Brilliant Corners

Director of Evaluation and Engagement

Brilliant Corners

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $136,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Organization: Brilliant Corners provides housing and housing-related services to California’s most vulnerable individuals, focusing on those transitioning from or at risk of homelessness or institutionalization.
  • Department: Program Development team supports quality assurance, program evaluation, program policy, client engagement, and staff development across Housing Services.
  • Role overview: Director of Evaluation and Engagement leads mixed-methods evaluation and participant engagement for the Housing Services Division.
  • Responsibilities: design and implement division-wide evaluation frameworks; lead full life cycle of evaluation from research design to dissemination; develop metrics and data collection tools; translate findings into reports, dashboards, and presentations.
  • Engagement: lead inclusive participant engagement strategies, co-lead participant advisory boards, design and facilitate focus groups/interviews/surveys, and create stakeholder feedback loops.
  • Strategy & collaboration: advance strategic plan objectives and KPIs, collaborate with program leadership, data, policy, quality assurance, and communications; contribute to grant proposals and reporting.
  • Supervision: supervise and mentor staff supporting evaluation and engagement work (may include future supervisory responsibilities).
  • Experience: preferred experience in homelessness services, housing, public health, or other human services sectors.

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of relevant professional experience in program evaluation or research, including 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
  • Deep experience in both quantitative and qualitative research methods
  • Ability to discern appropriate research and data analysis frameworks
  • Extensive experience overseeing the full life cycle of primary research and/or evaluation activities (study design, data collection, analysis, reporting)
  • Skilled in translating data into insights through reports, dashboards, and presentations for diverse audiences
  • Experience working with individuals with lived experience of homelessness or those who hold other marginalized identities
  • Experience designing and leading inclusive engagement efforts such as focus groups, advisory boards, interviews, or surveys
  • Strong understanding of equitable evaluation practices
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
  • Proven track record of supervising and mentoring staff
  • Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
  • Familiarity with implementation science principles and/or continuous quality improvement strategies