Prog Mgr, Community Health Evaluation

Overview

The Program Manager, Community Health Program Evaluation will lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation framework to measure the effectiveness and impact of current and future community health programs. This role will design and lead evaluation activities that inform decision-making, improve program performance, and demonstrate alignment with the hospital's Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), community benefit requirements, and broader community health goals.

Responsibilities include establishing data collection methods, metrics, and outcomes; managing data and evaluation projects; engaging internal and external stakeholders (hospital departments, community partners, grant funders); and translating findings into actionable insights that strengthen program design, scaling, and sustainability. Additionally, this position will serve as an institutional resource for community health evaluation by building capacity for data-informed learning, ensuring consistent use of evaluation methods and tools, and advancing the hospital's role in promoting community health and well-being.

At Children's Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

• Develops and implements a comprehensive community health program evaluation framework
• Lead evaluation design and coordination for community health programs
• Translate evaluation findings into actionable insights and strategic recommendations
• Build organizational capacity for evaluation and continuous learning

• Master’s Degree in Evaluation, Public Health, Public Administration, Epidemiology, Urban Planning, Statistics, Psychology, Business or Health Administration, Research Methods, or related field, with 3-5 years of healthcare, public health, program evaluation, or related experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Evaluation, Public Health, Public Administration, Epidemiology, Urban Planning, Statistics, Psychology, Business or Health Administration, Research Methods, or related field, with 5-7 years of healthcare, public health, program evaluation, or related experience

The benefits plans at Children s Mercy are designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families.

The pay range for this job begins at $29.54/hr, but offers are determined based on education and experience.

This is an intermittent remote position. The schedule will be determined with the manager and will include both at-home and on-site hours in the Kansas City metro area.

Children’s Mercy hires individuals based on job skills, expertise and ability to maintain professional relationships. The hospital does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, creed, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry or veteran status. A drug screen will be performed on hire. Children’s Mercy is smoke and tobacco free. We are committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diverse backgrounds of our patients and families.