Executive Consultant

Telnet, Inc.; Nashville, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Telnet, Inc. seeks a Data and Evaluation Coordinator to partner with management on evaluation strategies, data collection, and reporting. You will stay current with public health evaluation trends and help integrate data-driven quality improvement into program planning and staff meetings.

You will generate monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, ensure data integrity, and support data entry troubleshooting while maintaining documentation and manuals.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health, community development, or related field.
• At least three years creating and implementing evaluation strategies.
• Experience analyzing data and producing program reports.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement evaluation strategies, data collection plans, and tools.
• Incorporate evaluation data into program planning, reporting, and meetings.
• Monitor trends in public health research and evaluation and make data-driven recommendations.
• Produce periodic program reports and assist with data interpretation.

Skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in public health or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Online data systems

Job description

Data and Evaluation Coordination Activities

• Work with management team to develop and implement evaluation and quality improvement strategies, tools, and data collection plans to track outcomes.
• Work with management team to incorporate data/evaluation and quality improvement into program planning, reporting, and staff meetings.
• Stay abreast of, and evaluate, current trends and practices in public health research and evaluation.
• Make recommendations to ensure effective and efficient data collection, dissemination, and reporting.
• Produce periodic program reports for program managers and senior management for program management/evaluation purposes; assist with data interpretation.
• Ensure integrity of data reporting on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis by performing data integrity checks and working with program staff on data entry problems.
• Troubleshoot and ensure that data is being collected and entered in accordance with relevant protocols and evaluation plans.
• Maintain complete and adequate files, records and documentation.
• Maintain and update database and data collection procedure manuals.

Leadership Activities

• Coordinate data collection and entry responsibilities among relevant staff.
• Coordinate evaluation tool implementation, collection, and reporting.
• Leads program evaluation and quality improvement training and orientation of new program staff.
• Works with internal and external stakeholders to develop a culture of quality improvement. Internal and external stakeholders include regulatory entities and academic partners who interface with SSI and CEDEP on specific projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience in public health, community development, or a related field of study.
• At least three years of experience developing and implementing evaluation strategies including surveys, focus groups, stakeholder interviews.
• At least three years of experience analyzing data and creating reports using available data.

Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience in complex data collection, entry and analysis, including comparative analysis using publicly available data sources.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills and attention to detail required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other data entry platforms including online systems. Ability to work under strict deadlines and time constraints, and to establish and manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead with no formal authority; ability to gain support and cooperation of staff for data entry and evaluation purposes.
• Ability to handle confidential information in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, both independently and as an effective member of an inter-programmatic team.
• Ability to work with people with varying degrees of computer knowledge.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills in both oral and written communications.
• Ability to handle deadlines, details and complexity.
• Well organized.
• Good analytical and troubleshooting skills.