Program Associate - Evaluation and Professional Development

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The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is a state wide campus, with faculty based on University campuses, at Research and Extension Centers and in every Arkansas county. It consists of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station (AES) and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service (CES), and is home to more than 1400 employees. The Division was established in 1959 and is headed by the Vice-President for Agriculture. The Division headquarters is located in Little Rock with the rest of the University of Arkansas System Administration. As an employer, the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click the Apply link/button.

If you have a disability and need assistance with the hiring process and require reasonable accommodations, please contact the Division's Office of Inclusion, Access, and Compliance at bbatiste@uada.edu.

For general application assistance or if you have questions about a job posting, please contact Human Resources at 501-671-2219 or 479-502-9820.

Minimum Qualifications

* A bachelor's degree in a related field of study plus three (3) years of related professional experience OR a related master's degree is required.

Preferred Qualifications

* Master's degree in education, agricultural and extension education, social sciences, human resources, organizational behavior, statistics, evaluation, or a related field. Experience within Cooperative Extension, preferably at the county level.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

* Knowledge of or familiarity with frameworks for program evaluations, especially in Education and Extension settings.

* Ability to train others in the methods of program evaluation, including design, data collection, data analysis, and reporting.

* Knowledge of or familiarity with the American Evaluation Association's Guiding Principles for Evaluators.

* Ability to engage with, listen to, and learn from a broad range of evaluation stakeholders, encouraging their meaningful participation.

* Knowledge of the distinctions between evaluation and research. * Ability to identify limitations of one's evaluation expertise and devise methods for acquiring additional evaluation knowledge when necessary.

* Commitment to ensuring that evaluation activities are done in a culturally competent manner.

* Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team to plan and conduct evaluations.

* Ability to organize and summarize information in a clear and concise manner.

* Ability to understand the context of a program and how it affects program planning, implementation, outcomes, and even the evaluation.

* Ability or experience in the development and use of logic models to describe complex programs.

* Skill in developing and articulating program goals and objectives in a structure supporting evaluation.

* Knowledge of various evaluation designs (e.g., non-experimental, experimental, quasi-experimental).

* Experience with evaluations using mixed method approaches.

* Knowledge of approaches for generating, revising, and prioritizing evaluation questions.

* Knowledge in the development of evaluation plans.

* Knowledge of methods for designing evaluations so as to increase the likelihood that the findings will be used by primary evaluation stakeholders.

* Ability to develop and test data collection instruments.

* Ability to identify and assess existing data sources for their potential use in program evaluation.

* Ability to gather data using qualitative and quantitative approaches such as interviews, group processes, participant observation, surveys, electronic data files, or other methods. Ability to manage databases, construct data files, conduct data entry, and perform data edits/cleaning.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information:

For assistance with the application or to provide additional documentation after the application is submitted, please email humanresources@uada.edu

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Sitehttps://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture may conduct pre-employment background checks on certain positions for applicants being considered for employment. The background checks may include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal background check or arrest pending adjudication information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absences of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a consistent, non-discriminatory manner consistent with the state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, or sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.