Scheduled Hours

37.5

Position Summary

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) partners with academic leaders to deliver insights, guide strategy, and foster a data-informed culture that drives institutional excellence and continuous improvement. Established in 2022, IE serves as a strategic resource for WashU’s academic mission and priorities. Our work is grounded in our team values of people, excellence, impact and growth.

The Evaluation Manager leads and manages evaluation and assessment projects in collaboration with IE’s cross-functional team of data analysts, project coordinators, and data visualization designers. This position manages the full lifecycle of evaluation projects (i.e., planning, design, implementation, dissemination) to generate actionable insights and communicate meaningful stories with data.

This Evaluation Manager partners with closely with Provost Office leadership, schools, and other university partners to evaluate academic initiatives and strategies. The role involves designing and implementing mixed-method approaches, overseeing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, and translating findings into insights that inform decision-making and improvement.

This position also contributes to advancing IE’s evaluation strategy and supports WashU’s broader data governance effort by promoting practices that make data accessible, equitable, and understandable to decision-makers. In addition, the Evaluation Manager helps strengthen the evaluation capacity within the IE team through shared tools, training, and collaborative learning.

Job Description

Implementation and Project Management

• Develop detailed workplans and oversee execution of deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.  

• Lead key components of evaluation projects, in collaboration with project teams, including design and approach, tool and process development, data collection approach, dissemination, and engagement of interest holders.

• Lead the design and implementation of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, in collaboration with project team, ensuring alignment with WashU data governance standards.

• Communicate project progress, risks, and insights to IE leadership and project interest holders on a regular basis.

Dissemination and Communication

• Serve as dissemination lead on evaluation projects, overseeing translation and sharing of findings for various audiences.

• Lead the development of a variety of dissemination products to enhance data informed decision making and impact.

• Maintain high quality standards for project deliverables and interest holder engagement.

• Implement data visualization and communication best practices in collaboration with IE’s visualization team.

Evaluation Design and Strategy

• Develop responsive, high quality evaluation plans in collaboration with IE and initiative leadership.

• Engage initiative leaders and other interest holders throughout the lifecycle of evaluation projects to ensure relevance, rigor, and usability of findings.

• Advise interest holders on appropriate evaluation approaches and scope based on initiative goals, maturity, and context. 

• Collaborate with IE leadership to develop and advance IE’s evaluation strategy.

• Stay current on best practices in evaluation, higher education assessment, and strategic learning.

• Build evaluation knowledge and capacity within the IE team through shared tools, templates, trainings, and consultation.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:
Job Location/Working Conditions

• Normal office environment

Physical Effort

• Typically working at a desk or table

• Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement

• Ability to move to on and off-campus locations

Equipment

• Office equipment

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor's degree

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Relevant Experience (4 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications

• Experience designing and planning evaluations.
• Experience translating evaluation strategies into measurable outcomes and indicators.
• Experience designing instruments and collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data.
• Experience facilitating conversations and workshops with groups of varying sizes and contexts.
• Experience building and maintaining collaborative partner relationships.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in program evaluation, public health, social sciences or related field and at least two years of experience.
• Experience managing and supervising project teams.
• Strong understanding of evaluation and research methods.
• Experience developing or applying evaluation frameworks (e.g., logic models, theories of change or outcomes frameworks).
• Experience developing evaluation scopes of work or proposals.
• Experience conducting evaluation or assessment in higher education settings.
• Experience providing evaluation training, consultation, and/or capacity building.
• Ability to cultivate relationships and work effectively with diverse set of interest holders.
• Ability to translate complex evaluation findings into clear insights and recommendations for decision-makers.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities in a complex organizational environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Master's degree

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Communication, Content Editing, Design Evaluations, Detail-Oriented, Facilitation, High Reliability, Interpersonal Influence, Microsoft Office, Multitasking, Office Productivity Tools, Organizing, Prioritization, Problem Solving, Process Management, Program Evaluations, Project Team Leadership, Research Methodologies, RFP Evaluation, Sound Judgment, Strategic Thinking, Working Independently, Writing

Grade

G13

Salary Range

$65,900.00 - $112,700.00 / Annually

The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

Questions

For frequently asked questions about the application process, please refer to our External Applicant FAQ.

Accommodation

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email [email protected] or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at 314-935-1149 and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request.

All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

Pre-Employment Screening

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

Benefits Statement

Personal

• Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.

• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.

• Take advantage of our free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees.

• WashU provides eligible employees with a defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan, which combines employee contributions and university contributions starting at 7%.

Wellness

• Wellness challenges, annual health screenings, mental health resources, mindfulness programs and courses, employee assistance program (EAP), financial resources, access to dietitians, and more!

Family

• We offer 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child. Family care resources are also available for your continued childcare needs. Need adult care? We’ve got you covered.

• WashU covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us.

For policies, detailed benefits, and eligibility, please visit: https://hr.wustl.edu/benefits/

EEO Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, citizenship (where prohibited by federal law), age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.