Program Evaluator- CA

The Annenberg Foundation

The Annenberg Foundation is the successor corporation to the Annenberg School at Radnor, Pennsylvania founded in 1958 by Walter H. Annenberg. Serving as Ambassador to the Court of St. James from 1968 to 1974, Ambassador Annenberg enjoyed a distinguished career as a publisher, broadcaster, diplomat and philanthropist. He was President, and subsequently, Chairman of the Board, of Triangle Publications, which included TV Guide and Seventeen Magazine, as well as radio and TV stations nation-wide.

The Annenberg Foundation was established in 1989 with $1.2 billion, one third of the assets from the sale of Triangle Publications. Ambassador Annenberg founded The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania in 1958 and The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in 1971. In 1983, he established the Washington Program in Communication Policy Studies.

Ambassador Annenberg endowed chairs at more than a dozen colleges; and major gifts to support the arts, presidential libraries, hospitals, orchestras, and museums. He and his wife Leonore were celebrated art patrons whose collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces were donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

In 1993, the Foundation made a staggering commitment to public education with one of the largest gifts in philanthropic history: the $500 million Annenberg Challenge for School Reform, which worked to revive and inspire public school reform in eighteen sites across the nation. Its funding was spread among cities throughout the U.S. and catalyzed more than $600 million in matching grants. The Annenberg Challenge initiated reform in countless school districts in which work continues today.

Upon Walter H. Annenberg’s death in 2002, his wife Leonore assumed leadership of the Foundation. In March, 2009, Leonore passed away, leaving the foundation’s trusteeship to Wallis Annenberg and her three adult children: Lauren Bon, Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, and Charles Annenberg Weingarten.

At their direction, the Foundation continues its historic program focus but is expanding to include environmental stewardship, social justice and animal welfare. Over the past several years, the Foundation has evolved from a traditional grant making institution to one that is also directly involved in the community with its unique charitable activities through which large-scale solutions to systemic problems are pursued.

Program Evaluator

Overview:

The Annenberg Foundation is seeking a Program Evaluator from the communities it serves to contribute to its charitable endeavors. The Foundation’s Program Team has led the research and development of the nonprofit leadership capacity building initiatives as part of an ongoing effort to support the infrastructure of the nonprofit community in greater Los Angeles. The Foundation offers free grant seeking workshops and executive leadership seminars, training and assistance to nonprofit organizations through its Alchemy program.

Key Accountabilities: The list that follows is not intended to be comprehensive; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities of the position. Incumbents may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Candidate will assist the Program Team with its research and evaluation of Alchemy. This includes, but is not limited to:

Design program evaluations that allow for the tracking, measurement, and reporting of meaningful outcomes and data related to nonprofit organizations and nonprofit leaders.

1. Design participant satisfaction surveys to allow for effective quality control measures and monitoring of program quality.
2. Administer, coordinate, and manage all evaluation processes and procedures for the Alchemy program – which includes, but it not limited to:

• Compile and interpret data received from the pre-Organizational Assessment (using Survey Monkey and/or other evaluation platforms) in order to develop comprehensive data analysis reports for each participating nonprofit (135 in all) as well as for the general class
• Compile and interpret data received from the post-Organizational Assessment (using Survey Monkey and/or other evaluation platforms) in order to develop comprehensive data analysis reports for each participating nonprofit as well as for the general class
• Compile and interpret data received from Leadership Seminar Participant Feedback Forms (using Survey Monkey and/or other evaluation platforms) in order to develop a general data analysis report for each Class
• Compile and interpret data received from Anthology Review Day Participant Forms (using Survey Monkey and/or other evaluation platforms) in order to develop general data analysis reports for each Class
• Compile and interpret data received from Community Champion Feedback Forms (using Survey Monkey and/or other evaluation platforms) in order to develop data analysis reports reflecting general experience
• Interview a random pool of Alchemy stakeholders (participants, trainers, community champions, Annenberg Foundation staff, etc,) to determine the effectiveness of the various components of Alchemy
• Assist, as needed, on various activities related to the collection, interpretation, analysis and preparation of evaluation forms and/or data analysis reports.

Education and Experience:

Master’s in Social Work, Public Policy, Public Health, Policy Administration, Business Administration, or other equivalent required. PhD in similar fields is preferred.

Primary Interactions:

• Daily interaction with Program staff and Grants Administration staff related to proposals, procedures, data management, file reviews, edit reports and grant agreements
• Regular contact with the Project Director(s) and the Trustee(s) associated with assigned project(s)
• Regular contact with Director of Operations, Communications Officer, Program and Grants teams associated with assignments.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must have advanced Survey Monkey, MS Word, Excel skills and competencies including the ability to do mail merges.
• Strong research and report-writing skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organization skills and ability to create plans and monitor results
• Strong oral/written communication skills
• Initiative and persistence when working independently
• Strong ability to work interdependently as a member of a team
• Ability to balance priorities in a multi-task environment
• Critical thinking and analytical skills
• Tact and ability to work effectively with Trustees, colleagues, grant-seekers, government officials, and the general public
• Ability to use data systems and office software (e.g., Word, Excel) and knowledge of the GIFTS system
• Ability to create plans and monitor results
• Familiarity with governance requirements in the foundation and non-profit sectors

Candidates will have the opportunity to work with community organizations while learning about the inner workings of how foundations carry out capacity building initiatives.

To Apply:

Forward resumes to: [email protected]. Please no phone calls and inquiries and or third party submissions.