2025-2026 Evaluation and Monitoring Associate (AmeriCorps VISTA Role)

The Associate, Evaluation and Monitoring (E&M) VISTA will play a critical role in reviewing and improving current evaluation methods of Womankind client services programs. They will support the building, testing, and applying efficient evaluation frameworks in collaboration with the different program stakeholders. They will also play a crucial role in gathering, organizing, and analyzing collected data. Our Evaluation and Monitoring program seeks to develop metrics and analytics to support service improvement across all programs and facilitate the delivery of accountability reports to our funders.

The VISTA builds capacity in several key ways:

1. Enhancing Evaluation Methods: By reviewing and improving current evaluation methods, the VISTA ensures that the organization can more effectively measure the impact of its programs. This leads to better decision-making and resource allocation
2. Developing Evaluation Frameworks: Supporting the building, testing, and applying efficient evaluation frameworks helps create a robust system for assessing program performance. This framework can be used across various programs, enhancing overall organizational capacity.
3. Data Management: Gathering, organizing, and analyzing data allows the organization to better understand its operations and outcomes. This data-driven approach supports continuous improvement and strategic planning.
4. Creating Metrics and Analytics: Developing metrics and analytics provides a standardized way to measure success and identify areas for improvement. This helps set clear goals and track progress, which is essential for capacity building.
5. Facilitating Accountability: By helping deliver accountability reports to funders, the VISTA ensures transparency and builds stakeholder trust. This can lead to increased funding and support, further enhancing the organization’s capacity to serve its clients.
6. Collaborative Efforts: Working with different program stakeholders fosters a collaborative environment where knowledge and best practices are shared. This collective approach strengthens the organization’s ability to address complex issues and improve service delivery.

These efforts collectively enhance the organization’s ability to operate more effectively and efficiently, ultimately building its capacity to better serve its community.

Essential Functions

• The E&M Associate will assess the current state of evaluation methods within Client Services programs
  • Gather information about evaluations from each program that are currently used.
    • Compile common themes or metrics that each program is trying to measure.
    • This could include, for example, questions, styles, approaches, and target audience.
  • Create a summary document regarding findings.
• The E&M Associate will analyze and review the findings regarding the current evaluation of our programs. The program logic models, the 2024 client questionnaire, and other program surveys will be used to inform the initial approach and design of the evaluations.
  • Review each of the programs’ logic models and determine valuable data indicators from the outputs and outcomes.
  • Review the 2024 client questionnaire and suggest potential revisions
  • Draft general basic evaluation questions for the whole Client Services Department.
  • Draft basic evaluation questions for each program, highlighting their most important data indicators.
• The E&M Associate will design basic evaluation models for programs based on the work done from November to June. The process will need to be documented for sustainability.
  • Each program may have different evaluation needs. The E&M Associate will help determine the preliminary design of these evaluations.
  • Piloting the evaluation models designed could also be done to measure their effectiveness and fine-tune any areas that need improvement.
  • Document processes, results, lessons learned, and recommendations for future improvements. This will help maintain the project's replicability and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Excellent ability to communicate orally and in writing to a wide range of people
• Effective planning, time management, and organizational skills
• Familiarity with data evaluation, analysis, and reporting
• Proven ability to maintain good working relationships with a variety of people and groups
• Highly resourceful, self-directed, and flexible with excellent team coordination abilities
• Must be able to meet strict deadlines and adapt to changing deadlines
• Knowledge about dynamics of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking in immigrant communities preferred
• Deep commitment to Womankind’s mission
• To serve in AmeriCorps VISTA, applicants must have one of the following citizenship statuses: U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, Lawful Permanent Residents, or persons legally residing in a state that have the following legal residency classifications: refugee, asylum or asylee, temporary protected status or deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status. This is a requirement set by AmeriCorps.

Schedule

Please note the position is set to start January 13, 2025. The date may be subject to change, depending on AmeriCorps’ flexibility, availability, and budget to place a candidate.

This position is a full-time commitment (40 hours/week) and lasts for one year (12 consecutive months). The VISTA will work a Monday-Friday 9 am-5 pm or 10 am-6 pm schedule. The first three months of service are fully in-person. After three months, VISTAs can transition to a hybrid schedule of 3 days in-person and 2 days remote, although this will be at the discretion of the direct VISTA supervisor.

Location

Womankind is based in New York City, so it will be expected that the VISTA can commute in person to Womankind locations. The VISTA will primarily be based out of the Headquarters office, located in the Financial District of Manhattan. Please note, occasional travel to Womankind community offices (Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Chinatown, Manhattan, and TBD, Queens) and residential locations (confidential locations in Queens and Brooklyn) will occur throughout the service term. All Womankind locations are accessible through public transportation.

Benefits

• Living Allowance ($2234/month) provided by AmeriCorps
• Relocation Allowance provided by AmeriCorps
• 10 Medical Leave/Sick Days provided by AmeriCorps
• 10 Personal Days provided by AmeriCorps
• Monthly MetroCards provided by Womankind
• Education award upon successful completion of service provided by AmeriCorps
• Health Coverage provided by AmeriCorps
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend provided by AmeriCorps
• Training, skill development, and exposure to working in non-profit
• and more!

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter and resume. Please also submit an application through the AmeriCorps Portal. Please refer to the AmeriCorps application guide for instructions on applying through AmeriCorps. The listing of the Evaluation & Monitoring Associate Role can be found here. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis until 11/22.