H Evaluation Academic Coordinator; AP

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Open date: March 30, 2026

Next review date: Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) – Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) – Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for a 4-H Evaluation Academic Coordinator. The Evaluation Academic Coordinator provides evaluation leadership to the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program (UC 4-H). The coordinator develops and implements statewide evaluations to strengthen the program and document program outcomes and impacts. The coordinator collaborates to disseminate outcomes, impacts, and the public value of 4-H to a variety of audiences.

The coordinator is responsible for providing overall leadership to build the capacity of academic personnel, staff and volunteers for program evaluation. The coordinator connects their work to the latest advances in statistical methodology and evaluation research on non-formal youth development programs, including curriculum and content delivery, and collaborates with program teams, committees, campus departments, county 4-H/ Cooperative Extension, and state and community partners.

The coordinator represents UC 4-H on state, regional, and national committees.

State 4-H Office, UC ANR Building, 2801 Second Street, Davis, California

• Conduct a comprehensive and ongoing needs assessment to determine statewide program evaluation needs and gaps.
• Develop, coordinate and implement large statewide and project‑specific evaluations.
• Provide leadership in establishing alignment of evaluation efforts in support of the UC ANR Strategic Visioning Document and condition changes.
• Design and refine evaluations to document program outcomes and impacts of 4‑H programming, including but not limited to youth development, Leadership & Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, STEM + Agriculture (STEAM) and Communications & Expressive Arts.
• Work collaboratively with campus specialists, academic advisors, academic coordinators, local educators and volunteers to develop measures as needed to assess key practices and outcomes of the UC 4‑H program and associated projects.
• Create and lead statewide implementation of an evaluation plan, ensuring that measures used assess key practices and outcomes of the UC 4‑H YDP as indicated in the UC 4‑H YDP Strategic Plan; make recommendations to the Statewide 4‑H Director, 4‑H personnel and volunteers on program improvement.
• Continually review evaluation efforts throughout the state and provide leadership and training as needed to keep California at the cutting edge of evaluation research.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Develop materials and prepare reports to communicate demonstrated outcomes, impacts, and public values, including the annual evaluation report.
• Work with the Marketing and Communications staff to prepare a UC 4‑H Annual Report and respond to organizational requests for data, metrics and performance indicators.
• Disseminate information on program outcomes, impacts, and public values broadly to external and internal stakeholders through UC Delivers stories, peer‑reviewed publications, professional conferences, presentations, newsletters, reports, state impact sheets, policy briefs, etc.
• Participate in program teams/work groups, advisory committees, and other committees as appropriate.
• Support development, submission, and management of Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications.
• Reporting Relationship:
  The Academic Coordinator reports to the Statewide 4‑H Director. The incumbent will work cooperatively with all personnel in the statewide 4‑H Program, other units in UC ANR, the broader UC system and partnering organizations.

Required Qualifications

Education: A…