Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation: Senior Research and Evaluation Officer
Omaha, Nebraska
Applications will be received until position is filled. Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation is a private grant-making foundation based in Omaha, Nebraska. With assets in excess of $3 billion, it is among the largest foundations in the United States. The Foundation’s core mission is to prevent unintended pregnancy and ensure access to safe abortion in the U.S. and internationally. It is dedicated to improving the lives of women and families through reproductive choice that is dignified, respectful of women’s fertility desires, and evidence-based. Equally important is its long-standing commitment to creating college opportunities for low-income Nebraska high school students who reflect the values of its loving benefactor, the late Susan Thompson Buffett. These objectives are carried out through grant-making by the Foundation’s U.S., International, and Scholarship Programs.
The new Senior Research and Evaluation Officer (SREO) will join a thriving team as a core member of the Research and Evaluation Unit. S/he will take responsibility for leading mission-critical planning, research, and evaluation-related activities across the Foundation in collaboration with R&E colleagues, Program staff, grantees, and evaluation partners. Working under the direction of the Director of Research and Evaluation, the SREO will provide expertise, guidance, and standards for measurement and evaluation activities for her/his assigned programs. S/he will work with evaluation teams on the design and development of measures, metrics, and data systems, and along with Program staff, will facilitate evaluator and partner relationships to ensure consistent procedures and practices and a rigorous culture of data-informed decision making. S/he will serve as a credible and articulate spokesperson for evaluation findings, and will contribute to broader conversations about the implications of such findings.
The ideal candidate will be an innovative and interdisciplinary thinker with knowledge and experience relevant to the Foundation’s programmatic areas. S/he will have a broad mastery of quantitative and qualitative evaluation methodologies and a demonstrated ability to design and implement new evaluation approaches. S/he will be proactive and have excellent interpersonal skills with which to support Foundation colleagues and partners. The SREO will bring a strong team orientation, the ability to adapt quickly to change, and demonstrated success working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds. A terminal graduate degree is strongly preferred and extensive work and leadership experience in research and evaluation is required. Although candidates with a broad range of relevant expertise are encouraged to apply, the Foundation has a preference for those who have substantial research and evaluation experience internationally.
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TO APPLY
The Foundation is conducting this search with assistance from Vice President Allison Kupfer Poteet and Senior Associate Cara Pearsall of Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group.
For a full position description, please visit http://nonprofitprofessionals.com/job/stbf-sreo/. Applications including a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications, your resume (in Word format), and where you learned of the position should be sent to stbf-sreo@nonprofitprofessionals.com.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Foundation is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and actively seeks individuals who can offer broader perspectives to our organizational thinking and culture.