Community Health Evaluation and Reporting Specialist

Fairview Health Services; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairview Health Services seeks a Community Health Evaluation and Reporting Specialist responsible for data analysis, evaluation frameworks, and reporting on health initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and writing skills alongside experience in equity-focused evaluation methodologies. This grant-funded position offers a collaborative environment with various internal teams to enhance community health outcomes.

Benefits

Medical and dental plans

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability insurance

PTO and Sick and Safe Time

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Early access to earned wages

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in program evaluation and project management.
• 2+ years writing reports and impact narratives for diverse audiences.
• Experience translating complex data into accessible reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead community health assessments and project management.
• Develop and submit high-quality reports and presentations.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis on health disparities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in public health, healthcare, philosophy, business, or related field

Tools

RedCap

Job description

Job Overview

The Community Health Evaluation and Reporting Specialist is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on community health initiatives, programs, and impact metrics. This role ensures that all tracking and reporting meet relevant grant, contract, regulatory, and compliance requirements. The specialist will lead Fairview’s community health needs assessments (CHNAs), implementation strategies, and action plans while helping to shape evaluation frameworks and reporting processes that drive informed decision-making.

The Community Health Evaluation and Reporting Specialist also plays a key role in highlighting the root causes of health disparities and ensuring that diverse communities’ experiences are accurately represented in evaluations and reports. The ideal candidate will bring strong analytical, writing, and stakeholder engagement skills, as well as experience working with equity-focused evaluation methodologies.

This position is grant funded for 12 months..

Writing & Content Development

· Manage the end-to-end reporting process, ensuring timely submission and alignment with goals.

· Oversee multiple reporting projects simultaneously, coordinating with internal teams to meet deadlines and quality expectations.

· Develop, draft, and submit high-quality reports including the Community Health Needs Assessments in compliance with regulatory, grant, contract, and program standards.

· Develop, draft, and submit high-quality reports and presentations for essential documents, including annual tax narratives, program one-pagers, impact summaries, evaluation reports, and strategic recommendations.

· Collaborate with key internal stakeholders including communications team to refine reports and effectively disseminate findings to stakeholders.

Regulatory Compliance & Reporting

· Lead the system-wide community health assessment cycle for all Fairview hospitals, including project management, tool development, implementation, analysis, and reporting.

· Identify, recommend, and monitor community-level indicators that support health equity strategies and impact goals.

· Ensure all reporting processes align with IRS regulatory, accreditation, and assessment-specific compliance requirements.

· Support grant or contract funded initiatives by tracking key metrics, drafting narratives, and providing data-driven insights.

Program Evaluation

· Project manage end-to-end program evaluation ensuring timely submission and alignment with goals including coordinating with internal teams to meet deadlines and quality expectations including literature reviews, assessments, tool design, and programmatic insights.

· Develop and implement evaluation frameworks to measure the effectiveness of community health programs.

· Manage an annual reporting calendar to ensure compliance with program, grant, contract, and regulatory requirements.

· Oversee the evaluation lifecycle of community health programs, including theory of change development, impact measurement, and reporting.

· Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis centering on historically marginalized communities, health disparities, and social determinants of health.

· Lead the development of standardized measurement processes for community impact reports, assessment reports, and dashboards.

· Establish criteria and processes for program activity reporting and outcome evaluation.

Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration

· Develop and provide educational opportunities for staff on equity-informed evaluation methodologies, including logic models, survey design, and performance tracking.

· Partner with internal teams, public health agencies, academic institutions, and community organizations to strengthen evaluation efforts.

· Collaborate with researchers, epidemiologists, and analysts to align evaluation strategies with community needs.

· Develop and present trainings, dashboards, and reports to effectively communicate key findings.

Organization Expectations, as applicable:

· Demonstrates ability to provide care or service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level and cultural differences of population served.

o Partners with patient care giver in care/decision making.

o Communicates in a respectful manner.

o Ensures a safe, secure environment.

o Individualizes plan of care to meet patient needs.

o Modifies clinical interventions based on population served.

o Provides patient education based on an assessment of learning needs of patient/care giver.

· Fulfills all organizational requirements.

o Completes all required learning relevant to the role.

o Complies with and maintains knowledge of all relevant laws, regulation, policies, procedures and standards.

· Fosters a culture of improvement, efficiency and innovative thinking.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications to Fulfill Job Responsibilities:

Credentials:

Required

Education

· Bachelor’s degree in public health, healthcare, philosophy, business, or related field or combination of equivalent experience and education

Experience

· 3+ years experience in program evaluation and project management

· 2+ years of experience writing reports, grant proposals or impact narratives for diverse audiences

· Experience translating complex data into accessible presentations and reports

· Experience with RedCap.

· Strong communication and organizational skills, with attention to detail.

Preferred

Education

· Bachelor’s degree in public health, healthcare, philosophy, business, or related field

Experience

· 4+ years of experience in program evaluation and project management

· 3+ years of experience developing evaluation plans, logic model, and program impact assessments.

· 1+ years of experience applying an equity-focused approach to evaluative design and/or analysis

· 2+ years of experience writing reports, grant proposals or impact narratives for diverse audiences

Benefit Overview

Fairview offers a generous benefit package including but not limited to medical, dental, vision plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, PTO and Sick and Safe Time, tuition reimbursement, retirement, early access to earned wages, and more! Please follow this link for additional information: https://www..fairview.org/careers/benefits/noncontract

Compensation Disclaimer

The posted pay range is for a 40-hour workweek (1.0 FTE). The actual rate of pay offered within this range may depend on several factors, such as FTE, skills, knowledge, relevant education, experience, and market conditions. Additionally, our organization values pay equity and considers the internal equity of our team when making any offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range is not typical.

EEO Statement

EEO/Vet/Disabled: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any lawfully protected status