Assistant Director of Evaluation

University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UNCG's CYFCP seeks an Assistant Director of Evaluation to lead day-to-day evaluation operations, supervise staff, and ensure timely, high-quality deliverables. The role provides evaluation consultation to program teams and aligns activities with funder expectations and program priorities.

The position emphasizes data management, quality assurance, and dissemination of findings, with responsibilities across planning, measures, analysis timelines, and reporting to leadership and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required; comparable undergrad plus 3+ years acceptable.
• Terminal degree and licensure may be required depending on candidate.
• Strong time management, organization, and professional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day evaluation staffing operations for assigned programs by coordinating coverage, distributing workload, and ensuring continuity across active projects.
• Establish weekly priorities, assign tasks, and monitor progress across evaluation staff and trainees.
• Ensure staff have clear expectations and access to tools, templates, and guidance to complete work efficiently and with quality.
• Maintain documentation of assignments and progress, and provide routine feedback to support performance, growth, and accountability.
• Contribute to evaluation activities across CYFCP programs, including planning, measures development, and data collection timelines.
• Provide evaluation consultation and technical assistance to program teams to strengthen outcomes monitoring and use of findings.
• Align evaluation activities with logic models, funder expectations, and CYFCP priorities; identify risks with solutions.
• Oversee program record-keeping systems and dataset management practices; implement standardized procedures.
• Coordinate and contribute to evaluation reporting deliverables for grants, contracts, and internal stakeholders.
• Translate results into actionable recommendations and support dissemination products; present findings as needed.

Skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Professional communication

Verbal communication

Microsoft Office

Virtual meetings coordination

Research/evaluation experience

Education

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree

Possible terminal degree and licensure

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Zoom/Teams

Job description

Position Number:

997930

Functional Title:

Assistant Director of Evaluation

Position Type:

Research

Position Eclass:

EP - EHRA 12 mo leave earning

University Information:

Located in North Carolina’s third largest city, UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study. UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability. UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal — helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University’s 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B.

Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit:

The mission of the CYFCP is to educate, advocate, and collaborate with individuals and systems to promote the well-being of youth and families.

Position Summary:

The CYFCP Assistant Director of Evaluation provides leadership for evaluation and applied research activities across CYFCP programs. This role leads day-to-day evaluation operations for assigned initiatives, strengthens evaluation infrastructure and quality assurance processes, and provides evaluation consultation and technical assistance to program teams. The Assistant Director of Evaluation directly supervises evaluation personnel, including Research Assistants, Graduate Assistants, and other evaluation support roles as assigned, and ensures evaluation deliverables are completed with accuracy, consistency, and timeliness to meet CYFCP and funder expectations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required; for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant undergraduate degree and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution.
• May require terminal degree and licensure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Effective skills in time management, organization, and professional communication.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite tools and coordinating virtual meetings (e.g., via a platform like Zoom or Teams).
• Experience working in a research- and/or evaluation-related capacity.

Recruitment Range:

Commensurate with Experience

Org #-Department:

Center-Youth-Families & Comm - 11504

Job Open Date:

09/04/2026

Job Close Date:

09/18/2026

Open Until Filled:

No

FTE:

1.000

Type of Appointment:

Permanent

Number of Months per Year:

12

FLSA:

Exempt

Percentage Of Time:

30%

Key Responsibility:

Evaluation Team Operations and Supervision

Essential Tasks:

• Oversee day-to-day evaluation staffing operations for assigned programs by coordinating coverage, distributing workload, and ensuring continuity across active projects.
• Establish weekly priorities, assign tasks, and monitor progress across evaluation staff and trainees.
• Ensure staff have clear expectations and access to the tools, templates, and guidance needed to complete work efficiently and with quality.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of assignments and progress, and provide routine feedback to support performance, growth, and accountability.

Percentage Of Time:

30%

Key Responsibility:

Evaluation Leadership and Technical Assistance

Essential Tasks:

• Contribute in leading the implementation of evaluation activities across assigned CYFCP programs, including evaluation planning, refinement of measures, development or adaptation of instruments, and coordination of data collection and analysis timelines.
• Provide evaluation consultation and technical assistance to program teams to strengthen outcomes monitoring and use of findings for program improvement.
• Support alignment of evaluation activities with logic models, funder expectations, and CYFCP priorities, and identify evaluation risks early with proposed solutions.

Percentage Of Time:

20%

Key Responsibility:

Data Management, Quality Assurance and Standarization

Essential Tasks:

• Oversee program record-keeping systems and dataset management practices for assigned initiatives.
• Establish and maintain standardized evaluation procedures, templates, file structures, and documentation practices to support consistency across programs.
• Implement data quality assurance processes that promote accuracy, completeness, and reliable reporting, including validation checks, version control practices, and methods notes or decision logs that support replicable analysis.

Percentage Of Time:

15%

Key Responsibility:

Reporting, Deliverables, and Dissemination Support

Essential Tasks:

• Coordinate and contribute to evaluation reporting deliverables for grants, contracts, and internal stakeholders.
• Draft, review, and finalize evaluation summaries, report sections, and data snapshots to meet funder and leadership expectations.
• Translate results into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse audiences and support dissemination products such as briefs, slides, and one-pagers that communicate program impact. Present findings to appropriate audiences.

Percentage Of Time:

5%

Key Responsibility:

Other Duties

Essential Tasks:

• Perform other duties as assigned that align with the skills and leadership level of this position and advance CYFCP priorities.

Physical Effort:

Hand Movement-Repetitive Motions, Hearing, Talking, Standing, Lifting-0-30 lbs.