Strategic Executive Leader for Research and Evaluation

18 hours ago

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States YWCA Kalamazoo Full time
Job Summary

The Senior Director of Research, Evaluation, and Program Development is a strategic executive leader responsible for bridging the research-practice divide at YWCA Kalamazoo. This role serves as an inspiring thought partner, supporting programs to integrate research and evaluation into practice, and driving the organization's research-to-practice strategy.

Key Responsibilities
  • Consult on research design and implementation, including development and facilitation of groups, interviews, and surveys.
  • Collaboratively develop, manage, and forecast departmental budget.
  • Serve as the principal writer for research funding opportunities.
  • Manage funded research projects in accordance with contractual requirements.
  • Collaboratively create and execute agency-wide research, evaluation, and program development protocols.
  • Ensure all programs are supported with a collaboratively created, rigorous, measurable logic model.
  • Ensure all tools and interventions used are vetted and either evidence-based or have an actionable plan to develop the evidence-base.
  • Maintain a comprehensive roster of tools and interventions used across the agency.
  • Ensure research methods deployed are an effective, rigorous blend of qualitative and quantitative methods.
  • Lead the organization's research-to-practice strategy, including identifying research-practice gaps and ways to bridge the divide internally and externally.
  • Secure, facilitate, and monitor research partnerships, including developing the agency IRB process.
  • Direct the development and issuance of data for monthly KPI reports, annual reports, advocacy reports, and funder data reports.
  • Collaborate across departments to develop policy papers.
  • Honors and uplifts the expertise held by others.
  • Develop and provide senior oversight for research partnerships, including subaward management, contract performance review, and fiscal oversight.
  • Demonstrate consistent visibility and on-site engagement across the agency.
  • Intentionally build partnership and relationship with personnel at all levels.
  • Participate in public information sharing with partners, legislators, media, conferences, and other opportunities.
  • Engage in weekly 1:1 supervision, committed to personal growth and coaching others.
Requirements
  • Masters in social work or related field required, including applied research, OR PhD strongly preferred in social work, early childhood, public health or related field.
  • Experience bridging the research-practice divide through implementation science and practice.
  • 10+ years of developing and executing social service programs.
  • Personal or professional experience related to at least one of the agency's service pillars.
  • Demonstrated experience in all of the following: designing and executing impact evaluations; strategic planning; personnel supervision and growth; conducting needs assessments; facilitating research partnerships; leading direct service teams.
Working Conditions and Essential Functions
  1. YWCA location.
  2. Off-site location.
  3. Potential outdoor events.
  4. Sitting, standing, kneeling, bending, some lifting.
  5. Frequently required to talk or hear.
  6. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
  7. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 10 pounds.
Training Requirements
  1. Orientation to YWCA Personnel Policies, Mission, Purpose, and One Imperative.
  2. Racial Justice Training.
  3. Orientation to all agency service pillars (victim services, maternal/child health, and early childhood education).
  4. Appropriate training and in-service which will occur during employment.

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