Senior Youth Programs Evaluation & Data Lead

Children's Defense Fund; Saint Paul (MN); Hybride; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid office setting

Résumé du poste

The Children’s Defense Fund in Minnesota seeks a Senior Program Associate to support evaluation, data, and reporting across three federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center sites. You will own evaluation calendars, manage surveys, and build data tools to keep reporting accurate and timely.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and strong MS Office skills, experience turning data into insights, and the ability to collaborate with youth, families, schools, and partners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in data analysis, evaluation, social science, education, youth development, or a related field.
• Experience with data collection, analysis, program evaluation, and reporting.
• Experience meeting reporting requirements and deadlines, ideally for grant funded or publicly funded programs.
• Strong Microsoft Office Suite proficiency including spreadsheet and data tool skills, with the ability to build and maintain sustainable and efficient data systems.
• Strong organization and the ability to manage datasets, calendars, and details accurately across multiple sites.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate data for audiences who do not live in it.

Responsabilités

• Program evaluation and dataLead evaluation across three federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center sites, from design through analysis to reporting.
• Own the evaluation calendar, including pre and post surveys for students, parents, and teachers, the annual Youth Program Quality Assessment, and attendance and demographic reporting.
• Build and maintain the data tools, workbooks, and tracking systems that keep evaluation accurate, consistent, and on time.
• Turn raw data into clear findings program staff can act on and lead the annual program data dive.
• Safeguard data quality and integrity across sites, catching gaps and errors before they reach a report.
• Facilitate weekly Youth Participatory Evaluation groups, putting analysis in the hands of young people themselves.
• Coordinate staff professional development on evaluation, raising data literacy across the team.
• Grant compliance and reportingCompile and submit required annual reports accurately and on schedule to the Minnesota Department of Education and other funders.
• Maintain the documentation, records, and data trail needed to meet funder and reporting requirements.
• Manage reporting calendars and deadlines across multiple reports, keeping every submission complete and on time.
• Track participation, attendance, and demographic data to the standards required for reporting.
• Manage programming contracts and consultant communication, process invoices, and keep records reporting ready.
• Compile and deliver grant reports and other reports as needed, and support related documentation requests.
• Program supportProvide technical assistance and conduct site visits to support program quality and model fidelity and help grow the Freedom Schools network through partnerships.
• Support family and advisory engagement, including family involvement meetings, grade-band parent sessions, and youth and family advisory groups, with logistics, materials, translation coordination, and stipends.
• Co-plan signature youth and network events with the Youth Development Senior Manager and other CDF-MN departments.
• Support program events and transportation logistics, including the field trip approval process and charter travel to national training.
• Support meeting coordination, such as calendaring and meeting minutes
• Support tracking of partner financial reimbursement process
• Build relationships with schools, partners, and community organizations, and support fundraising, policy, and advocacy activities as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Data analysis

Program evaluation

Reporting

Written communication

Verbal communication

Youth development

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in data analysis/evaluation/education/youth development

Outils

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

The Children’s Defense Fund in Minnesota seeks a Senior Program Associate to support evaluation, data, and reporting across three federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Center sites. You will own evaluation calendars, manage surveys, and build data tools to keep reporting accurate and timely.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and strong MS Office skills, experience turning data into insights, and the ability to collaborate with youth, families, schools, and partners.