Program Evaluator – State & Local Outcomes, Human Services, BH, Justice

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and oversee evaluations of processes, outcomes, and impacts for state and local human services, behavioral health, justice, and family support initiatives.

• Create logic models, theories of change, performance metrics, and evaluation plans that agencies can present to funders and oversight organizations.

• Examine administrative, case management, and survey data; deliver results that boards and program leaders can utilize.

• Perform key-informant interviews, site visits, and structured document reviews as required by the design.

• Convert findings into actionable suggestions and articulate limitations clearly.

• Assist with AlphaGov proposals by providing evaluation methodologies, roles, and narratives of past performance when authorized to do so.

• Collaborate with workforce evaluation and survey subject matter experts when project scopes overlap across different program types.

• Ensure that engagement is project-focused and contingent upon award or staffing needs, rather than speculative bench staffing.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of seven years of experience in program evaluation, applied social science, public policy, or outcomes research within government or public consulting.

• Direct experience evaluating state or local human services, behavioral health, justice, fatherhood/family, or similar public programs.

• Proficient in creating logic models, evaluation frameworks, and performance metrics.

• Excellent mixed-methods design, writing, and presentation capabilities for non-technical audiences.

• Comfortable working as a project-based collaborator; must be based in the US and willing to travel occasionally.

• Experience in evaluating behavioral health, criminal justice, child welfare, or fatherhood/family programs, along with relevant past performance.

• Knowledge of state audit/oversight reporting and standards for federally funded social program evaluations.

• Expertise in survey and qualitative protocol design that complements administrative data analysis.

• Previous experience in a named key personnel role on evaluation proposals for the public sector.

🏝️ Benefits

• Engagements that prioritize remote work.

• Occasional travel for client meetings.

• Collaborations based on specific projects.

• Potential to be recognized as an expert collaborator or key personnel on relevant proposals when authorized.