Impact Evaluator

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is hiring an
Impact Evaluator
to design and implement systemic impact evaluation across the organization. This role is crucial for systematically capturing grantee voices and providing data-driven insights that will shape our strategy. The Impact Evaluator will report to the Director of Operations and collaborate closely with the Grants Manager to ensure we achieve measurable outcomes aligned with our mission.

• Design Impact Measurement:Develop and refine the organization's evaluation framework, integrating both qualitative and quantitative methods to assess the short-term and long-term impact of our grants and programs.
• Assess the counterfactual impact of each grant
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  Dive deep on each grant to test the theory of change against real-world impact.
• Engage with Grantees:Cultivate strong relationships with grantees, conducting interviews and surveys to gather comprehensive feedback, stories, and data.
• Evaluate large scale communications and policy campaigns
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  Conduct bespoke analysis for major initiatives. Examples include advertising campaigns or outreach to policymakers.
• Conduct Data Analysis & Reporting:Translate raw data, grantee feedback, and field research into actionable insights and compelling reports. You will produce reports, case studies, and dashboards for internal learning, funders, and public communications.
• Collaborate strategically:Translate evaluation findings into actionable recommendations for the Grants Manager and leadership team. Collaborate to refine grant selection processes, identify strategic gaps, and ensure alignment with organizational goals.

• A degree in an analytical discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience of data administration and analytics, sometimes from disjointed data sets, with the ability to produce high-quality outputs to explain findings clearly.
• Willingness to overlap at least one hour of your work day with the standard working day in California, PST.

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Skills in both qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex analyses for diverse audiences.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Project management skills with ability to handle multiple concurrent evaluations.

• Experience designing and applying theories of change.
• Knowledge of evaluation methods, ideally of impact evaluation and reporting within a non-profit.
• Experience working within grantmaking functions.
• Experience evaluating policy advocacy, communications campaigns, or research programs.
• Familiarity with the AI safety landscape.

$82,000 - $150,000 a year

Exact compensation will vary depending on experience and geography.

For US hires, additional benefits include: health insurance, 24+ days of PTO per year, paid parental leave, 401k matching in the US, and a work from home allowance for the purchase of office supplies or equipment. Exact benefits will depend on location.

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is an independent nonprofit that works to reduce extreme, large-scale risks from transformative technologies, as well as steer the development and use of these technologies to benefit life.