Director of Evaluation

ABOUT US

Interfaith America is a national nonprofit organization based in Chicago. We believe that religious diversity is a foundational American strength, and we are building a nation that achieves that promise for the common good. Our mission is to inspire, equip, and connect organizations and leaders to unlock the potential of America’s religious diversity. We leverage our expertise in interfaith leadership in different sectors and spaces in American life, such as higher education, health, public policy, racial equity, and business – giving leaders and institutions the tools and resources they need to positively engage religious diversity for the common good.

At Interfaith America, we are ever-adapting and changing. We look for people who set audacious goals and love that one workday may not be like the next. We have a strong commitment to pluralism and building bridges across deep differences. Our programs help people build skills to bridge deep ideological divides. Our work is about staying in relationship with one another and contributing to the common good even when we might disagree on fundamental things. We seek to attract and retain a team of staff comprised of a wide variety of views and backgrounds we need to achieve our vision, especially people from communities historically underrepresented in interfaith work.

ABOUT THIS POSITION

At Interfaith America (IA), we collaborate with internal and external partners to execute projects that achieve our mission. The Director of Evaluation will implement the new measurement, evaluation, and learning (MEL) framework that flows from IA’s logic model, while monitoring the success of IA’s Theory of Change through evaluation and assessment. The Director of Evaluation is a highly collaborative role that provides leadership on the research, measurement, and evaluation of national projects.

The Director of Evaluation will harvest learnings, share findings, and make recommendations so IA can continue to grow its national projects, programs, and partnerships. The Director of Evaluation will be astute at utilizing data and research to communicate what we learn to our internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities:

Tracking, Monitoring, & Measuring

• Develop, refine, and implement data collection tools such as surveys, interview guides, observation protocols, and focus group instruments to support research and evaluation efforts at all levels of the organization
• Maintain and implement tools and systems for evaluation and identify best practices for using them across the organization
• Monitor progress of business plan metrics through data management (e.g., Salesforce campaigns) and tracking (e.g., seeking information from colleagues about their programs)
• Lead or supervise large evaluation projects by developing and implementing program evaluations for high priority IA programs

Evaluation & Research Strategy

• Understand Interfaith America’s mission and work to monitor and measure metrics that track the organization’s success; help develop future strategic metrics in partnership with IA executive leadership
• Develop long-term organizational evaluation questions in collaboration with the Board and other stakeholders to guide the work of senior staff
• Work with the Chief Impact Officer to advance strategic opportunities for organizational evaluation and impact measurement
• Synthesize evaluation findings for external audiences through effective communication and storytelling
• Monitor emerging research in relevant fields and disseminate key findings to the IA team
• In collaboration with the Director of Data Governance, create data visualization and summaries to facilitate insights from the data collected for stakeholders

Internal Consulting & Processes

• Develop consistent resources and processes to streamline evaluation across programs when possible while accounting for unique programmatic needs
• Provide consultation and capacity building for program leads as they develop evaluations for their programs (e.g., approaches to data collection, survey design, analysis, and reporting strategies)
• Liaise with Advancement on proposal and reporting needs related to programmatic and/or organizational outcomes
• Facilitate cyclical meetings for departments to review their progress towards goals and make meaning of their data in partnership with Directors across the organization
• Identify and manage external evaluators and research partners to assist with key projects while facilitating knowledge of key programs and evaluation deliverables

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• High level of religious literacy and fluency in diversity, pluralism, and inclusion
• Proven project management and organizational skills in managing collaborative projects with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience with program and/or organizational assessment and evaluation
• Authorization to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Graduate degree in education, evaluation, or related field
• Demonstrated experience in with quantitative evaluation methodologies
• Experience with Microsoft Office, Stata, SPSS, Salesforce, and or Tableau

Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking - Aptly explores, deciphers and interprets the best concepts for achieving organizational excellence, anticipating and responding to change and aligning organizational systems, processes and people with changes in the IA business landscape.
• Trusted advisor -Apt at building trust-based relationships both internally and externally and viewed as a source of valuable advice.
• Program Leadership - Ability to lead programs, manage staff, and delegate work effectively and ensuring that all items are completed within scope, budget and timelines.
• Project Management - Aptly leading, planning, and executing project or pieces of a project, ensuring all project members are staying within timelines and budgets.
• IA Theory and Methodology –Ability to explain and engage constituents in Interfaith America’s theory and methodology in a way that resonates with that constituent, and they understand our work within their own context. (learned on the job, not required prior to start date)
• Inclusive and equitable decision maker - Ability to lead, listen, think critically, and leverage the thinking of diverse groups for smarter ideation and decision making that lead to equitable outcomes in our work.

Supervisor: Chief Impact Officer

Leadership level: Director

Travel: 10% travel to occasional professional development events and key IA programs

Location: This position will work 2-3 days per week from our Chicago Loop office and 2-3 days per week from home

Compensation: $100,000 - $110,000

Benefits: Interfaith America offers medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and generous paid time off options, based on full-time, part-time, and other employment statuses. For employee only coverage of medical, dental and vision, Interfaith America covers 100% of the premium costs.

Application is open from January 22nd to February 9th.

Other Requirements: The Director of Evaluation position requires the ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to: maintain regular attendance; travel across this US; work cooperatively with others; adhere to Interfaith America personnel policies and safety rules; sit and/or stand for extended periods of time; operate standard office equipment, including computers, telephones, photocopiers, and projectors; communicate orally, in writing, and via computers and digital devices; and requires close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal and other office equipment.

Interfaith America is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodation will be provided as needed to enable qualified applicants with a disability to participate in pre-employment procedures.

Salary Description

$100,000 - $110,000