Associate I, Research Quality and Support

The Strategy Portfolio within Program

Pew's program unit consolidates all of the organization’s programmatic activities into one department. Program organizes its work into five portfolios: Environment; Government Performance; Philadelphia; Scientific Advancement; and Strategy. The goal of the strategy portfolio within Program is to inform critical institutional decisions about Pew’s programs, strengthen the design and implementation of Pew’s work, and generate knowledge that advances Pew’s program objectives. We pursue this goal by (1) enhancing the organization’s efforts to generate ideas for new initiatives and larger bodies of work; (2) applying a wide range of planning approaches to help programs turn ideas into effective action; (3) using evaluation to improve program performance, inform decision-making, and support learning; (4) working with teams across the institution to help ensure Pew’s research meets the organization’s expressed standards for quality; (5) ensuring ...