Education Research, Evaluation and Impact Director

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Spearhead research, evaluation, and impact storytelling for K-12 global education products.

• Collaborate with sales, program implementation, and marketing teams to ensure evaluation work aligns with school and district priorities.

• Transform program data into concise, decision-ready impact narratives, one-pagers, school board materials, and partner-facing briefs.

• Interact with district and school-level data and research staff, share foundational data, and address technical methodology inquiries.

• Create comprehensive research materials, including plain-language summaries and technical appendices.

• Formulate evaluation plans in conjunction with internal stakeholders.

• Execute quantitative and qualitative evaluations of educational offerings.

• Oversee annual survey development, administration, analysis, and reporting.

• Enhance internal understanding of instructional trends to fortify programs and messaging.

• Manage research projects through to completion, including timelines, budgeting, and stakeholder coordination.

• Review literature on global learning and best practices in dual language education.

• Establish and uphold program data governance standards.

• Handle program-specific data sharing agreements and collaborate on FERPA and privacy compliance.

• Advocate for the responsible management of confidential program information through training, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts.

• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Master's Degree in educational planning, research, statistics, or a related field is required.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience leading evaluations, assessments, or research in a relevant area.

• Proficient in translating data into decision-ready narratives for non-academic audiences.

• Comfortable presenting to and addressing technical inquiries from district and school research analysts.

• Capable of producing plain-language summaries and technical appendices that cover methodology, sample sizes, effect sizes, and limitations.

• Experienced with K-12 student growth and proficiency data, as well as teacher effectiveness/EVAAS data.

• Working knowledge of statistics, including sample design, power calculations, and data analysis.

• Familiarity with statistical software such as Stata, SPSS, or SAS.

• Demonstrated experience in leading quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research studies.

• Ability to think creatively, strategically, critically, and analytically.

• Outstanding written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Preferred: experience in the K-12 education sector.

• Preferred: familiarity with local, district, state, and national education policies.

• Preferred: experience in writing for sales enablement, marketing, or executive communications.

• Preferred: familiarity with B2B/B2G sales cycles in education.

• Proficiency in a second language is preferred.

• Familiarity with Salesforce and Tableau or similar CRM/data visualization platforms is a plus.

• A Doctorate is a plus, but not required.

• A passion for global perspectives, languages, cultures, travel, and interconnectedness.

• Willingness to undertake responsibilities beyond strict role boundaries in support of the team or mission.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit coverage for medical, dental, and vision.

• Company-paid long-term and short-term disability, as well as life insurance.

• Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave.

• Generous vacation policy and separate sick time.

• Wellness Program.

• Adoption Assistance.

• Infant-At-Work and Bring Your Dog to Work Program.

• Cell Phone Reimbursement.

• Fully-stocked kitchen.

• Volunteer Time Off.

• Professional Development Funds.