Illuminate Colorado is hiring a Director of Evaluation & Strategic Learning!

Role: Under the guidance of a Co-Executive Director, this position will be responsible for leading the organization in understanding Illuminate Colorado’s functioning and impact as well as ensuring continuous learning and quality improvement across the organization. The Director of Evaluation & Strategic Learning will oversee the development and enhancement of the organization’s data and learning systems and processes, promote the use of data as a critical tool for program improvement and sustainability, and ensure that appropriate and effective data collection approaches, analyses, and reports are utilized, prepared, and disseminated to meet internal and external learning and reporting needs. The Director of Evaluation & Strategic Learning will also serve on the Leadership Team to inform strategic planning efforts in order to strengthen the organization’s diverse efforts related to direct service provision, public awareness initiatives, training and education, quality improvement efforts, coalition building, and legislative advocacy.

Experience, Skills, & Qualifications:

• • At least five years experience in the strategic design, implementation, and oversight of data collection and program evaluation processes at a team- or organizational-level.
  • Demonstrated ability to work cross-organizationally to align strategic priorities, objectives, processes, and systems and to enhance organizational functioning and impact.
  • Experience overseeing organizational data systems, including CRM databases, survey platforms, data visualization tools, to ensure effective utilization and coordination across platforms. 
  • Proven ability to build organizational capacity and cultivate a culture of learning, growth, and continuous improvement.
  • Strong leadership and supervisory skills to build organizational evaluation capacity and aid in the professional development of staff.
  • Technical knowledge and applied experience related to quantitative and qualitative data collection methodologies, particularly in community settings and with vulnerable or hard-to-reach populations.
  • Proven knowledge and skills related to data analysis, visualization, and reporting with the ability to create accessible learning systems, such as dashboards, to allow for real-time feedback and continuous quality improvement.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with tested capacity to effectively synthesize, translate, and mobilize data and evaluation learnings to individuals of different professional backgrounds, technical knowledge, and lived experiences.
  • Ability to maintain and apply a micro and macro lens, holding a deep understanding of both program and organizational impact, strengths, and challenges while also keeping abreast of trends in the field and contextual factors that may impact functioning or outcomes.
  • Ability to accomplish large-scale projects while remaining adaptable and responsive to emergent and/or shifting organizational and community needs.
  • Impeccable work ethic, personal integrity, and transparency.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google suite.

Compensation & Schedule: 

Full-time, salaried, exempt position eligible for benefits. Starting salary is negotiable and commensurate with skills and experience in the range of $75,000 – $85,000. 

Illuminate Colorado offers health and dental benefits as well as participation in a 401K and Life Insurance benefits. In addition, Illuminate Colorado has an unlimited paid time off policy and offers both flexible scheduling and remote work. Residency in Colorado, or anticipated relocation to Colorado in the near future (at your own expense), is a condition of employment with Illuminate.

To Apply:

Please upload a cover letter, resume, and three references to the Director of Evaluation & Strategic Learning careers application.

Application Deadline:

July 22, 2026 at 5pm

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