Evaluation Specialist (part-time)

Core responsibilities:

• Project management of evaluation studies, including school and district-wide studies
• Manage data collection, cleaning, and storage
• Perform basic quantitative analyses (e.g., means, percentages, frequencies)
• Analyze qualitative datasets (i.e., code and analyze qualitative data for key themes and sub-themes)
• Create clear and compelling data visualizations, including graphs, charts, figures, and tables
• Create professional and engaging slide decks for presentations, and present evaluation results to a wide range of audiences
• Collaborate on writing evaluation reports and update summaries of evaluation findings with new results
• Manage department information systems, including files, tracking studies, databases, and disseminating deliverables
• Research relevant academic literature and respond to inquiries about evaluation from staff members

This role contributes to the evidence base for the organization's educational programs, informs program development and strategy, and assesses progress toward strategic goals, ultimately helping teachers and students use lessons of history to stand up to racism, antisemitism, and other forms of bigotry and hate.

Required skills and qualifications:

• B.A/B.S. required; MA degree in Evaluation or Applied Research preferred
• Three years of evaluation experience involving educators and students in grades 6-12
• Ability to calculate frequencies, means, and percentages using Google spreadsheets or Excel
• Ability to analyze qualitative datasets using Google spreadsheets or Excel and articulate clear, accessible, and actionable themes
• Experience creating data visualizations using Google spreadsheets or other software
• Experience creating professional and engaging slide decks for presentations
• Strong project management, organizational, writing, and presentation skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects effectively and collaborate with team members
• Excellent interpersonal skills, creative, energetic, self-starting, proactive
• Demonstrated commitment to Facing History's mission

Compensation and benefits:

• Salary range: $35,000 - $38,000 annually
• Dental benefits
• 403(B) retirement plan with a discretionary organizational contribution
• Paid holidays
• Friendly work environment
• Remote-first/hybrid work model with flexibility in schedules and work locations
• Commitment to inclusion and diversity with group learning journeys and employee resource groups

Facing History & Ourselves is a global education non-profit organization that challenges teachers and students to use lessons of history to stand up to racism, antisemitism, and other forms of bigotry and hate.