Program & Evaluation Manager

Overview

Provecho Collective is working to create a Colorado where everyone can access the food they choose, where they want it, and when they need it. As we work towards food justice, or food as a human right, Provecho Collective remains committed to its core values of Collaboration, Curiosity, Boldness, Accountability, and Respect.

The four commitments that drive our ongoing work are:

• Convening stakeholders around shared priorities;
• Supporting local solutions to local problems;
• Strengthening resources and building capacity; and
• Championing bold policy change.

Provecho Collective has activated a number of open committees that act as think tanks around shared work to end hunger in Colorado, and we continuously achieve success through projects that work collaboratively to complete time-bound tasks that move us towards food sovereignty. Trailhead Institute, as Provecho Collective's fiscal sponsor, coordinates the logistics and multi-sector collaboration for these groups.

Provecho Collective has several open committees where partners come together to share ideas and take action to end hunger in Colorado. These groups work on specific projects with clear goals and timelines that move us closer to food sovereignty. Trailhead Institute, Provecho Collective's fiscal sponsor, helps coordinate logistics and collaboration across different sectors to support these efforts.

Provecho Collective is a fiscally sponsored project of Trailhead Institute, a nonprofit public health institute founded in 1993. Trailhead provides administrative oversight for Provecho Collective staff. Provecho Collective and Trailhead team members help build a regenerative organization that treats employees as people vs. cogs in a machine.

Our Mission: Trailhead Institute advances innovation and collaboration in public and environmental health.
Our Vision: Everyone has the opportunity to be healthy and live in a healthy environment.
Our Drivers and Values
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Collaboration, Justice, Capacity, Curiosity, Inclusion, Innovation, Reflection. Trailhead's Theory of Change outlines our unique role in Colorado's public health system and identifies strategies, activities, and impact that advance our vision. To learn more, check out Trailhead's Theory of Change one pager and visit our website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

The Program & Evaluation Manager will support the implementation, coordination, and evaluation of Provecho Collective's food systems initiatives. This role bridges project management, partnership coordination, community-informed evaluation, and organizational learning to support strategic decision-making and systems-level impact.

The Program & Evaluation Manager will work closely with the Director of Impact and Communications. This role helps operationalize evaluation frameworks, facilitate collaborative initiatives, support data-informed learning practices, and strengthen cross-sector partnerships across Colorado's food systems landscape. This position will be classified as Manager at Trailhead Institute.

This position will work a hybrid-remote schedule with a focus on Colorado communities and time at our downtown Denver office.

• Coordinate implementation of food systems initiatives and collaborative projects in alignment with Provecho Collective's organizational priorities.
• Offer ongoing technical assistance to state-wide community partners to enhance their capacity for effective evaluation, data utilization, and improvement of food sovereignty services.
• Support project management, timelines, deliverables, and implementation alignment across initiatives.
• Lead in coordinating meetings, convenings, and collaborative communications.
• Support cross-team coordination and organizational alignment.
• Facilitate collaborative spaces, learning sessions, and partner meetings.

• Support implementation of organizational evaluation and learning frameworks.
• Track program activities, outcomes, indicators, and reporting needs through our data collection instruments, including our CRM and other digital survey tools.
• Assist with qualitative and quantitative data collection, organization, and synthesis.
• Support development and maintenance of dashboards, data tracking systems, and visual reporting tools.
• Prepare summaries, reports, and learning documents to support strategic decision-making.
• Document lessons learned, emerging trends, and community-informed insights.
• Assist with research, landscape assessments, and synthesis of food systems trends and opportunities.
• Provide technical assistance and training to staff on data collection, analysis, and interpretation to ensure robust internal evaluation practices.

• Build and maintain relationships with community-based organizations, collaborators, and coalitions to advance food justice and sovereignty across Colorado.
• Support coalition engagement and collaborative initiative coordination within…