Evaluation and Research Manager

Evaluation and Research Manager

Employment Type: Temporary (13 Month Contract), Full-Time

Hours & Days of Work: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week

Location: Our office is located at 340 Gerrard St. E, Toronto, Ontario, however, flexible and hybrid work arrangements are available.

Reports to: Director of Equity and Strategic Initiatives

Hiring Range: $80,000-$86,000 annually, plus a competitive benefits and pension plan

Job Posting Closing Date: July 23, 2026. This posting is open until filled.

At the heart of Right To Food’s work is the belief that food is a basic right. We bring people together around good food so communities can thrive. With more than 450 partners across the country, we build inclusive, culturally responsive Community Food Centres, share knowledge, create health-focused programs, and advocate for equitable policy change.

Right To Food works on behalf of good food for all. Our collective approach at Right To Food is founded on dignity and respect, equity and empathy. These values are core to our mission and outlined in our Good Food Principles.

Right To Food is strongly committed to equity and inclusion within its community. We welcome applications from members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

We are committed to an equitable and inclusive selection process and work environment, and welcome candidates to speak about how their experience has demonstrated a commitment to Equity, Inclusion, Reconciliation and Anti-Oppression.

This position is responsible for developing and leading the implementation of the evaluation strategy at Right To Food. This includes developing theories of change, logic models, programmatic evaluation strategies, and data collection tools, analyzing and interpreting data, and engaging and reporting findings to internal and external (partners, donors) audiences. The role includes overseeing an online evaluation space for partner organizations and supporting Right To Food partners with reports and tools as requested and time allows.

The manager supervises one team member, and together they offer a range of knowledge exchange activities, such as training and workshops for the larger Community Food Organization network. The manager works with other teams at Right To Food to respond to needs for evaluation design, research and data analysis and reporting as time allows.

This position ensures that the evaluation strategies and activities at Right To Food are grounded in our Theory of Change, values, as well as our EIRA (Equity, Inclusion, Reconciliation, and Accessibility framework) and RAP (Reconciliation Action Plan).

• Renew annually the strategy for monitoring, evaluation, and learning at Right To Food, informed by internal needs and the latest developments in evaluation methodology.
• Work with a diverse set of community food organizations across the country to customize logic models, evaluation templates, and tools for Right To Food programs and activities.
• Lead the collaborative process to design the Community Food Centre (CFC) Annual Program Survey (APS) strategy, involving Right To Food teams and CFC managers and staff.
• Develop, monitor, and report on Programs Department Key Performance Indicators.
• Discern and create individualized evaluation strategies for funding proposals and compile data for donor reports using various evaluation methods (e.g., evaluation methods required from a wide ranging array of funders from government to foundations).
• Support Right To Food departments with research and backgrounders, as needed and as time allows.
• Support CFCs with community profiles, as needed.

• Work through the Reconciliation Action Plan Recommendations related to evaluation by reflecting, learning, researching, planning and designing how they will be implemented, collaboratively with consultants, colleagues, and partner organizations.
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