NKCES - Project Evaluator (NKCAE)

Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services; Cold Spring (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Project Evaluator leads NKCAE's evaluation, performance measurement, and continuous-quality-improvement functions across the 23-district region, establishing practical data systems that measure implementation and progress toward approved project goals while supporting timely SAMHSA reporting and responsible use of data.

The role requires developing the initial evaluation plan, overseeing data collection and reporting, ensuring data privacy, and producing summaries and visuals for NKCES

Qualifications

• Experience evaluating school-based services or interventions.
• Experience with data collection, analysis, reporting, and continuous quality improvement.
• Familiarity with federal performance measurement and data-privacy practices preferred.
• Ability to translate findings into practical improvement recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Develop the initial evaluation plan within three months of award.
• Establish evaluation questions, measures, data definitions, collection procedures, quality checks, reporting calendars, and data-use protocols.
• Oversee collection, validation, analysis, and reporting of required SAMHSA performance measures and project-specific indicators.
• Measure progress toward project goals and objectives, including district capacity, training participation, partnership development, referral-pathway functioning, and engagement outcomes.
• Facilitate quarterly data reviews with project staff, districts, and partners to identify improvement opportunities and support action planning.
• Prepare accurate evaluation summaries, data visualizations, recommendations, and required reports for SAMHSA and NKCES leadership.
• Ensure data practices protect confidentiality, follow applicable law, and use appropriate disaggregation and small-cell suppression.
• Coordinate with contracted data-support providers as needed and perform related duties assigned by the Project Director or designee.

Skills

Evaluation experience

Data analysis

Public health background

Research skills

Communication of findings

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in evaluation, research, public health, education, psychology, social work, statistics, data science, or a closely related field

Job description

• Employee Type Full Time

Description

Project Evaluator - NKCAE (100% Level of Effort)

Job Summary: The Project Evaluator leads NKCAE's evaluation, performance measurement, and continuous-quality-improvement functions across the 23-district region. The position establishes practical data systems that measure implementation and progress toward approved project goals while supporting timely SAMHSA reporting and responsible use of data.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the initial evaluation plan within three months of award and update it as SAMHSA requirements and project implementation evolve.
• Establish evaluation questions, measures, data definitions, collection procedures, quality checks, reporting calendars, and data-use protocols.
• Oversee collection, validation, analysis, and reporting of required SAMHSA performance measures and project-specific indicators.
• Measure progress toward project goals and objectives, including district capacity, training participation, partnership development, referral-pathway functioning, and engagement outcomes.
• Facilitate quarterly data reviews with project staff, districts, and partners to identify improvement opportunities and support action planning.
• Prepare accurate evaluation summaries, data visualizations, recommendations, and required reports for SAMHSA and NKCES leadership.
• Ensure data practices protect confidentiality, follow applicable law, and use appropriate disaggregation and small-cell suppression.
• Coordinate with contracted data-support providers as needed and perform related duties assigned by the Project Director or designee.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in evaluation, research, public health, education, psychology, social work, statistics, data science, or a closely related field.
• Experience evaluating school-based services or interventions, as required by the NOFO.
• Demonstrated experience with data collection, analysis, reporting, and continuous quality improvement.
• Experience with federal performance measurement and data-privacy practices preferred.
• Evaluation design, data management, and analytic reasoning.
• Clear communication of findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Attention to data quality, confidentiality, and reporting deadlines.
• Ability to translate findings into practical improvement recommendations.

Terms of Employment

Reports To and Evaluated by: Project Director, NKCAE

Department: Learning and Empowerment

Position Type: Full-time Exempt

Salary: Based on rank and experience in accordance with the NKCES Salary Schedule