We're Hiring a Research & Evaluation Advisor!

United Way Of Pei; Charlottetown; Hybrid; CAD 61,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

United Way Maritimes is hiring a Research & Evaluation Advisor to shape how they measure and amplify program impact. This permanent, full-time position is ideal for those with experience in community evaluations, offering a supportive environment focused on social change.

Benefits

Health and dental benefits

Generous vacation time

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3-5 years’ experience in evaluations and social services research.
• Expertise in developing program logic models.
• Strong presentation skills with ability to engage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead evaluations for programs.
• Develop logic models and theories of change.
• Analyze data to inform strategy.

Skills

Communication

Data Analysis

Evaluation Design

Research

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We're Hiring a Research & Evaluation Advisor!

JobAdvertisement: Research & Evaluation Advisor

PermanentFull-Time Position

Work Location:Central New Brunswick, Mainland Nova Scotia, or Prince EdwardIsland

(Hybrid workenvironment: required in-office two-three days per week)

ApplicationDeadline:August 7, 2025

United Way Maritimes — with teams located in andserving the regions of Central New Brunswick, Colchester & CumberlandCounties, Halifax, Lunenburg County, Pictou County, Prince Edward Island, andSaint John, Kings & Charlotte — is a for-impact organization that bringsdonors, volunteers, and partners together to create lasting social change. Webelieve everyone matters and deserves to belong, be safe, and live a life oftheir choosing. To help, United Way Maritimes alleviates and reduces local povertyby funding, partnering, convening, and advocating for solutions. United WayMaritimes is part of a federated movement of 60+ United Ways across thecountry.

The staff at United Way Maritimes takes pride inbringing together people who have a range of experience, talents, andbackgrounds. We share a passion for each of the places we call home and bringmany different skills and strengths to the work we do. Our community and socialchange priorities include poverty, social isolation, affordable housing, peopleexperiencing marginalization and vulnerability, and recovery and resilience toenvironmental, mass casualty and public health emergencies. We provide a supportiveand flexible work environment filled with opportunity, balance, and laughter.

Reporting to the Vice-President, Community ImpactStrategy, this role is at the forefront of shaping how we understand, measure,and amplify the impact of our programs and services across communities. As theResearch & Evaluation Advisor, you will be designing bold evaluationstrategies, building a culture of learning, and empowering staff and partnersto use data to create change.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

· Championa culture of evaluation across UWM and the communities we serve—making datameaningful, accessible, and actionable.

· Designand lead evaluations—from small-scale assessments to large, strategic impactstudies.

· Developlogic models and theories of change that bring clarity and focus to ourprograms and strategies.

· Supportinternal teams and funded partners in building their capacity to collect,manage, and interpret data.

· Leadengaging trainings and workshops that demystify data and inspire evidence-baseddecision-making.

· Analyzeand share insights from national, regional, and local data to inform strategyand spark innovation.

· Identifyresearch gaps and forge partnerships to deepen our understanding of communityneeds and opportunities.

Additional Qualifications:

· 3-5years’ experience in designing, conducting and supporting community-basedprogram evaluations and/or social services research.

· Demonstratedexperience developing program logic models and Theory of Change models.

· Excellentwritten, verbal communication skills and presentation skills with the abilityto communicate with a broad range of stakeholders.

· Abilityto capture, analyze and synthesize information and prepare user-friendlybusiness documents, reports and briefing materials accurately.

· Proficiencyin a variety computer software application (e.g. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint andOutlook), databases and presentation software etc.

United Way Maritimes is committed to a comprehensivecompensation package including salary, group retirement savings plancontribution,healthand dentalbenefits,generous vacation time,andprofessional development and training. The salary range for this positionstarts at $61,625 per year. Ifyou havequestions about the roleorcompensation package, please contact Danielle Tobin at [e-mail] or 902-755-1754.

If this sounds like you, let us know by sharing yourresume and cover letteroutlining why you could be the right fit for United Way Maritimes and thisrole. Submit your application to [e-mail] by August 7, 2025, at 11:59pm (AST).

United Way Maritimes deeply values equity and iscommitted to ensuring our staff community reflects the diversity of the widercommunity. We welcome applications from African Nova Scotian people, people ofAfrican descent, Indigenous peoples, racialized people, women, people withdisabilities, people of varied sexual and gender identities, and others withthe skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.United Way Maritimes seeks to maintain its commitment to inclusion and equityand recognizes that increasing the diversity of our staff supports thisobjective.

During the recruitment process, applicants have theright to request an accommodation. Applicants invited to participate in anassessment process (such as an interview or testing) and who requireaccommodation should discuss their needs in advance of the assessment.

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