Remote Partnerships and Evaluation Lead

Summary

Join Nava, a consultancy and public benefit corporation, as Partnerships and Evaluations Lead to manage external partnerships, lead evaluation and advocacy efforts, and support research and development division.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in evaluation, advocacy, and/or partnerships roles
• Experience leading metrics and evaluation efforts in a social sector organization, preferably in a fast paced environment
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong planning, project, and organizational skills
• History of developing and leading strategic partnerships
• Strong relationship building skills
• Ability to work independently and with a team

Responsibilities

• Supporting Nava’s research and development division, Nava Labs, focused on building evidence for and advocating for policy and systems changes
• Contributing to project scoping and evaluation design to build evidence for advocacy needs and priorities
• Managing ongoing external relationships from a communications, evaluation, and advocacy perspective for research projects
• Engaging partner organizations, Nava SMEs, and Nava leadership to establish, plan, and coordinate meetings and develop relationships
• Being a liaison between partner organizations and Nava teams
• Building a coalition of organizations around advocacy and research priorities
• Participating in philanthropic efforts at Nava
• Serving as a spokesperson for Nava at conferences and facilitating presentations as needed
• Contributing to grants management
• Managing Communications efforts related to Nava Labs research processes, outputs, and outcomes
• Delegating various communications and advocacy activities across Nava
• Contributing to growth strategy discussions
• Coordinating lunch and learns with the team and external partners
• Facilitating presentations and providing 1 on 1 consulting
• Collaborating with stakeholders to improve evaluation strategy and practices at Nava
• Serving as mentor to other practitioners
• Acting as a resource to project teams to develop ideas about how they measure project impact
• Developing, promoting and scaling evaluation practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters’ Degree in evaluation, data science, public policy, public administration, or similar
• Experience with both data science and social science evaluation methods

Benefits

• Competitive benefits: We prioritize your well-being, offering highly competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous time off: Enjoy 20 days of accrued PTO, 12 paid federal holidays, 5 prorated floating holidays, and unlimited sick leave
• Annual discretionary bonus: Paid annually to eligible employees. When Nava does well, you do well
• Parental leave: Receive 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and weekly meal deliveries during your leave
• Employee wellness program: Access our comprehensive Employee Wellness Program
• Virtual doctor visits: Enjoy zero copay virtual doctor visits through UHC
• Fertility support: Benefit from fertility support and treatment options
• Sabbatical leave: We offer a sabbatical leave program
• 401k contributions: We match 4% of your salary in 401k contributions
• Flexible work arrangements: We offer flexible work arrangements to suit your needs
• Home office setup: Receive assistance with your home office setup and a monthly phone allowance
• Utilities reimbursement: Get a monthly partial reimbursement for utilities (where applicable)
• Learning and development: Access our comprehensive learning and development program
• Tuition and Professional development budget: Receive a prorated annual tuition and professional development budget and a LinkedIn Learning license
• Equity stock options: Benefit from equity stock options
• Employee referral program: Participate in our employee referral program
• Commuter benefits: Enjoy commuter benefits
• Insurance coverage: Receive short and long-term disability insurance, as well as life and accidental death insurance