Program Evaluation & Data Analyst

GPS Group Peer Support

1d•$35 - $40•Remote

About The Position

The Program Evaluation & Data Analyst supports GPS’s program data management, monitoring, reporting, quality assurance, and evaluation activities. Reporting to the Vice President of Programs and working closely with the Evaluation & Quality Assurance Lead, the analyst is responsible for day-to-day data operations, including extracting, cleaning, validating, reconciling, reporting, and maintaining program datasets. The role works across multiple data collection and management platforms to resolve discrepancies and improve data accuracy and consistency, ensuring reliable information is available for program monitoring, funder reporting, and external evaluations. The analyst also supports evaluation activities through data preparation, descriptive analysis, performance indicator tracking, reporting documentation, and coordination. This is a hands-on applied role for a detail-oriented, analytically skilled professional able to work with complex datasets, investigate data quality issues independently, and collaborate across program, administrative, technical, and evaluation teams. The position is part-time at approximately 20–25 hours per week, fully remote, and offers scheduling flexibility. Availability is required for designated team meetings, reporting deadlines, and coordination with external partners. There is potential to expand to full-time depending on organizational needs, funding availability, and program growth. Responsibilities will be prioritized according to the agreed work schedule, with emphasis on data quality assurance, data management, monthly reporting preparation, and essential evaluation support. No health benefits are offered.

Requirements

Demonstrated hands-on experience managing programmatic, operational, or research datasets, including extraction, cleaning, validation, reconciliation, and analysis.
Experience working with information collected across multiple platforms or data sources.
Experience preparing analytical reports, tables, charts, dashboards, or other data products for organizational, programmatic, or research audiences.
Familiarity with program monitoring, performance measurement, evaluation, or applied data analysis.
Understanding of survey administration, data collection methods, performance indicators, and basic evaluation principles.
Strong analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills, including independently investigating discrepancies and identifying practical solutions.
Exceptional attention to detail and a systematic approach to data validation and documentation.
Strong organizational and time management skills, including managing recurring reporting deadlines and competing priorities.
Excellent written communication skills, including concise analytical summaries, data quality documentation, and technical explanations.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with program staff, technical vendors, and evaluation partners.
Ability to work independently and reliably in a remote environment.
Commitment to confidentiality, ethical data practices, and responsible handling of sensitive participant information.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets, including pivot tables, lookup functions, advanced formulas, data validation, filtering, data cleaning, and reconciliation.
Experience importing, merging, organizing, reshaping, and analyzing datasets from multiple sources.
Ability to create repeatable, well-documented data preparation and reporting workflows.
Proficiency in developing charts, tables, dashboards, and other visualizations using spreadsheet applications or comparable tools.
Experience using online survey platforms, learning management systems, registration databases, or comparable data collection and management systems.
Ability to learn new technology platforms quickly, troubleshoot data inconsistencies, and collaborate with technical support teams.
Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Statistics, Data Analytics, Epidemiology, Psychology, Health Informatics, Program Evaluation, Social Sciences, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant applied experience.
Demonstrated technical proficiency and practical experience working with complex datasets are strongly valued.

Nice To Haves

Experience using statistical or data analysis tools such as R, Python, SPSS, Stata, or comparable software.
Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, Looker Studio, or other dashboard and business intelligence tools.
Experience using survey platforms such as Alchemer, Qualtrics, or SurveyMonkey.
Familiarity with learning management systems such as LearnWorlds and CRM platforms such as HubSpot.
Experience managing participant-level data across multiple program activities or longitudinal follow-up periods.
Experience supporting qualitative interviews, thematic coding, or mixed-methods evaluations.
Experience preparing funder reports or collaborating with external evaluation teams.
Experience in healthcare, behavioral health, healthcare workforce well-being, peer support, public health, or community-based programs.
Experience developing standardized data quality procedures, reporting templates, or process improvements.
Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH), Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Informatics, Program Evaluation, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

Extract, compile, organize, and consolidate program data from registration platforms, attendance records, learning management systems, surveys, and program tracking tools.
Maintain accurate, organized, standardized datasets, reporting files, data dictionaries, and supporting documentation.
Clean, validate, reconcile, and quality-check data for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and integrity.
Investigate and document discrepancies across systems, including missing records, inconsistent dates, duplicate entries, incomplete survey responses, and conflicting participant information.
Maintain data quality logs documenting issues, corrective actions, responsible parties, and resolution status.
Collaborate with program staff and technical vendors to investigate discrepancies, troubleshoot reporting issues, and verify system corrections.
Develop and maintain procedures for data extraction, cleaning, validation, reconciliation, and documentation.
Support updates to data collection forms, survey instruments, tracking templates, and reporting tools.
Handle participant-level information confidentially and securely.
Coordinate preparation of monthly program datasets for funder reporting and external evaluation activities.
Prepare and consolidate data according to reporting specifications, definitions, and deadlines.
Perform pre-submission quality assurance checks and prepare accompanying reporting documentation, including reporting-period summaries, data sources, limitations, changes, and unresolved discrepancies.
Document reporting definitions, assumptions, corrections, and data preparation procedures; maintain an organized archive of submitted datasets and records.
Collaborate with the Evaluation & Quality Assurance Lead to review reporting files, resolve discrepancies, and ensure alignment with evaluation requirements.
Respond to routine data clarification requests from funders and external evaluation partners.
Track reporting deadlines and communicate potential delays or data quality concerns to the Vice President of Programs and designated evaluation staff.
Conduct descriptive and exploratory analyses to monitor implementation, participation, engagement, and emerging outcomes.
Calculate and track performance indicators such as enrollment, attendance, retention, repeat participation, training completion, and survey response rates.
Analyze trends across reporting periods, programs, implementation partners, and other categories; identify patterns, data gaps, and emerging issues.
Develop and maintain dashboards, performance tracking tools, summary tables, and data visualizations.
Prepare analytical summaries and support quarterly reports, funder updates, and internal performance summaries.
Ensure consistency of reported figures across datasets, dashboards, reports, and organizational materials.
Support established evaluation activities with the Evaluation & Quality Assurance Lead and external evaluation partners.
Maintain evaluation tracking systems and documentation for data collection activities, timelines, and deliverables.
Support participant follow-up and longitudinal data collection, including survey administration, participant tracking, and data linkage across reporting periods.
Monitor survey completion, follow-up eligibility, response rates, and missing data; organize and prepare qualitative and quantitative datasets.
Support participant interviews and qualitative coding when assigned, following approved protocols and methods.
Document changes in data collection, program implementation, and reporting practices that may affect interpretation or comparability of findings.
Assist with synthesizing findings and preparing tables, visualizations, and documentation for evaluation reports.
Collaborate with program, administrative, evaluation, and technical staff and participate in regular data review and coordination meetings.
Communicate data quality issues, reporting risks, and recommended solutions; coordinate with vendors to troubleshoot systems and verify corrections.
Develop practical tools, templates, and documentation to improve data quality, reporting efficiency, and consistency.
Guide program staff on data entry, tracking procedures, reporting definitions, and documentation practices.
Identify opportunities to streamline data workflows, reduce manual reconciliation, and improve reporting reliability.
Perform other related data management, reporting, analysis, and evaluation duties as assigned.