Project Manager Senior Evaluator

cwi; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee seeks a Project Manager to lead a broad range of evaluation projects within the Community Health and Education team. These projects support CHHS strategic plans and annual goals and require adapting style to the needs of each initiative.

The role provides project support across multiple projects, coordinating teams, gathering data, and applying best practices in evaluation to drive improvements and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in research, evaluation, education or related field.
• 5+ years experience in program evaluation and research, including work with diverse populations.
• Experience planning, consulting or managing projects with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and leads evaluation projects, forming project teams and documenting progress.
• Aligns work with CHHS strategic goals and annual evaluation initiatives.
• Gathers data with community members using culturally responsive evaluation methods.
• Researches best practices and innovations in prevention-based community programs.
• Provides consultative support to ensure adherence to evaluation best practices.
• Creates, tracks and analyzes department-wide reports and dashboards.
• Maintains relationships with community partners and academic institutions.

Skills

Problem solving

Organizing

Drive for Results

Presentation Skills

Interpersonal Savvy

Education

Bachelor's Degree in research, evaluation, education or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Children's Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best.

Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect.

We provide child well-being services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services to parents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family.

Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin.

Service Areas

• Foster Care
• Treatment Foster Care
• Adoption
• Respite Care
• Child Advocacy Centers
• Family Case Management
• Family Finding

We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country.

Job Summary

Leads, coordinates and implements a broad range of evaluation projects across Community Health and Education team. These projects support the implementation of CHHS strategic plans, annual goals and objectives. The projects and initiatives are expected to be diverse in nature and require the Project Manager to adapt their style based upon the needs of the project. This position provides project support to multiple projects at one time and must demonstrate mature judgment in managing multiple simultaneous projects as well as knowledge and expertise in best practices and innovative approaches to evaluation of prevention-based community programs.

Essential Functions

• Coordinates assigned evaluation projects, including identification of project teams, participation on and/or leadership of project team, and documentation of project progress.
• Working in alignment with strategic goals and objectives and with leadership team, establishes and evaluates standards and annual evaluation initiatives. Revises evaluation initiative as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Coordinates and conducts data gathering with community members/program participants using culturally responsive evaluation practices, in person or virtually.
• Researches best practices and innovative approaches to evaluation efforts related to prevention-based community programs. Regularly assesses programs and services throughout department to ensure appropriate levels of evaluation efforts are being implemented.
• Serves as a consultative resource for department from development to program implementation phases to ensure adherence to evaluation best practices and integration into overall department evaluation plan. Provides recommendations and evaluates progress for continued improvement.
• Establishes, tracks and monitors regularly scheduled department-wide reports such as balance score card.
• Maintains current relationships as a liaison between the Community Health department and key community partners and stakeholders. Establishes and maintains evaluation partnerships with academic institutions.
• Works in partnership with CHHS departments related to fund development opportunities by supporting grant development and writing along with presentations as requested.
• Actively participate in the development of communication tools including but not limited to briefings, papers, PowerPoint and poster presentations to disseminate results and findings.
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to program leaders. Resolves or escalates issues outlining recommendations in a timely fashion.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in research, evaluation, education or related field. Required

Experience

5+ years experience in program evaluation and research, specifically in the areas of diverse and underrepresented populations. Required

Requires demonstrated experience in planning, consulting or project management. Required

Requires demonstrated leadership experience in, or capacity to manage, cross-functional work teams with no direct reporting relationship. Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Skilled in the use of the following behavioral competencies: Problem solving, Organizing, Drive for Results, Presentation Skills, and Interpersonal Savvy.

Change agent demeanor, must be a flexible thinker with an ability to quickly adapt to a changing environment.

Demonstrated ability to utilize Microsoft applications and other software to create, maintain, analyze, and produce required tracking mechanisms, reports and presentations.

Demonstrated ability to partner with formal and informal leaders to move projects forward, reducing