Research and Evaluation Manager - Communicites in Schools, VA

Research and Evaluation Manager

Job ID: 7417544
Position Title: Research and Evaluation Manager
Sector: Nonprofit
Company Name: Communities In Schools
Field of Interest: Education
Location(s): Arlington, Virginia, 22202, United States

Posted: November 30, 2010
Job Function: Research/Analysis
Entry Level: No
Job Type: Full-Time
Degree Desired: Undergraduate
Level of Experience: Mid-Career
Company: Communities In Schools
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Contact Person: Human Resources

Email Address: jobs@cisnet.org

Job Description

Communities In Schools Overview
Arlington-based Communities In Schools helps students stay in school and make the right choices – by connecting them and their schools with needed community resources. As the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization, we serve nearly 1.3 million students in more than 3,400 schools. By bringing resources, services, parents and volunteers into schools, we create a community of caring adults who work hand-in-hand with educators to make sure young people have the tools they need to stay in school and achieve in life.
Communities In Schools has been recognized for its sound business practices and financial transparency, earning the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance National Charity Seal and a four-star rating from Charity Navigator – two highly coveted endorsements. Communities In Schools has attracted attention and support from many prestigious foundations, corporations and individual philanthropists.

Key Responsibilities of the Research and Evaluation Manager
• Design and implement evaluations of multiple initiatives and dropout prevention programs.
• Manage network state office annual reporting process.
• Develop and manage a quality assurance system for tracking affiliate progress through the stages of Communities In Schools’ Total Quality System (TQS).
• Report and interpret programmatic data in support of the TQS accreditation process.
• Develop and manage a system for conducting biennial reviews of nationally accredited affiliates.
• Assist with the affiliate end-of-year reporting process.
• Build data collection and reporting capacity of local affiliate and state office organizations by providing ongoing training and technical assistance for a national Web-based data management system.
• Produce high-quality, user-friendly reports and data analysis for multiple internal and external stakeholders and audiences.

Essential Competencies of the Successful Candidate
• Technical proficiency in Web-based data management and Microsoft Office programs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to author or contribute to high-quality reports, user-friendly presentation materials, procedure manuals, business correspondence, etc.
• Ability to effectively present complex information during training sessions, workshops and presentations for a wide range of audiences.
• Results-oriented with strategic-thinking skills.
• Strong planning, organizational, project management and time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to work well with various groups.

Background / Prior Experience
Graduate degree with coursework in areas such as data collection and analysis, statistics and program evaluation; or a related undergraduate degree and at least three years of successful, relevant hands-on experience required.

What’s Attractive to the Right Candidate?
• Communities In Schools is a nonprofit organization which stays true to its mission but does so using the best for-profit practices.
• One of Communities In Schools’ greatest assets is its human capital. Our small but diverse and talented staff is committed to moving the needle on the dropout problem.
• Communities In Schools has a generous benefits package, which includes five weeks of paid time off in the first two years of employment, a 403(b) plan, and subsidized health and dental insurance.
Communities In Schools is committed to a workforce that is representative of the varied communities we are privileged to serve. We provide a work environment that respects and values all persons, regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability.

Target Hire Date
Immediately

Interview Process
Interviews with members of the Research and Evaluation Team and Human Resources Director.

Please forward a cover letter and résumé to jobs@cisnet.org with “Research and Evaluation Manager” in subject line.
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