Director, Program Evaluation & Impact Reporting

University of Maryland; College Park (MD); On-site; USD 118,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland Extension (UME) seeks a Director of Evaluation and Reporting to lead, design, and implement evaluation and reporting across Extension programs. This role reports to the Associate Dean/Associate Director and aims to enhance program planning, evaluation, and stakeholder communication.

The Director will oversee tools, data collection, and reporting processes, ensuring high-quality impact communication and compliance with funder requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s or Ph.D. preferred for evaluation focus.
• Ten years of professional experience in project management and evaluation.
• Experience with data collection tools like Qualtrics, Google Forms, PEARS.
• Ability to plan, implement, and report Extension program evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for needs assessments, evaluation design, and reporting for Extension Programs.
• Oversee data collection, analysis, and reporting to funders and stakeholders.
• Coordinate annual USDA NIFA Plan of Work and other accountability reports.
• Lead Civil Rights data collection and reporting.
• Supervise one staff member and graduate/undergraduate assistants.

Skills

Program evaluation

Data analysis

Research design

Team leadership

Funder reporting

Education

Master’s or Ph.D. with evaluation focus

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Qualtrics

Google Forms

PEARS

Job description

The University of Maryland Extension (UME) seeks a Director of Evaluation and Reporting to lead, design, and implement evaluation and reporting across Extension programs. This role reports to the Associate Dean/Associate Director and aims to enhance program planning, evaluation, and stakeholder communication.

The Director will oversee tools, data collection, and reporting processes, ensuring high-quality impact communication and compliance with funder requirements.