Data and Evaluation Senior Manager

Description

Who we are:

United Way for Greater Austin brings our community together to break economic barriers and build opportunity for all. We break the cycle of economic hardships for families and individuals, striving to create a vibrant, thriving community. Recognizing the urgency of addressing economic challenges, we focus on increasing the availability of high-quality early care and education and access to pivotal resources to address financial barriers in Central Texas.

Our united front includes dedicated donors, volunteers, corporate and civic partners, staff, and a connected network of neighbors. Together, we leverage data, community alliances, services, and public engagement to transform Central Texas, responding to urgent needs with lasting, impactful solutions.

Who we want:

The Data and Evaluation Senior Manager serves as a strategic leader responsible for advancing United Way for Greater Austin’s data, measurement, learning and evaluation functions across programs, initiatives, coalitions, and community partnerships. This role leads the development of measurement frameworks, evaluation strategies, and learning processes that strengthen organizational effectiveness and community impact. The Senior Manager independently leads complex projects from conception through implementation, translating data into actionable insights that inform decision-making, improve performance, and demonstrate impact.

Working collaboratively across departments and with external partners, this role fosters a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and evidence-informed decision-making. The Senior Manager may provide project leadership, supervision, coaching, and evaluation guidance to staff and partners but is primarily a hands-on contributor responsible for leading and executing complex data, evaluation, and learning initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with strategic thinking, consultation and facilitation skills. They are comfortable navigating ambiguity, managing multiple priorities, and building trusted relationships that advance learning and improvement across programs, partnerships, and systems.

Who you are:

• Strategic and outcomes focused: You connect data, evaluation, and learning efforts to program and organizational priorities and community impact. You understand how measurement can inform decisions, improve programs, and drive long-term outcomes for children and families.
• Highly independent and accountable: You take ownership of complex initiatives and move projects forward with minimal direction. You proactively identify challenges and opportunities, develop solutions, and consistently deliver high-quality results.
• Analytical and intellectually curious: You enjoy exploring questions, identifying patterns, and translating complex information into meaningful insights that support action and learning.
• Analytical and detail-oriented: You enjoy working with data and take pride in ensuring information is accurate, reliable, and actionable.
• Trusted thought partner: You effectively advise colleagues, leaders, and partners on evaluation approaches, performance measurement, and data-informed decision-making.
• Collaborative and relationship-oriented: You build strong relationships across diverse stakeholders and effectively facilitate conversations that help teams learn, improve, and achieve shared goals.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and assist in planning, development, monitoring, and evaluation of data and learning strategies across programs, coalitions, community initiatives, and grants.
• Design and manage evaluation frameworks, performance measures, logic models, and learning agendas that assess effectiveness and support continuous improvement.
• Independently lead complex data and evaluation projects from inception through implementation and ongoing monitoring.
• Collect, analyze, interpret, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to identify actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Provide technical leadership, developing sustainable systems for data extraction and transformation. Develop and maintain technical documentation for the organization’s data infrastructure.
• Facilitate learning conversations with staff, partners, and stakeholders to drive data informed decision-making and performance improvement.
• Serve as an internal thought partner to program staff, helping…