Managing Director of Domestic Evaluation Services
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MANAGING DIRECTOR DOMESTIC EVALUATION SERVICES
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Managing Director Domestic Evaluation Services Social Impact Remote
This search is being managed by our Executive Search Partner Insight Executive Search.
For more information or to apply please contact: Aaron Schmidt President
Social Impact (SI) is a Washington DCarea global management consulting firm. We are a leader in evidence building and use and provide monitoring evaluation strategic planning capacity building and learning services to make tax payer funded programs more effective. Much of our work to date has focused on the international development and humanitarian assistance sector for federal clients such as USAID the Department of State and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. We are looking to aggressively expand and grow our federal civilian work outside of these three Agencies with a focus on our core capabilities related to evidence building evidence use and learning.
We believe Social Impact is a great place to work. We are proud of our diversity and work actively to expand it as a way of improving our employees experience our collective professional breadth and the quality of the work we do. We promote equity and inclusion through our policies and practices and foster a culture of belonging for everyone where differences and authenticity are honored and embraced. We work hard to create opportunities for growth and ensure that our staff are fulfilled and engaged. We believe we are better when we collaborate learn from one another and have fun while working hard.
Position Description:
SI is seeking a fulltime Managing Director who is an experienced resourceful and entrepreneurial evaluator to build a domestically focused monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL) unit that leverages SIs 25 years of international MEL expertise. The unit will initially focus on evidence building opportunities within DoEdDOE (Department of Energy) DOIDOJDOLDOTEPAFEMAHHSHUDUSDAVA though knowledge of other civilian agencies will be an added advantage. The Director will leverage his/her technical expertise and experience in designing and leading research and evaluations to lead proposal development efforts build extensive relationships with key decision makers in targeted agencies and potential partners and lead efforts to increase SIs visibility through representation communication and thought leadership. This position reports directly to the CEO and initially supervises one full time staff member and short term is a fulltime position authorized to be fully remote or to be based in the Arlington VA area on a hybrid remote/inperson model.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership
- Lead an independent agile unit within SI to shape and grow a new line of business in domestic monitoring evaluation and learning.
- Develop and execute a strategy to successfully leverage SIs vast capabilities and excellent reputation in planning monitoring evaluation and learning for international development agencies and bring it to the federal civilian sector.
- Position Social Impact to be successful in the domestic market with a view to items such as communications capabilities partnerships etc.
- Pay close attention to how SI can be cost competitive in this new market. Work with the CEO and other senior leaders to develop strategies to strengthen cost competitiveness.
- Oversee multiple concurrent initiatives and projects in the federal civilian sector.
Capture and Proposal Leadership:
- Proactively identify and qualify new business opportunities related to monitoring evaluation and learning with a focus on priority agencies.
- Lead the full cycle proposal development process for federal civilian bids and make significant contributions to conceptualizing and writing bids including monitoring evaluation and learning technical approaches.
- Provide guidance mentoring and QA/QC to the proposal manager and consultants who may serve in various proposal development roles.
- Lead efforts to identify and lock in necessary partners and project Key Personnel.
People Management
- Lead a small and agile team consisting initially of a proposal manager and short term consultants. The size of the team is expected to grow as the unit generates new business.
- Provide coaching mentoring and supervision for this team. Create an entrepreneurial can do attitude among the team.
Marketing Relationship Building and Representation
- Develop relationships with GS13 levels across all targeted agencies.
- Establish relationships with organizations and individuals who can increase SIs chances of success. These include organizations with complementary capabilities that can serve as partners individuals who can be named in Key Personnel roles etc.
- Participate in industry groups conferences webinars and other fora to represent and promote Social Impacts capabilities. Serve as a direct spokesperson in these fora as well as a liaison to facilitate the participation of SI technical experts in relevant events.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Masters degree.
- At least 12 years of relevant technical experience with at least five years of business development and/or capture experience within the federal civilian market.
- Recent (within the last two years) relationships at one or more of the following agencies: DoEdDOE (Department of Energy) DOIDOJDOLDOTEPAFEMAHHSHUDUSDAVA. Relationships at other federal civilian agencies would be an added benefit.
- Technical expertise in research and evaluation methodologies including experience designing and leading evaluations in a variety of sectors.
- Demonstrated entrepreneurial skills ideally with a track record in growing a new line of business.
- Experience supervising coaching and mentoring staff.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co workers and clients.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee and manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and provide advice and guidance in a timely fashion.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise good judgment and communicate effectively orally and in writing (English written and oral fluency required).
- Strong leadership interpersonal entrepreneurial and management skills.
- Ability to work effectively and independently in a fastpaced growing business environment.
- A commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive work and learning environment.
Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company work as part of a creative and committed team and make a differenceinthe wellbeing of our world.
To learn more about Social Impact please visit our website:.
SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sexual orientation gender identitynational origin disability or protected veteran status.
Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please no phone calls.
This search is being managed by our Executive Search Partner Insight Executive Search.
For more information or to apply please contact: Aaron Schmidt President
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
