Agency Description:

Description of Work:
The Injury and Violence Prevention Branch (IVPB) seeks a part-time, temporary employee (32 hours per week) to serve on the evaluation team for the EMPOWER project and the Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program. This temporary part-time position will begin as soon as the position is filled and continue until 4/30/12, depending on funding. The IVPB will provide a work space and equipment and expects the Empowerment Evaluation Associate to work on-site except when job duties require work elsewhere. The employee’s work schedule is negotiable, depending upon project requirements and deadlines. Salary range: $17 - $25/hour depending on experience Please note: This temporary position does not include benefits or paid holidays, vacation, or sick leave. Activities • Assist with planning and facilitating meetings of the NC Sexual Violence Prevention Team (NCSVPT). • Lead or co-lead NCSVPT sub-committee meetings. Communicate with sub-committee members between NCSVPT meetings and ensure timely completion of planned activities. • Collaborate as part of the empowerment evaluation team to develop tools and processes designed to evaluate the NC Statewide Sexual Violence Prevention Plan (both process and outcome evaluation). • Work with the EMPOWER team to refine the NC Sexual Violence Prevention Plan’s goals and objectives. • Collaborate as part of the empowerment evaluation team to develop a continuous quality improvement (CQI) plan for the implementation of the NC Statewide Sexual Violence Prevention Plan. • Collaborate as part of the empowerment evaluation team to develop a sustainability plan. • Collaborate as part of the empowerment evaluation team to develop a communications strategy to disseminate evaluation, CQI and sustainability plans to key stakeholders and the public. • Collaborate with empowerment evaluation team and RPE staff to develop an evaluation plan and relevant evaluation tools for use by RPE grantees. • Assist with finalizing a training plan for RPE grantees. • Work with RPE staff to design the evaluation section of progress report templates. • Review RPE grantees’ progress reports to assess technical assistance needs related to evaluation of their projects. • Provide RPE grantees with specific written feedback in response to the evaluation sections of their progress reports. • Following submission and review of progress reports, conduct follow-up technical assistance regarding grantee project evaluation via phone calls, emails and/or site visits. • Collaborate with empowerment evaluation team and RPE staff to design, facilitate and coordinate trainings on community assessments and program evaluation. • Work directly with grantees to provide training and technical assistance regarding program evaluation for their projects as needed. • Supervise secondary mentoring relationships related to evaluation-capacity building. • Work with RPE grantees to develop output and outcome targets for contract deliverables. • Work with existing data sets to determine the magnitude of the problem of sexual violence and to determine the gaps in existing data. • Collect primary data on selected populations through the use of focus groups, key informant interviews, and surveys. • Analyze primary data, interpret the results and report the findings in a format for a variety of audiences, both lay and professional. • Attend two out-of-state CDC meetings per year, and participate in all conference calls pertinent to the EMPOWER project. • Conduct literature searches, as needed. • Write or co-write reports, as needed.

Candidate Requirements:
Required: • Familiarity with evaluation planning and developing evaluation tools • Qualitative research skills, including: o Focus group, recruitment and implementation o Key informant interview skills o Data analysis and interpretation • Quantitative research skills including use of existing data sets • Experience working with groups of people to accomplish complex tasks • Experience providing technical assistance • Good written and interpersonal communication skills • Familiar with and understands primary prevention concepts • Experience doing literature searches • Flexibility and the ability to adapt to project needs • Independent, self-motivated worker • Has own transportation (car) for use to carry out job tasks • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage several complex tasks during the same time period Preferred: • Basic understanding of public health principles • Familiarity with design, implementation and analysis of online surveys e.g. Survey Monkey • Masters Degree in public health or related academic discipline • Meeting facilitation

Salary or Support Provided:
$17-$25 per hour

How to Apply:
job application submitted to Temporary Solutions at http://www.osp.state.nc.us/tempsolu/index.htm