Project Evaluator

Posting Details
Posting Information
Posting Number
PG193031EP
Internal Recruitment
No
Working Title
Project Evaluator
Anticipated Hiring Range
Commensurate with Experience (up to $70,000)
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM
Job Location
Raleigh, NC
Department
Agricultural and Human Sciences
About the Department
Extension at NC State University partners with communities to deliver education and technology that enrich the lives, land, and economy of North Carolinians. Our Family and Consumer Sciences program provides North Carolina families with research-based programs on nutrition, health, food safety, food preservation, and local food systems. We focus on food and nutrition programming, and our agents deliver evidence-based programming in nutrition, health, food safety, food preservation, and local foods. North Carolina State University has received a five (5) year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent obesity in 10 counties in central and eastern NC. NC State University is currently hiring a Program Evaluator to help monitor and evaluate multi-level, community-driven obesity prevention efforts occurring in each of these counties.
Essential Job Duties
A primary goal for this project is to engage and leverage community extension to implement evidence-based strategies for food and nutrition security, safe and accessible physical activity, family healthy weight programs, and early care and education settings. The Evaluator position's primary purpose is to assist Principal Investigators in the planning and evaluation of programming implemented across 10 counties. The 12-month EHRA position (1.0 FTE) will be located in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at NC State University. The individual will work closely with the PI team, external evaluation team, Project Coordinators, and county-level staff to prepare evaluation plans, collect data, develop databases and tools used for data collection, engage in scientific publication of project findings, and prepare written reports for the project team, community, and funder.
Essential job duties for the Evaluator include, but are not limited to:

• Assess, revise, and maintain a logic model representative of project activities throughout its lifespan
• In collaboration with the PI team, develop and revise yearly work plans for each strategy area and the larger project using CDC-provided templates
• Become intimately familiar with the CDC-required project milestones and performance measures, review work plan tasks to ensure alignment across project activities
• Support and supervise staff in the collection of county-level quantitative and qualitative data, including analysis and reporting of collected data to support the project team's ability to understand trends, barriers, and successes of project activities
• Identify and maintain a database of appropriate data collection instruments/tools and analytical techniques, including those required by the CDC
• Coordinate and facilitate the evaluation of the programs
• Ensure accurate and timely data entry from multiple data sources into NC State databases and CDE program reporting templates
• Implement quality controls (such as log files, spot checks, double entry, and supplemental reviews) to ensure data validity and reliability at all stages of data management and evaluation
• Perform standard cleaning and statistical procedures to ensure that data stored in NC State data systems are ready for analysis
• Run organized, formatted, and easily understandable reports from multiple databases to address the critical and required reporting needs between NC State and CDC. Such reports may include, but are not limited to a listing of all data requests received, a listing of data sources used by this project, and a listing of performance measures for this grant.
• Create and share monthly reports of project activities across strategy areas with the project team
• Work in collaboration with the Project Coordinators and communication team to produce at least two monthly messages designed for partners and the public
• Create and implement internal data management plans.

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Other Responsibilities
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience

• Post-baccalaureate credentials or a bachelor's degree with 3 years of equivalent professional training and experience.
• Two years of experience with research, evaluation, data management, or statistics.

Other Required Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) and at least one statistical package (e.g., SPSS, STAT, SAS)
• Ability to design data-gathering instruments;
• Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions;
• Ability to make oral and written presentations on the analysis of a project; and
• Ability to communicate with professional and administrative personnel.

Knowledge of:

• Database structure and functions;
• General methods and techniques of social research, planning, and evaluation;
• Best practice strategies/methodologies to meet data management requirements.

Experience:

• Managing large volumes of data;
• Reducing attrition and increasing response rates for surveys;
• Preparing and analyzing data, and related reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in program evaluation, public health, health behavior, nutrition, or health-related field.
• Experience publishing in scientific journals

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

• A valid NC Driver's License and the ability to obtain an NC Driver's License within 60 days of hire.
• A valid Driver's License must be maintained throughout employment.

Valid NC Driver's License required
Yes
Commercial Driver's License required
No
Recruitment Dates and Special Instructions
Job Open Date
11/22/2023
Anticipated Close Date
Open until filled.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please attach a Cover Letter, resume/CV, and contact information for three (3) professional references.
Please make sure that the information entered on the application matches what is on your resume.
Position Details
Position Number
00110510
Position Type
EHRA Non-Faculty
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) (1.0 = 40 hours/week)
1.0
Appointment
12 Month Recurring
Mandatory Designation - Adverse Weather
Non Mandatory - Adverse Weather
Mandatory Designation - Emergency Events
Non Mandatory - Emergency Event
Department ID
111401 - Agricultural and Human Sciences
AA/EEO
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