Join First 5 Monterey County’s Team!
POSITION: Evaluation and Learning Manager
First 5 Monterey County (F5MC) is responsible for the planning, administration, and oversight of Proposition 10 (the California Children and Families Act) funds that come into the county each year.
The Evaluation and Learning Manager for F5MC leads the Commission in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) efforts for Commission programs and services, and is a strategic thought leader in the county. Under the general direction of the Commission’s Executive Director, and in coordination with the Program Managers, the Evaluation and Learning Manager is responsible for the design of MEAL strategy and methods, management of implementation, and dissemination and use of trends and lessons learned to guide organizational and program improvements. A key function is to engage F5MC and its funded partners in continuous quality improvement such that findings from MEAL activities are incorporated in ongoing program implementation, inform future strategic direction, and enhance F5MC’s role as a catalyst and advocate for children and their families.
The Evaluation and Learning Manager at F5MC is recognized as the leader in the county for data, evaluation, and research related to children from the prenatal stage through age 5. As such, the Evaluation and Learning Manager participates in county-wide initiatives and county, regional and state meetings, and responds to community data enquiries.
The Evaluation and Learning Manager collaborates with the Program Managers and staff from Funded Partners to maintain consistent collection of monitoring data, and to keep F5MC and Funded Partners accountable to contractual obligations. The Evaluation and Learning Manager oversees a team of contractors that complete the data collection, analysis, and reporting for implementation, outcome, and impact evaluation. The results of these monitoring, accountability, and evaluation activities feed into a continuous quality improvement cycle led by the Evaluation and Learning Manager.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: A Master’s Degree in the human services field, public health, business or public administration; a minimum of five years’ experience in evaluating social science programs in a public or private agency (experience monitoring and evaluating child development programs is preferred); and a minimum of three years’ experience managing a team of staff and/or consultants.
TO APPLY: Please review the full job description for further details, salary and minimum requirements. If you are interested in applying for this exciting career opportunity, please forward a letter of interest and resume to Joanna@first5monterey.org.
OPEN UNTIL FILLED: PRIORITY SCREENING will begin on October 1, 2018. Position is open until filled. The first interview is anticipated to be the week of October 15, 2018.
More information about the position and our agency can be found on our website at https://www.first5monterey.org/join-our-team.htm.