Job Information
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill Director of Impact Evaluation and Strategy in NC-Chapel-Hill, United States
Employment Type: Permanent Staff (EHRA NF)
Vacancy ID: NF0008492
Position Summary/Description:
The Director of Impact Evaluation and Strategy oversees the evaluation and reporting of the Collaboratory’s impact in North Carolina by developing recommendations for investments and funding initiatives for the department. As a member of the Collaboratory leadership team, this position works independently to expand the Collaboratory’s operations into a crucial new area of innovative research and strategic partnerships.
Key responsibilities include developing and implementing a rigorous, reproducible approach to evaluating the impact of funds distributed by the Collaboratory to state-wide researchers and for formulating annual strategic recommendations. Create and implement workflows, standard operating procedures, metrics and tools necessary for conducting longitudinal data collection and impact evaluation. By working closely with partners within UNC -Chapel Hill, the UNC System, North Carolina General Assembly ( NCGA ) and other public and private sector organizations, this position improves the strategic management of Collaboratory resources, including appropriations from the NCGA , personnel efforts, intellectual property, and strategic partnerships.
Strategic partnerships are crucial to the department’s mission of supporting research that benefits people of the State. The Director of Impact Evaluation and Strategy manages collaborative research initiatives reliant on long-term, mutually beneficial relationships among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and stakeholders. Additionally, the Director of Impact Evaluation and Strategy builds and maintains strong, collaborative relationships between the Leadership team and individuals across academic, government, community, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors.
Other duties include creating procedures for collecting, storing, and analyzing financial and performance data from various sources related to individual Collaboratory awards both historical and active as well as data on legislative appropriations, intellectual property, commercialization, and external research requests addressing pressing state issues. The position develops procedures for managing partnership data to assess and improve the effectiveness and impact of strategic research partnerships. Create quantifiable metrics from evaluation findings to define and demonstrate the Collaboratory’s statewide impact, and produce reports for stakeholders and the public, along with recommendations for strategic partnerships and investments for internal review.
By leveraging a diverse array of innovative data sources to evaluate and quantify impact, this position advances the Collaboratory’s mission of supporting research that directly benefits people in North Carolina.
Education and Experience:
Experience with providing program evaluation in a public organization. Ability to work autonomously with high accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness. Coalition, network-building skills, and effective public communication and presentation abilities is also preferred.
Essential Skills:
PhD in Social Sciences or other field relevant to evaluation is required. Professional, hands-on experience in evaluation, data analysis, research-practice partnerships or strategic planning.
Strong planning, priority setting and project management skills. Ability to think strategically and employ a ‘big picture’ perspective to solve business needs while developing standard operating procedures, workflows, and tools. Employee must be proficient at visualizing data and creating impactful presentations and communication materials that effectively demonstrate evaluation outcomes/analysis to leadership and stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to influence organizational strategy through the application or management of evaluation protocols, statistical techniques, or data-driven solutions. Proven experience in leading and managing research-practice partnerships or similar collaborative initiatives. Experience with managing multiple projects and resources simultaneously and delivering analytical solutions to both internal and external stakeholders.
Additionally, the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders from diverse fields, including researchers, university administrators, policymakers, and community members, is required.
AA/EEO Statement:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.