
Evaluation Manager
Galvanize USA
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $88,000 - $92,000 per year
About the role
- Serve as the evaluation expert on the team, establishing best practices to maximize program impact and external storytelling
- Define, oversee, and implement the organization’s evaluation strategy from planning, coordination, and design through reporting
- Collect, manage, and analyze evaluation data to report on program performance and outcomes
- Develop and maintain an evaluation metrics dashboard and other resources to track program performance, outcomes, and key indicators across programs
- Work closely with the Campaigns team to follow best practices, ensuring evaluation measures are embedded into program design and implementation
- Collaborate with team members to align their evaluation work with the organization’s evaluation strategy, frameworks, and standards
- Regularly share impactful, accessible reports across the organization
- Support the leadership team’s external communication of findings among partners, donors, and key stakeholders
- Provide strategic recommendations on program adjustments based on evaluation insights
- Maintain organized records of evaluation methods, findings, and reporting to support audits, funder requests, and institutional knowledge
Requirements
- Advanced degree in a related field
- Minimum five years of experience in program monitoring, evaluation, and learning
- Demonstrated experience leading evaluation end-to-end in nonprofit, advocacy, or social impact settings
- Excellent writing, research, and presentation skills
- Strong ability to communicate evaluation findings to non-technical and leadership audiences
- Experience in creating informative and engaging data visualizations using industry-leading tools
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, manage multiple priorities and projects effectively
- Ability to effectively work and manage staff remotely
- Expert knowledge of evaluation design, outcome measurement, and impact reporting
- Ability to analyze and synthesize data to demonstrate program effectiveness
- Advanced statistics (statistical significance, regression, RCT design etc.)
- SQL for complex querying and data manipulation
- R or Python for statistical analysis and research computing
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity
- Ability to translate evaluation findings into clear, compelling narratives of impact.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees (and their families)
- Enroll in the 401k retirement plan with 3% automatic contribution and up to a 3% employer match on 401k contributions
- Pre-tax transportation benefits
- 120 hours of vacation time annually
- 80 hours of health leave annually
- Up to 2 days of casual leave annually
- 20 hours of volunteer leave annually
- 13 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave after 90 days of employment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
program monitoringevaluationdata analysisevaluation designoutcome measurementimpact reportingadvanced statisticsSQLRPython
Soft Skills
writingresearchpresentationcommunicationcollaborationproject managementattention to detaildata integritystrategic recommendationsstorytelling
Certifications
advanced degree