Impact & Evaluation Specialist (Virtual) (Volunteer)

About A&N Career Services Project

The A&N Career Services Project is a workforce and career mobility initiative expanding access to opportunity for individuals navigating career transitions, workforce re-entry, and professional growth.

We believe talent exists across every community, yet access to guidance, networks, and equitable career pathways is often uneven. Our programs are designed to meet people where they are, providing structured, human-centered support that strengthens skills, confidence, and long-term economic mobility.

Through career coaching, professional development programming, employer-informed learning opportunities, and cross-sector collaboration, we equip participants with practical tools aligned to real workforce demand across metropolitan markets, including Atlanta and Chicago.

The A&N Career Services Project operates through a fiscally sponsored structure that provides administrative oversight and compliance infrastructure. We collaborate with professionals, advisors, partners, and volunteers to design and deliver workforce initiatives grounded in accountability, strategic alignment, and measurable impact.

We are currently in a pre-implementation growth phase, building the internal infrastructure necessary to launch pilot cohorts and scale responsibly.

Role Overview

The Impact & Evaluation Specialist (Volunteer) will design the foundational measurement and evaluation framework for the A&N Career Services Project during its pre-launch and pilot development phase.

This role focuses on building the systems that will guide program implementation, support grant competitiveness, and ensure long-term impact accountability. At this stage, the Specialist will not be analyzing large participant datasets. Instead, this position is responsible for designing clean, scalable templates and defining the metrics that future cohorts will track.

This role works closely with the Grant Strategy Lead, Institutional Grant Writers, Market Development Leads (Atlanta, Chicago, and Virtual), and future program leadership to ensure alignment between impact goals and operational systems.

More than one volunteer may be selected for this role.

What You Will Do

Impact Framework Development

• Develop a clear logic model aligned to workforce readiness and career mobility outcomes
• Draft a concise theory of change
• Define 8–12 core KPIs for pilot implementation
• Align indicators with workforce (development) and career services standards and grant expectations

Measurement Infrastructure Design

• Create participant intake form structure (Google Forms or similar)
• Design pre- and post-program survey templates
• Develop participant tracking template (Google Sheets)
• Create volunteer engagement tracking template
• Build partnership tracking log template
• Draft a simple executive impact dashboard template

Grant & Reporting Alignment

• Collaborate with grant writers to ensure measurable outcomes are embedded in proposals
• Draft evaluation language for grant applications
• Develop a sample funder reporting template
• Create a 6-month pilot evaluation plan

Documentation & Sustainability

• Define each KPI clearly for consistent data collection
• Develop a basic data collection guide for future staff and volunteers
• Ensure templates are practical, organized, and scalable

Qualifications

We welcome candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
• Program evaluation
• Workforce development metrics
• Nonprofit impact measurement
• Public policy or social services research
• Data-informed program design

Strong candidates may also demonstrate:

• Experience building logic models or evaluation frameworks
• Comfort working in Google Sheets or similar tools
• Ability to translate strategic goals into practical systems
• Clear written communication skills
• Understanding of grant reporting expectations

Advanced analytics experience is not required. Strategic thinking, organization, and clarity are most important.

What You Will Gain

• Leadership-level volunteer experience with defined scope and ownership
• Opportunity to design impact systems for a growing workforce initiative
• Portfolio-ready evaluation and measurement frameworks
• Professional references available upon successful completion of the engagement
• Mentorship opportunities with experienced leaders in career services and workforce development
• Inclusion in a growing professional network connected to A&N Career Services Project

This role may be suitable for individuals seeking to fulfill academic or professional community service requirements.