Job description

FoodCorps seeks an experienced Research and Evaluation Manager to develop and implement program measurement strategy.

ORGANIZATION

FoodCorps is a fast-­‐moving national nonprofit organization that seeks to combat childhood obesity and food insecurity while training the next generation of farmers and public health leaders. The centerpiece of our work is an AmeriCorps service program that launched in ten states in 2011. Our first 50 service members (selected from more than 1200 applicants) are dedicating a year of paid public service conducting food and nutrition education, building and tending school gardens, and sourcing farm-­‐fresh food for school meals in limited resource communities. Within a decade, we expect to deploy an annual service force of more than 1,000.

FoodCorps is a dynamic start-­‐up with strong potential for growth, working at the intersection of the most pressing issues of our time: childhood obesity, environmental sustainability, and the way we farm, eat and educate. The organization uses a model of national service that has helped programs like Teach for America, Habitat for Humanity and City Year become catalytic change-­‐makers, leveraging federal funds to drive corporate and philanthropic investment in the public good. FoodCorps is led by a young team of social entrepreneurs with expertise, passion, and a commitment to having fun.

POSITION
Reporting to Co-­‐Founder and Service Program Director, Cecily Upton, and working in close collaboration with Co-­‐Founder and Director of Policy and Partnerships, Debra Eschmeyer, the Research and Evaluation Manager will facilitate measurement and analysis of FoodCorps' impact on child health and food security. It is strongly preferred that candidates work from FoodCorps’ New York office.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Developing a revised evaluation plan and logic model · Developing survey instruments for, managing the collection and analysis of, and maintaining the integrity of data from FoodCorps sites and service members
• Establishing systems for protection of human subjects in collaboration with our state partners (including managing Institutional Review Board application processes and assessing, facilitating, and tracking the IRB needs and applications in each state)

• Managing research and evaluation relationships with state and community partners, including assessing current tools and gaps and facilitating Evaluation Team of local, state, regional, and national partners
• Coordinating impact deliverables for federal and foundation performance measures
• Collaborating on short and long-­‐term evaluation strategy
• Developing written and online training materials establishing data collection protocol for sites and service members
• Facilitating sharing of findings with funders, partners, policymakers and the field

EXPERIENCE
Candidates will preferably possess a graduate degree in Public Health, Food Systems, or equivalent. A minimum of three years of research and evaluation experience in a nonprofit environment, preferably in working with federal partners, is required. Familiarity with protection of human subjects, Excel, and other data management software is mandatory. Experience with Salesforce preferred. Candidate must be a clear communicator and team player, have significant organizational skills and adhere to the highest standards of ethical conduct.

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