PROGRAM EVALUATOR

Job Role Summary

Responsible for organizing and providing evaluation support to MCPHD and to collaborating organizations.

Essential Duties

• Coordinate and provide technical support in the development of plans, guides, and protocols, as part of the strategy to institutionalize equity in health and the workforce at MCPHD.
• Coordinate the collection, compilation, and analysis of data between MCPHD, epidemiology, and program directors for use in program development and reporting purposes.
• Create and execute annual evaluation plans, in collaboration with the Workforce Director and Epidemiologist, to inform and engage program staff and diverse stakeholders. This can include:
• Manage and upgrade current databases in use.
• Conduct routine analysis of program processes and outcome data.
• Conduct key informant interviews with program staff and partners to identify topics for success stories, program strengths and limitations, and other essential information related to MCPHD activities and evaluation.
• Assess and review processes to determine program and intervention effectiveness related to outcomes, and work with Workforce Director to implement improvements.
• Design and execute the evaluation components of a program area utilizing evaluation findings to assist in the development of strategies, goals, and objectives that are consistent with MCPHD’s mission and aligned with other MCPHD programs.
• Use program evaluation tools to identify obstacles in the public health workforce and recommend evidence based preventive actions to address these obstacles.
• Create and maintain database to track program implementation progress and report activity status Workforce Director.
• Evaluate MCPHD programs for the purpose of accreditation and effectiveness.
• Identify benchmarks for closing gaps for population groups experiencing health disparities to improving health equity in programs.
• Supports the implementation of evaluation activities, including interviews and focus groups, pre/post test of program interventions, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and evaluation reporting.

Associated Job Duties

• Establish data sharing agreements with external organizations.
• Direct supervision responsibilities.
• Attend and participate in national meetings and conferences as needed.
• Present evaluation work at a professional conference or submit a manuscript for publication in a relevant academic journal.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in public health emergency preparedness exercises and in the response to public health emergencies as directed.
• Participate in continuing education activities related to evaluation and health equity and implement new skills in evaluation activities.
• Participates in a minimum of two H.O.P.E. events totaling a minimum of eight (8) hours annually.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in public health or related discipline. Knowledge of Epidemiology preferred.
• Minimum ten years’ experience with data analysis and data management.
• Experience with program evaluation of diverse populations.
• Experience with public health program evaluation and methodologies, computerized data analysis, and data management
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office proficiency with experience in qualitative data tools such as SAS, Envivo, etc.
• Valid driver’s license

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate evaluation findings in plain language.
• Ability to engage with, listen to, and learn from a broad range of evaluation stakeholders, encouraging their meaningful participation.
• Commitment to ensuring that evaluation activities are done in a culturally competent manner.
• Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to understand the context of a program and how it affects program planning, implementation, outcomes, and even the evaluation.
• Ability to gather data using qualitative and quantitative approaches such as interviews, group processes, participant observation, surveys, electronic data files, or other methods.

Working Environment

• This position works at a personal computer up to 90% of the workday in an open office environment with noise, distractions, and interruptions.
• Required to be self-directed with the ability to think proactively, function independently, and manage multiple and often competing priorities.
• Must maintain a high level of confidentiality.