Application Guide
How to Apply for Evaluation Specialist (part-time)
at Facing History and Ourselves
🏢 About Facing History and Ourselves
Facing History and Ourselves is a unique global education nonprofit that empowers educators to help students confront racism, antisemitism, and bigotry through historical lessons. Working here means contributing to meaningful social change by equipping teachers with tools to foster critical thinking and empathy in classrooms. The organization's mission-driven approach creates a workplace where evaluation work directly supports anti-hate education initiatives.
About This Role
This Evaluation Specialist role involves managing school/district evaluation studies and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data to measure the impact of Facing History's programs. You'll create compelling visualizations and presentations that help demonstrate how historical education reduces prejudice, making this role crucial for securing continued funding and program improvement. Your work directly informs how the organization scales its anti-bigotry curriculum across the US.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve cleaning survey data from a district-wide implementation of Facing History's curriculum, coding qualitative responses from teacher focus groups about classroom discussions on historical injustice, and creating data visualizations for an upcoming presentation to funders. You'd collaborate with program staff to refine evaluation instruments and update tracking systems for ongoing studies across multiple time zones.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Facing History and Ourselves Is Looking For
- Has 3+ years specifically evaluating educational programs for grades 6-12, with experience measuring outcomes related to prejudice reduction or social-emotional learning
- Can articulate how they've used Google Sheets/Excel for both quantitative analysis (frequencies, means) AND qualitative coding/thematic analysis in past evaluation projects
- Demonstrates experience creating data visualizations that make complex evaluation findings accessible to non-researcher audiences like teachers and school administrators
- Shows understanding of how evaluation supports nonprofit missions, with specific interest in how data can advance anti-racism education initiatives
📝 Tips for Applying to Facing History and Ourselves
Quantify your experience with grades 6-12 specifically - mention exact grade levels, sample sizes, and types of schools (urban/rural/suburban) you've evaluated
Include a portfolio link showing data visualizations you've created for educational or nonprofit audiences, with notes on how they influenced decision-making
Reference Facing History's specific programs like 'Choosing to Participate' or 'Holocaust and Human Behavior' in your materials to show you understand their curriculum
Highlight any experience evaluating programs related to prejudice reduction, historical empathy, or civic engagement - even if not in formal education settings
Demonstrate your Google Sheets/Excel proficiency by describing specific functions you've used for data cleaning (QUERY, FILTER) and analysis (pivot tables, conditional formatting)
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Connect your evaluation experience directly to measuring educational outcomes related to reducing prejudice or building historical empathy', 'Describe a specific project where you translated complex data into actionable recommendations for educators or administrators', "Explain why Facing History's mission resonates with you personally or professionally, referencing their specific approach to using history education", 'Highlight your experience managing multiple evaluation studies simultaneously, emphasizing school/district-level projects']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Review Facing History's 'Impact & Evidence' page to understand their current evaluation approach and published findings
- → Study their core case studies like 'Holocaust and Human Behavior' to understand the specific content teachers are implementing
- → Explore their partner school districts to understand the educational contexts where evaluations occur
- → Review their annual report to understand organizational priorities and how evaluation currently supports their strategic goals
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Using generic evaluation terminology without connecting it to K-12 education or prejudice reduction outcomes
- Focusing only on higher education or corporate evaluation experience without demonstrating relevance to grades 6-12
- Presenting overly technical data visualizations without explaining how you'd adapt them for teacher professional development sessions
- Failing to mention Google Sheets/Excel specifically when discussing data analysis tools
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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