Evaluation Director

Indyhunger; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana Alliance of YMCAs seeks an Evaluation Director to lead the evaluation strategy for the RHTP grant. You will ensure data quality, monitor outcomes, and support timely reporting to IDOH.

The role partners with program, coalition, and marketing teams to translate findings into actionable insights and guide continuous improvement across Indiana communities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in public health or related field; master’s preferred.
• Minimum 5 years in program evaluation, research, or grant data management.
• Experience designing evaluation frameworks and logic models for health programs.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the grant's evaluation framework and logic model; align with IDOH deliverables.
• Oversee data collection, record-keeping, and outcome monitoring across sites.
• Provide regular data summaries to teams to inform improvement.

Skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Data interpretation

Public health knowledge

Education

BA/BS in Public Health or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Excel

REDCap

SPSS

R

Job description

SUMMARY

The Evaluation Director is a grant funded position responsible for leading the evaluation strategy and data quality for the RHTP grant, ensuring accurate outcome monitoring and supporting timely, compliant reporting to the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH). This position designs and maintains the grant's evaluation framework, oversees data collection fidelity across program sites, and translates findings into actionable insight for program, coalition, and marketing teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES, ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & KEY DELIVERABLES

Evaluation Design & Oversight

• Design and maintain the grant's evaluation framework and logic model, aligned to deliverables and milestones in the IDOH statement of work.
• Oversee accurate data collection, record-keeping, and outcome monitoring across all program sites to measure statewide program impact and fidelity.
• Guide and facilitate evaluation activities across the life of the grant in partnership with the State Director of Rural Health.

Reporting & Compliance

• Compile and analyze data to support timely, compliant monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to IDOH.
• Monitor progress against grant deliverables and proactively flag risks to milestones or timelines.
• Partner with the Data/Wearables Manager to ensure wearable-device data is integrated into evaluation outcomes.

Continuous Improvement

• Provide regular data summaries and insights to program, coalition, and marketing teams to inform continuous improvement.
• Stay current on evidence-based evaluation practices in public health and community health programming.
• Perform other duties/assignments as needed at the Indiana Alliance of YMCAs.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• BA/BS in Public Health, Evaluation, Biostatistics, Social Science, or a related field required; master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in program evaluation, applied research, or grant data management.
• Experience designing evaluation frameworks and logic models for public health or community health programs.
• Proficiency with data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, REDCap, SPSS, R, or similar).
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insight for non-technical audiences.
• Working knowledge of grant compliance reporting requirements preferred.
• Completion of all position-specific and mandatory YMCA training within specified deadlines.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb stairs, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

This position requires frequent statewide travel, including to rural communities, partner sites, and program events across Indiana, sometimes requiring overnight travel. The noise level in the office work environment is typical of a normal office; noise levels during site visits may be moderate to occasionally loud.