Impact Evaluation Specialist

About the Role

Every year, billions of dollars flow into social programs across the country, yet most government grant makers lack reliable ways to know what’s truly working. Impact Genome is changing that by building the first-ever database of outcomes and cost benchmarks from over 2.2 million social programs. We’re seeking an Impact Evaluation Specialist with hands-on oversight or funder-side experience to help lead this work. You’ll evaluate grant portfolios, coach nonprofits and government programs on rigorous measurement, and publish insights from the Impact Genome Registry—the most unique impact datasets in the sector.

We work across a wide range of social sectors. Candidates with deep expertise in any of the following are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Workforce Development & Skills Training: job readiness, skills gaps, economic mobility, and employment outcomes
• Financial Inclusion: financial access to long-term financial resilience
• Housing & Homelessness: temporary shelter to permanent housing solutions
• Public Health: mental health, reproductive health, addiction, healthcare access, and patient advocacy
• Education: early childhood, K–12, post-secondary, and education policy
• Environment: climate resilience, environmental justice, clean energy access, conservation, pollution reduction, and community sustainability
• Transportation: public transit access, mobility for underserved communities, infrastructure equity, and transportation safety
• Agriculture: food security, sustainable farming, rural economic development, farmworker support, and food access

Responsibilities

• Verify and pressure-test how nonprofits and government programs measure and report outcomes, assessing rigor, feasibility, and comparability using IG’s Impact Verification™ protocols
• Partner with government grant makers to evaluate grant portfolios, surface what’s working, and sharpen how evidence drives investment decisions
• Turn complex program data into clear, decision-ready intelligence: reports, scorecards, and portfolio analyses that change how government grant makers allocate resources
• Coach and upskill nonprofits and government programs on evaluation design and outcome reporting, raising the measurement bar across sectors
• Publish original insights from IG’s dataset: briefs, reports, and presentations that advance how your sector uses evidence
• Contribute to IG’s point of view on the sectors you know best, including program classification, outcome benchmarking, and data-driven insights

Requirements

• 4+ years of hands-on program evaluation or M&E experience, with deep expertise in at least one social sector and meaningful time spent assessing what others report (rather than just producing those reports)
• Experience working with government funders, understanding how public sector grant makers operate and how to translate findings into accountability and investment decisions
• Ability to critically assess evaluation designs (logic models, theories of change, data collection methods, outcome frameworks)
• Fluency in the program models, funding streams, evidence base, and key organizations shaping at least one social sector
• Credibility with senior government grant makers and coaching skills to support nonprofits without losing trust
• Self-starter orientation: ability to own projects end-to-end, work independently, and thrive when the path isn’t fully paved
• Alignment with IG’s core values: Passionate for Social Impact, Rigorous, Relatable, Commercial Minded, and Willingness to Challenge Convention

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep expertise spanning more than one of IG’s focus areas
• Direct experience inside a government agency, public sector grantmaking body, or oversight entity
• Track record managing evaluation across a portfolio of nonprofits and government programs (quality, compliance, capacity building)
• Published work in the field: research, briefs, or evaluation reports
• Advanced degree in evaluation, public administration, economics, public health, education, or a related field
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, ArcGIS, or other data visualization platforms
• Comfort using AI tools as part of analytical or research workflows, with a thoughtful approach to responsible and ethical use

Benefits

• $90,000 starting salary with potential for rapid growth
• Healthcare, including dental and vision
• Discretionary PTO & vacation
• 401(k) plan