Evaluation Officer & Program Officer

Seattle, Washington (Hybrid)

Sankofa Consulting is a boutique consulting firm that provides monitoring and evaluation, technical assistance and management support to philanthropic and not-for-profit entities. As a small business, Sankofa leverages a global network of partners to provide tailored expertise and effectively implement projects of various sizes and scopes around the world. Sankofa has deep evaluation expertise, and experience working with major foundations on new initiatives and development projects that span public health, education, agriculture, and economic development in the United States and around the world. We translate learnings and themes into tangible products for grantees and other partners. Sankofa does this work with a mission to reduce inequities and advance social justice for the poor and marginalized at the local, national, and global levels. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is reflected in how we approach our work with clients and in our internal culture and management practices. Sankofa’s client support focuses on maximizing data to inform strategy development, business process improvement, and project development and management.

Position Summary

Sankofa Consulting seeks an early-career Evaluation Officer/Program Officer (EO/PO) to engage in the full range of technical tasks and activities offered to our clients. The EO/PO focuses on supporting strategy, measurement, evaluation and learning activities to assess the implementation and impact of program interventions, including conducting data collection and analysis, developing high-quality deliverables and knowledge products, and collaborating with external partners. In addition, the EO/PO will work as part of Sankofa’s project teams to contribute to proposal development in response to solicitations. The EO/PO will work with staff to manage external communications with clients and partners, ensuring that the discrete tasks and activities of Sankofa’s programs, learnings, and results are broadly shared with relevant stakeholders.

We seek someone who is committed to Sankofa’s values and commitment to using evaluation and learning in the service of equity. The ideal candidate will possess a deep desire to grow their knowledge and skills in evaluation and learning, and project management. The candidate will be an excellent communicator, strong team player, and problem solver.

Major Responsibilities

  • Manage client facing projects, including client relationships, tracking project deliverables, budget oversight, and coordinating project components

  • Conduct literature and secondary data collection reviews

  • Contribute to the design of evaluation and research plans

  • Contribute to the design of qualitative and/or quantitative data collection instruments

  • Manage and/or engage in data collection efforts

  • Analyze and synthesize qualitative and/or quantitative data

  • Contribute to proposal development, including background research, reviews and drafting written responses

  • Preparing high quality draft and final reports, presentations, and other deliverables

Requirements

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in public policy, social sciences, public health and/or related areas

  • At least two years of work experience in research, evaluation and/or management consulting

  • Experience conducting qualitative analysis with the ability synthesize data and convey findings, familiarity with Dedoose, NVivo or similar software preferred

  • Familiarity using STATA, SPSS or R for descriptive and inferential analyses

  • Excellent writing skills to effectively create clear and concise documents

  • Skilled in presenting data visually

  • Strong oral and interpersonal communication skills for engaging with diverse audiences

  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize work on multiple tasks under tight deadlines

  • Working proficiency in Spanish or second language, preferred

Competencies

  • Commitment to principles of culturally responsive and equitable evaluation.

  • Ability to work effectively and with sensitivity with diverse stakeholders and project teams.

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment, with an emphasis on high- performance, collaboration, accountability, and results.

  • Ability to successfully work in ambiguous situations across a board range of projects and topic areas

  • Highly organized, with the ability to balance multiple deliverables and priorities.

  • Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty, and desire to be of service

This is an exempt full-time hybrid position based in Seattle. This role may require travel to client and partners sites in the Pacific Northwest.

Salary & Benefits:

The starting salary for this position is $85,000. Benefits also include medical coverage, a 401(k) plan, and generous paid time off.

To apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Selena Fraser at s.fraser@sankofaconsulting.com

Sankofa Consulting, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages a diverse pool of candidates to apply. Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States.