Assistant Director, Evaluation - Brown School

About the role

• Location
• ST. LOUIS, MO 63130
• Scheduled Hours
• 37.5

Position Summary

The Brown School Evaluation Center (the Center) has a mission to partner with social, health, and education organizations to strengthen community impact through evaluation services and training. We were established in May 2015 to be a local, national, and international evaluation resource. We're uniquely positioned in the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)-a leading school of social work and social policy.

The Center partners with community-based organizations, philanthropic and governmental funders, and departments of WashU to develop strategy, facilitate evaluation planning, implement evaluations, and build evaluation skills. Rooted in values of partnership, equity, diversity, and usability, the Center supports our partners through collaborative and customized evaluation approaches that help organizations make data driven decisions and communicate their impact.

The assistant director will work closely with Center leadership, staff, and graduate student assistants to support partner organizations in evaluating initiatives, programs, and services. The individual will manage a portfolio of funded projects and identify opportunities to expand this portfolio including grant and scope of work development. The role involves facilitating participatory evaluation processes, designing and implementing mixed-method approaches, overseeing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, and translating findings into insights that inform decision-making and improvement.

They will also contribute to advancing the Evaluation Center's mission through developing relationships with community and university partners, disseminating learnings in the field, and supporting the advancement of evaluation practices utilized by the Center. In addition to leading their own portfolio, the assistant director will support projects led by other team members when their skills and time are needed.

An individual in this position will have advanced statistical analysis capabilities and experience while also the willingness to work with imperfect datasets and ability to translate complex concepts to a wide range of audiences.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Evaluation Portfolio Leadership

• Serve as project lead on multiple evaluation/research projects from scope development through completion with support and oversight of Center director or associate director
• Serve as primary point of contact and decision-maker for assigned partnerships ensuring projects are partner-led and equitable
• Design evaluation methods with consideration for context and purpose
• Lead quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
• Facilitate co-interpretation with appropriate interest holders
• Develop dissemination products for prioritized audiences that support decision-making and action
• Delegate, provide feedback, and approve project components and tasks to staff and student team members

Within their own portfolio and in support of portfolios of other leaders

• Identifies appropriate analytic procedures, develops, and implements analysis plans or supervises others to do so
• Conducts statical analyses of quantitative data using analysis programs (e.g., SPSS, R, STATA, Excel), interpret statistical test results, and summarize findings for team interpretation.
• Support data interpretation with partners and dissemination product development as needed.
• Identifies data management approach for partner data collection, determines appropriate data management platform (e.g. Excel, AirTable), creates wireframe of relational database, and builds database or supervises others to do so
• Provide input and feedback across projects related to statistical analysis and data management as requested

Operational Coordination

• Develop and manage project budgets in partnership with Center leadership to ensure projects are staffed and funds are spend appropriately to meet deliverables
• Coordinate purchase of materials and incentives necessary to complete projects
• Inform staff assignments and performance evaluations based on staff engagement with their project portfolio
• Supervise staff and students directly and indirectly as projects require

Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment
• Ability to move to on and off-campus locations

Physical Effort

• Typically working at a desk or table
• Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement

Equipment

• Office equipment

Additional information

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education: Master's degree

Certifications /Professional Licenses

• No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
• Work Experience: Relevant Experience (4 Years)

Skills: Not Applicable

Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work, public health, psychology or other related fields.
• Four years evaluation and/or community-engaged research experience.
• Proficiency in evaluation methods and services, project management, and client management.
• Proficiency in Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word.
• Proficiency in a statistical analysis program (SPSS, SATA, or R preferred).
• Commitment to racial equity and continuous learning about bias, systemic racism, and the impact of oppression on the region's vitality.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in social work, public health, psychology, or related field
• Experience managing and supervising project teams
• Experience facilitating groups of varying sizes and contexts
• Experience with proposal and grant development

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Doctorate

Certifications /Professional Licenses

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Community Partnerships, Data Analysis, Data Compilation, Detail-Oriented, Evaluation Design, Grant Preparation, Group Facilitating, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Method Development, Oral Communications, Prioritization, Problem Solving, Process Management, Professional Writing, Program Management, Project Management, Project Resource Management, Sound Judgment, Strategic Thinking, Supervision, Time Management, Working Independently, Written Communication

• Grade
• G13

Salary Range $65,900.00 - $112,700.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

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Accommodation

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Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.
• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We've got you covered.
• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.