Required Education and Experience
Education – Masters Degree or other advanced degree required.
Program evaluation experience – graduate level training and/or relevant work experience in program evaluation.
Community experience – past experience working with non-profit or governmental agencies, diverse community groups, and/or consumers of health or human services.

Required Skills
Listening skills – actively attends to and conveys understanding of the comments and questions of others; listens well in a group.
Analytical skills – gathers relevant information systematically; understands complexities and perceives relationships among problems or issues; accurately uses logic and interpretation in analyses; understands limitations of research approaches and methods.
Written communication skills – conveys information clearly and effectively; summarizes qualitative and quantitative data accurately and objectively, with attention given to the intended audience.
Oral communication skills – speaks clearly and expresses self well in groups and one-on-one.
Values diversity – shows respect and appreciation for diversity.
Interpersonal skills – sets appropriate personal and interpersonal boundaries; ability to be flexible.
Capacity for teamwork – works well both independently and within a team approach to project management.

Demonstrated Knowledge
Evaluation – familiarity with traditional program evaluation methods and emerging trends in evaluation; awareness of and/or experience with community-based research; familiarity with data collection instruments and procedures; familiarity with evaluator role and ethics; understanding of the function and use of program evaluation within non-profit agencies; understanding of the role of evaluation in federally funded programs (e.g., SAMHSA).
Data analysis –experience with quantitative and qualitative data analysis and data interpretation.
Computer software – proficient with the application of computer programs for data entry and data analysis (e.g., Excel, Access, SPSS).
Human services – experience in mental health and/or substance abuse fields highly preferred.

Please submit resume, cover letter, salary requirements, and references by May 15th, 2008 to:
Janet DeJesus, Office Manager
Planning Council for Health and Human Services, Inc.,
1442 N. Farwell Ave., Suite 300, Milwaukee, WI 53202
jdejesus [at] planningcouncil [dot] org

• to celebrate the successes of outstanding indicator projects and the people who
  create and manage them
• to add to the public body of knowledge about community indicator projects’ best
  practices.

As before, we anticipate first, second, and third place awards and a selective number of nominations will be recognized as honorable mentions. The three winners and the honorable mentions will add to the body of knowledge about promising practices in the world of indicators. The winners will be invited to speak at our Annual Conference in Arlington, VA, on June 26 – 28, 2008, and their web links will be put on our website.

The more CIC can share the good news and celebrate success, the more we can help you, and practitioners and community leaders like you, to create real change and real benefit to your communities.

“CIC provides a forum…we were able to learn from like-minded
professionals and share Baltimore’s story of data-driven management”
Christ Thomaskutty, Deputy Mayor, Baltimore
CitiStat, Second Place Winner 2007

• Specific changes caused by the projects
• The tools and mechanisms used to catalyze action and drive community change

HOW TO APPLY
Applications are due Monday, May 12, 2008

1—A one-paragraph summary describing the nature of your project, the actual or forthcoming changes in the community that can be ascribed to the project, and the mechanisms through which change came about. Please include the name of the project, the sponsoring organization, contact name with phone number and e-mail address, name of the community your project covers, the project web site or published report, and the size of your organization (staff plus volunteers)

2—A short narrative (maximum three pages) describing the project in greater detail, including background and scope, what changes have occurred, and how you created/fostered these changes. For example:

• Why and when was your project created, what need brought it into being
• How wide-spread is its current and future impact
• What are/were your goals
• The size of the community your project seeks to influence
• Who benefits, directly and indirectly
• Specifically, what changes have occurred as a result of your work
• How did you do it
• What tools and methods have you employed
• What have you learned, and what can we learn from you

3—Provide the names, with contact information, of at least three individuals who are not paid project staff who would be willing to speak about the strength, value, and influence of your project.