Evaluation Research Manager

The Evaluation Research Manager supports the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in their responsibility to help the Church remain one in Christ. By leading researchers who evaluate Church products, programs, and initiatives worldwide, this role helps advance the vision of the Correlation Executive Committee (CEC) and assesses effectiveness in supporting God's work of salvation and exaltation. Under the direction of an associate director and the Correlation Research Division (CRD) leadership council, the manager oversees a team of researchers, supports their development, and helps provide timely, relevant, and reliable research to General Authorities, Church councils, committees, areas, and departments.

Candidates must be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and currently temple worthy.

Required

- Education: Master's or PhD in a social science field (e.g., psychology, sociology, economics, education).
- Work Experience: 8+ years of applied research or a closely related field.
- Must reside in or be willing to relocate to the greater Salt Lake area.

Demonstrated skills and abilities in the following:

- Leadership and Management: Proven ability to lead diverse research teams, foster collaboration, and inspire innovative approaches to research design, execution, and reporting.
- Process and Project Management: Experience managing research processes and ensuring successful completion of research projects.
- Mentorship and Staff Development: Demonstrated ability to mentor researchers, support career development, and strengthen professional capabilities.
- Evaluation and Research Skills:

Ability to clearly define and translate program objectives into effective evaluations.
- Understanding of evaluation theory and guiding principles.
- Expertise in research methodologies, particularly causal inference, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, non-experimental causal designs, sampling methods, and measurement.
- Experience developing, conducting, and analyzing surveys, interviews, focus groups, and observations.

- Fluent English language abilities.
- Communication and Presentation Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to counsel with leaders and researchers, effectively present findings, and provide insightful analysis to diverse audiences. Strong presentation design skills with the ability to communicate findings concisely.
- Relationship-Building and Collaboration: Skilled at building trust, establishing credibility, and collaborating effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- High Initiative, High Deference: Ability to work within broad parameters while determining how the team should implement leaders' vision.

Preferred

- 3+ years of management experience.
- Fluent abilities in a language other than English.
- Deep understanding of a culture outside the United States (beyond missionary service alone).