Associate I, Evidence for Outcomes

Job Title:

Associate I

Team:
Evidence for Outcomes (E4O)

Reports to:

Associate Director, E4O

Role Type:
Full-time

Salary: $70,000

Location:

Boston, MA: hybrid, weekly in-office attendance is required (2 days/week)

The Associate I, Evidence for Outcomes (E4O) plays a critical role in supporting the execution of projects, internal program operations (such as data entry, scheduling, etc.), and client engagements to leverage data, technology, and evidence-based strategies to drive social impact. This role requires a highly organized, analytical, and adaptable professional with strong communication skills and a commitment to advancing community outcomes.

The Associate I will coordinate and support client engagements, internal operations, and knowledge management, ensuring high-quality execution that meets practice, client, and organizational objectives.

Cross-Team

Collaboration:

While this role is primarily assigned to a specific team, it may also contribute to projects that involve multiple teams or the entire organization. This requires working effectively across departments, aligning with shared goals, and coordinating with project leads who may not be the direct manager.

Uphold programmatic excellence standards and adhere to organization-wide expectations.

As a member of the Evidence for Outcomes team, this position will provide organization-wide measurement, evaluation, and learning support to teams, ensuring that Project Evident continues to test and learn from its Theory of Change and Learning Agenda.

• Provide project management, including coordinating client engagements and communities of practice, tracking deliverables to meet timelines, and ensuring alignment with client and organizational goals.
• Support and coordinate logistics for virtual and in-person meetings and events. Virtual event management includes coordinating breakout rooms and utilizing meeting engagement tools. Event management responsibilities include vendor coordination, catering, travel arrangements, and other event-related details to ensure seamless execution.
• Support the delivery of consulting, technical assistance services, project scoping, and technical assistance or coach matching by ensuring high-quality service delivery that drives program impact.
• Assist in client and partner communications, including building and maintaining microsites, monitoring microsite activity, and deploying engagement tools. Ensure timely client follow-ups to enhance stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
• Assist in developing, refining, and updating program materials, reports, and communications to support program goals and stakeholder engagement.
• Support program implementation by assisting with the facilitation of training, communities or practice, and other group events.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research and analysis on secondary and primary resources and client-provided data and information. Synthesize key findings, identify implications and opportunities for action, and create reports, presentations, case studies, and other knowledge products to support program objectives and provide high-quality support to engagement leads.
• Establish and maintain successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support program initiatives and objectives.
• Stay informed on developments in data, evidence-based policy, artificial intelligence, education, and the nonprofit and philanthropy sectors to ensure alignment with emerging trends and best practices.
• Maintain effective knowledge management by tracking, organizing, and synthesizing project documents, research, and stakeholder interviews to support informed decision-making and program success.
• Represent the organization in relevant meetings, capturing key insights and effectively communicating them to internal teams and external stakeholders.

• Support business development by conducting research, drafting proposals, and engaging with funders as relevant to the team’s scope of work.
• Maintain project management tools, Salesforce, and other knowledge management systems to…