Operations and Evaluation Manager

The Civics and History Inquiry Partnership (CHIP) is dedicated to supporting educators in implementing high-quality, inquiry-based instruction in K-12 civics and history. We are fiscally sponsored by Goodnation Foundation and a member of Partners in Democracy Group (PiD), a non-profit based in Massachusetts working to drive democracy renovation nationally by working at the state level. PiD Group champions holistic, ambitious, and strategic agendas for change — leading to sustained progress for democracy. Civic education is the foundational layer of progress towards sustaining a healthy constitutional democracy.

CHIP’s biggest program to date in the K-12 space, Democratic Knowledge Project (DKP) Launch, has been focused on supporting Massachusetts schools using Civic Engagement in Our Democracy (CEiOD), an 8th grade civics curriculum developed by the Democratic Knowledge Project at Harvard University. The Civics and History Inquiry Partnership will now expand starting in summer 2025 to grades 5-7 with the Investigating History implementation curriculum support program, Investigating History Magnify (IH Magnify). Investigating History was developed by the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

We’re seeking an Operations and Evaluation Manager to join our team in managing the efficient organizational operations and systems of K-12 civic and history education programs, with a particular emphasis on administration of our program evaluation activities. The Operations and Evaluation Manager will report directly to the Executive Director of the Civics and History Inquiry Partnership. This role will join a quickly growing team committed to ensuring K-12 educators in Massachusetts have the highest quality curriculum, professional learning opportunities, and implementation support in social studies possible!

Role and Responsibilities

The Operations and Evaluation Manager will serve a critical role for CHIP by contributing to efficient organizational operations and systems across both the IH Magnify and DKP Launch programs. The role will have a focus on supporting the program evaluation activities for both programs, with a targeted assignment for the IH Magnify program. This role will work both independently and as a part of a close-knit team with shared goals and desired outcomes.

The Operations and Evaluation Manager will work as a member of the CHIP operations team, as well as with the implementation support teams for IH Magnify and DKP Launch, as well as colleagues at the One8 Foundation, the lead funder of CHIP curriculum implementation support work.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing and designing as necessary systems and platforms for curriculum implementation data collection, professional learning participation tracking, and student and teacher learning and engagement surveys
• Building and maintaining documentation of evaluation operations processes
• Serving as point person regarding student data privacy agreements with school district partners and CHIP’s written information security plan, including tracking reporting obligations and ensuring compliance with CHIP and school district partners' data collection procedures
• Collecting and maintaining data on potential and participating CHIP program districts and schools
• Collating and presenting implementation data to the DKP Launch and IH Magnify teams and key stakeholders, including project funders and school partners
• Collaborating with partners with the Portfolio Team at the One8 Foundation on program tracking systems, such as the IH Magnify project workbook, ensuring IH Magnify program information CHIP is responsible for maintaining is inputted and kept up to date
• Managing communications with key project partners, including school personnel, colleagues at relevant research and assessment organizations, and partners with the Portfolio Team at the One8 Foundation
• Participating in assessment and evaluation working groups to develop and refine assessment and evaluation survey tools and methods
• Scheduling and implementing project team meetings, including setting agendas, documenting decisions and action steps, and following up on assigned tasks
• Supporting IH Magnify events, such as communicating with program participants about upcoming professional learning sessions and organizing and communicating about logistics for program recruitment events
• Supporting hiring and onboarding, including processing new hire procedures (such as worker classification forms, open postings, onboarding schedule and activities) through CHIP and relevant (e.g. fiscal sponsor) systems
• Other ad hoc duties as needed

Successful candidates for all Civics & History Inquiry Partnership roles will possess the following:

• Familiarity and experience in K-12 settings
• Strong familiarity with and commitment to inclusion and belonging principles, or openness to learn and adopt these principles
• Commitment to lifting up the perspectives and priorities of the communities we aim to reach
• Keen awareness of how systems and processes can be built and revised to advance pluralism
• Openness to feedback and understanding that good ideas can come from anyone

If you believe that you qualify for at least 70% of this job description, we encourage you to apply. We know that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can prevent strong candidates from applying to a job unless they see themselves as a 100% fit. We would love to hear from you if you feel you are a strong fit for the majority of skills listed in this job description.

Successful candidates for the Operations and Evaluation Manager role will possess the following:

• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Familiarity with quantitative data collection, collation, and presentation methods
• Familiarity with school and district data operations and information reporting
• Ability to prioritize and manage time to maximize impact across multiple partners
• Experience communicating with district and school leaders
• Experience creating and maintaining project timelines, assignments, and deliverables
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to handle complex and confidential information with discretion

Preferred Experiences include:

• Familiarity with SAS
• Partnering with educational agencies and/or schools on program evaluation activities
• Presenting evaluation findings to multiple stakeholders in a variety of settings (large group convenings, small working group meetings)

Important Details

This position will be hired under Goodnation Philanthropy Advisors, at the direction of Goodnation Foundation, the fiscal sponsor for the Civics and History Inquiry Partnership. Given the requirements of MA-based school site visits, professional development sessions, and stakeholder meetings, this position must reside in MA or within daily commuting distance. This role requires travel within the state (up to 33%). The schools in the program are located throughout MA; many of them are not accessible via public transportation. The Operations and Evaluation Manager will need to have a valid driver's license and the ability to get themselves to schools located in a range of locations throughout the state. The salary for this position is $85,000.

This role is subject to a background check to the extent permitted by law.

EEO Statement

Our team is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO). We will not discriminate against team members or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: race; color; religion; genetic information; national origin; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression; age; disability; citizenship status; uniform service member status; or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.