Evaluation Associate, Temporary

University of Mississippi - Oxford, MS

Full-time - Entry Level

Oxford, MS

Educational Services

About the position

The Center for Research Evaluation (CERE) at the University of Mississippi is recruiting a full-time Evaluation Associate to help lead creative, meaningful evaluations across the state and the nation. As an Evaluation Associate, you will design and manage evaluation projects under the direction of the center director and Senior Evaluation Associates. You will also manage day-to-day relationships with our clients, dedicating time to building the strong, trusting relationships that lay the groundwork for evaluation use.

Responsibilities

• Manage evaluation and applied research projects
• Develop evaluation plans that translate evaluation designs into practice
• Project manage all aspects of research/evaluation projects, coordinating all evaluation tasks to ensure effective and timely implementation
• Develop logic models / theories of change
• Conduct relevant literature reviews to ensure evaluation designs, tools and approaches are aligned with best practice in the field
• Design data collection methods and tools
• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data using a range of methods
• Manage day-to-day client relationships
• Develop reports and other communication tools to communicate evaluation findings and facilitate learning and use
• Assure (and support) our Graduate Students to conduct high-quality work

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate field (e.g., Measurement, Evaluation, Psychology, Public Health, Education, Political Science, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to manage high-quality evaluations that are practically useful for clients and/or community groups
• Demonstrated ability to perform core evaluation functions-including developing logic models/theories of change, developing robust data collection tools, conducting a range of qualitative and quantitative data analysis and preparing clear communication tools such as evaluation reports
• Demonstrated project management experience in the context of program evaluation
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong, trusting relationships with evaluation clients and community organizations/members

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with a wide range of evaluation approaches
• Highly skilled in a wide range of data analysis techniques
• Comfortable managing multiple projects
• Interest in contributing to evaluations that explore issues of diversity and inclusion