Associate Director of Data Evaluation

The Alliance for Children’s Rights seeks an Associate Director of Data and Evaluation to drive data strategy and program evaluation. Under the general guidance of the Director of Legal and Program Services, the Associate Director of Data and Evaluation will develop and implement new opportunities to build knowledge and make data more accessible and actionable, with an eye toward long-term growth, sustainability, and program refinement.

This is an exempt, full-time position.

The Alliance for Children’s Rights is a nonprofit organization that provides free, holistic, legal services and advocacy to youth and families impacted by child welfare and juvenile justice systems in Los Angeles County. Our lawyers, advocates, and social workers, together with hundreds of pro bono attorneys and community volunteers, work to ensure young people in foster care and guardian ships can overcome barriers to stability and success and can access the education, healthcare, and financial supports they need.

Since 1992, we have helped over 175,000 children and young adults. For more information visit:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). .

To advance our mission of stability, equity, and justice for young people, the Alliance also identifies systemic issues and barriers that impact our clients, and advocates for broad solutions through ground-breaking child welfare policy reform at the state and local levels.

This exciting new role will be central to the Alliance’s commitment to measure program effectiveness and impact in our community. The ideal candidate will approach the work from a holistic viewpoint of how programs are uniquely tied to impact, and effective ways to coordinate operations, analytics, and performance measurement. They will have extensive experience with data management, program evaluation, and outcome reporting, preferably in a non-profit setting.

The Associate Director will drive data strategy and program evaluation efforts, developing and implementing new opportunities to build knowledge and evidence with an eye toward long-term growth, sustainability, and program refinement.

Success in this role looks like:
Evaluation and analysis will inform strategy, strengthen programs, support funding and policy efforts, and advance equity. The person in the role is seen as a trusted, high-value partner that brings clarity, rigor, and actionable insight to complex questions throughout the organization.

Enhance Evaluation Culture and Capacity

• Guide the Alliance in building a culture of learning that uses data and measurable outcomes to refine and improve advocacy and programs.
• Create practices to strengthen data-driven decision-making to maximize our impact for the communities we serve.
• Collaborate with staff to design and implement processes to capture the Alliance’s impact, analyze the organization’s efficacy, and monitor strategies and related key performance indicators.
• Provide thought leadership, planning, technical assistance, and day-to-day guidance on the Alliance’s internal data and research activities and serve as a resource for the entire organization.
• Design systems to capture and evaluate workloads and case trends to strengthen a culture of learning and balance at the Alliance.
• Conceptualize, design, implement, and document data collection systems and data monitoring strategies that measure and report on data and outcomes to tell stories that staff, board, and other key stakeholders see as important and timely to amplify.
• Engage with staff members throughout the organization to understand their evaluation and data needs.
• Convene diverse internal and external stakeholders on data-gathering methods to ensure values-aligned practices, data equity, and efficient use of staff and client time.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends and best practices in evaluation, data management, and demonstration of legal aid and social services impact for a variety of stakeholders.

Lead Data Strategy and Analysis

• Collaborate with leadership and staff to develop, oversee, and implement evaluation-related plans, logic models, data collections tools, or protocols for…