This position will be responsible for building the capacity of internal and external programs around strategy, evaluation, and learning.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Support the design, facilitation, and evaluation of trainings and strategic development sessions (related to evaluation and performance measurement) with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Design and lead capacity-building coaching sessions for MHUW nonprofit partners guiding organizations through their development by offering ongoing project management, product development, informal training, research on best or promising practices, thought-partnership, and support
- Coach nonprofit partners and Mile High United Way internal programs on topics related to program definition, measurement frameworks, selection of data collection tools, data collection tool implementation, data management systems, data interpretation, and data visualization/utilization.
- Lead or support internal capacity building operations including drafting scopes of work; tracking hours and progress to completion of scopes of work; development of communications/marketing products including website content, one-pagers, blog posts, and videos
- Facilitate internal teams to review data, build Theories of Change, program models, journey maps, and other strategy and evaluation tools
- Conduct ongoing research and analysis to help inform promising practices and development of evaluation strategies and tools to be used internally and in support of nonprofit partners
- Co-design and lead evaluation of Mile High United Way programs
- Co-design and implement community research projects to support Mile High United Way's initiative areas
OTHER DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead presentations and other needed representation in the community to represent Mile High United Way and strengthen capacity building efforts
- Support Evaluation and Learning team business operations by managing external evaluator contracts; supporting grant writing efforts; coordinating the development of communications/marketing products including website content, one-pagers, blog posts, and videos; and providing weekly progress updates
- Provide literature and research reviews to inform understanding of specific community issues and programmatic opportunities
- Offer technical guidance and support on data collection tools and data management systems
- Represent Mile High United Way both at the work place and outside of the work place by attending local stakeholder meetings as required.
Educational Background:
Master's degree in Social Sciences, Public Health, or related field experience preferred
Skills/Experience:
- 3 years of related professional experience
- Solid communication skills with diverse audiences
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent responsibilities and tasks
- Experience facilitating group trainings
SPECIAL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE
- Minimum 3 years' experience in evaluation design and methodology
- Minimum 3 years' experience with program management with a proven ability to manage multiple, complex projects and engaging diverse stakeholders. Strong attention to detail and the ability to support others in project planning
- Strong evaluative thinking skills related to strategic planning, intentional decision making, using information and research, and designing contingencies
- Experience facilitating large groups and providing technical assistance to a variety of audiences
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team, manage multiple tasks, set own goals and establish priorities in a timely manner
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate successfully with community partners
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to communicate evaluation concepts and findings to a variety of audiences
- Experience with and ability to train, coach, and communicate with others about organizational development, evaluation and interpretation of data
- Strong organizational skills
- Good understanding of using data for decision making, supporting a learning culture, and promoting evaluation capacity internally and externally
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, receptivity to others' ideas and an established history of engaging in a collaborative approach are mandatory
- Problem solving with creativity and vision, ethics, a strong sense of accountability, courage, and the willingness to learn and teach others
- Spanish fluency (conversational and written) strongly preferred
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Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Dec 10 2018
Active Until:
Jan 10 2019
Hiring Organization:
United Way Worldwide
industry:
Nonprofit