Manager, Humanitarian Impact & Evaluation

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seeks a senior professional to lead global humanitarian programs, overseeing assessments and improvements of processes to deliver funds and services worldwide. You will manage staff and volunteers, partnering with HR to hire or fire and advance talent within your reporting line.

Responsibilities include developing monitoring systems, building vendor relationships, analyzing performance, and reporting to leadership councils.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of applicable experience, or equivalent education and experience.
• Ability to positively and effectively lead critical and highly visible work.
• Ability to understand and align with key strategic objectives.
• Proven ability to understand complex business processes and to recommend changes.
• Proven analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee processes and tools to ensure Church-provided funds are used as intended, reach the right people, and create the intended impact.
• Design and implement monitoring and evaluation data collection systems and frameworks to track outputs, outcomes, and impact across Humanitarian products, services, and operations.
• Identify, meet, and develop working relationships with partners/vendors to evaluate if products, goods, and services are provided to the right people at the right time throughout the world.
• Review performance and analytics to ensure milestones are met and deliverables achieved.
• Analyze, synthesize, and communicate findings, learnings, and strategic considerations to stakeholders, operations, and external implementing organizations.
• Facilitate the design and implementation of new/improved process tools to assist in measuring the effectiveness of Church-funded efforts and to help Humanitarian Division implement evaluation findings to continuously improve the work.
• Provide performance reporting to headquarters governing councils and area governing councils.
• Manages the modification of systems and processes, the adaptation of existing systems and processes to better support the Humanitarian Division and ensures that work is done as effectively as possible.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Statistics, International Development, Economics

Master's degree in Public Health, Statistics, Economics, International Development (preferred)

Job description

Job Description

This position plays a critical role in supporting Church efforts to minister to the temporal needs of others around the world. The role oversees the assessment and improvement or processes which identify and deliver products and services on a global scale. The incumbent regularly manages the work of other employees (may include mixed workforce) and volunteers, and is authorized in partnership with HR, to hire or fire employees and recommends advancements, promotion, or any other change of status of employees within their reporting line.

Job Description

This position plays a critical role in supporting Church efforts to minister to the temporal needs of others around the world. The role oversees the assessment and improvement or processes which identify and deliver products and services on a global scale. The incumbent regularly manages the work of other employees (may include mixed workforce) and volunteers, and is authorized in partnership with HR, to hire or fire employees and recommends advancements, promotion, or any other change of status of employees within their reporting line.

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee processes and tools to ensure Church-provided funds are used as intended, reach the right people, and create the intended impact.
• Design and implement monitoring and evaluation data collection systems and frameworks to track outputs, outcomes, and impact across Humanitarian products, services, and operations.
• Identify, meet, and develop working relationships with partners/vendors in the effort to evaluate if products, goods, and services are provided to the right people at the right time throughout the world.
• Review performance and analytics to ensure milestones are met and deliverables achieved.
• Analyze, synthesize, and communicate findings, learnings, and strategic considerations to stakeholders, operations, and external implementing organizations.
• Facilitate the design and implementation of new/improved process tools to assist in the process of measuring the effectiveness of Church-funded efforts and to help Humanitarian Division implement evaluation findings to continuously improve the work.
• Provide performance reporting to headquarters governing councils and area governing councils.
• Manages the modification of systems and processes, the adaptation of existing systems and processes to better support the Humanitarian Division and ensures that work is done as effectively as possible.

Required

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Public Health, Statistics, International Development, Economics, or equivalent field. Coursework and experience in research and evaluation.
• Minimum of 7 years of applicable experience, or equivalent education and experience.
• Recognized ability to positively and effectively lead critical and highly visible work.
• Possess strong ability to understand and align with key strategic objectives.
• Proven ability to understand complex business processes and structures and to recommend changes.
• Proven analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Preferred

• Master's Degree in a relevant discipline; such as Public Health, Statistics, Economics, International Development, or equivalent fields.

About Us

Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord's work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings- giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances-our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment.

Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.

Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church.

The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.