Project Manager for Assessment and Evaluation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 77,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a Project Manager for Assessment and Evaluation in Chapel Hill, NC. The role leads community-engaged projects from design through data collection, analysis, and reporting, collaborating with the School of Social Work team and community partners.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with PM/assessment experience; a Master’s degree and experience in higher education or community engagement are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with experience in project management, assessment or evaluation and data collection/analysis.
• Master’s degree and experience in higher education or community engagement are preferred.
• Familiarity with logic models, evaluation planning, and participatory evaluation practices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage assessment and evaluation projects from planning through completion, including timelines and deliverable tracking.
• Design and implement assessment strategies for community-engaged initiatives and facilitate focus groups.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to inform recommendations.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and summaries for internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate communication among campus and community partners and maintain project documentation.
• Help design, develop, and revise curriculum for online and in-person courses serving human services organizations.

Skills

Project management

Qualitative analysis

Quantitative analysis

Curriculum design

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Project Manager for Assessment and Evaluation. The role sits in the School of Social Work's Family & Children's Resource Program and Family Support Program, where it manages community-engaged assessment and evaluation projects from design through data collection, analysis, and reporting. The project manager works with the program director, program manager, and leadership team, leads teams and community partners, and also helps write and develop curriculum for human services organizations.

Highlights

• Manage assessment and evaluation projects from planning through completion, developing timelines, workplans, and deliverable tracking systems and overseeing teams to keep work on time and high quality.
• Design and implement assessment and evaluation strategies for community-engaged initiatives, including facilitating focus groups.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data, and turn it into data-informed recommendations that support continuous improvement.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and summaries for internal and external stakeholders, and coordinate communication among campus and community partners.
• Keep projects aligned with institutional priorities, grant requirements, and community needs while maintaining project documentation and records.
• Help design, develop, and revise curriculum for online and in-person courses serving human services organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as education, public administration, social sciences, or nonprofit management, with experience in project management, assessment, or evaluation and in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
• Preferred qualifications include a master's degree, higher education or community engagement experience, and familiarity with logic models, assessment frameworks, evaluation planning, and participatory evaluation practices.
• Hiring range of $77,271 to $85,857, for a full-time, permanent, 40-hour-per-week position based in North Carolina.