sciences, and program evaluation with proficiency in research methodology and evaluation design
- MUST HAVE demonstrated expertise in applying equity principles and approaches in early childhood research, evaluation, policy, and/or practice
- STRONGLY PREFERRED content knowledge regarding early childhood home visiting and prenatal to 3 populations
- Demonstrated experience providing individual and group TA to early childhood programs to build their capacity to conduct evaluation, performance measurement, and continuous quality improvement activities
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively as an individual as well as part of a team
- Strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail
- Ability to multitask effectively and produce high-quality work under time constraints
- Experience in developing and implementing design, sampling, and analytic plans for early childhood studies (early childhood systems, home visiting, two-generation programs), including use of qualitative and quantitative analytic methods and development of products to disseminate findings
- Experience managing projects and/or tasks (e.g., data collection, community engagement), including staff supervision, coordinating timely completion of project activities, budget management, and report writing
- Business development experience, including proposal writing and budget development
- Experience developing measurement tools for early childhood research
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
Email cover letter and resume.