Impact & Evaluation Director — Strategy, Data & KPIs

The Maritime Aquarium; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT seeks an Associate Director of Monitoring and Evaluation to design and implement an institutional framework for measuring reach and impact across education, accessibility, conservation, and guest experiences.

You will lead a team, develop KPIs, collaborate with senior staff, and communicate findings to funders and leadership, ensuring data-driven decisions that advance the aquarium’s strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher required.
• Progressive leadership experience managing staff.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monitoring and evaluation of aquarium activities and programs, including guest experience, education, accessibility, and conservation partnerships.
• Develop survey, interview, observation, and focus group instruments to collect data.
• Analyze data with statistical methods and produce high-quality visualizations.
• Prepare reports for internal and external audiences with actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with senior staff to develop evaluation plans for strategic initiatives.

Skills

M&E leadership

Data analysis

Survey design

Stakeholder communication

Grant reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

R

Python

SPSS

STATA

Excel

Job description

The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, CT seeks an Associate Director of Monitoring and Evaluation to design and implement an institutional framework for measuring reach and impact across education, accessibility, conservation, and guest experiences.

You will lead a team, develop KPIs, collaborate with senior staff, and communicate findings to funders and leadership, ensuring data-driven decisions that advance the aquarium’s strategic goals.