Director of Data and Impact

Job Type

Full-time

Description

About Enlace Chicago:

Enlace Chicago convenes, organizes and builds the capacity of stakeholders of Little Village to confront systemic inequities and barriers to economic and social access. The organization is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of Little Village residents by fostering a safe and healthy environment and by championing opportunities for educational advancement and economic development. It is committed to accountability and transparency to ensure integrity, believes in building community power through collaboration and grassroots leadership, promotes livable communities with access and opportunity for all, and values social justice and systems change.

Position Overview:

Enlace Chicago is seeking a strategic, data-driven, and equity-focused Director of Data and Impact to lead the organization's data, tracking, reporting, and impact strategy across all programs. This role is central to helping Enlace assess the effectiveness of its community-based efforts and to communicate our impact to stakeholders, funders, and the broader community.

The Director will oversee data systems and processes that inform organizational learning, program improvement, and strategic decision-making. This includes managing a team of data and evaluation staff, building organization-wide evaluation capacity, and implementing inclusive, culturally responsive data tracking and evaluation frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

Organizational Learning & Impact Strategy

• Lead the development and implementation of a data and impact strategy that aligns with Enlace's mission and program goals.
• Define agency-wide impact metrics and frameworks to measure outcomes across Education, Health, Mental Health, Immigration, and Community Safety.
• Facilitate learning practices across teams and lead regular reflection sessions to support continuous improvement.

Data Systems & Evaluation

• Oversee the development and maintenance of effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems, dashboards, and databases.
• Supervise a team responsible for data collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting.
• Collaborate with program directors to design logic models, theory of change frameworks, and evaluation tools that measure program outcomes and community impact.
• Produce high-quality reports and visual data summaries for internal use, funders, and community stakeholders.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and accessibility for internal and external users.

Capacity Building

• Train and support staff in data literacy, evaluation design, outcome tracking, and storytelling with data.
• Cultivate a culture of inquiry and accountability grounded in equity, transparency, and community voice.

Compliance & Grant Reporting

• Lead data and evaluation components of government and private grant reports, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Develop protocols to maintain compliance with funder and legal data requirements.

Special Projects

• Support strategic planning and cross-departmental initiatives through data insights.
• Manage integration and optimization of organization-wide database systems.
• Lead the implementation of community scorecards and organizational dashboards.

Core Competencies:

Strategic and Impact-Driven Thinking

Translates organizational goals into measurable outcomes and uses data to drive strategy and continuous improvement.

• Promotes a learning culture that embraces evaluation as a tool for organizational growth, adaptation, and excellence.

Equity-Centered Evaluation and Collaboration

• Applies culturally responsive and community-informed evaluation practices rooted in equity and inclusion.
• Builds strong partnerships across departments and with stakeholders to co-create logic models, evaluation tools, and impact frameworks.

Data Management and Technical Expertise

• Oversees data systems, dashboards, and evaluation processes with proficiency in both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Ensures data integrity, security, and compliance with internal standards and external funder requirements.

Communication and Team Leadership

• Leads and supports evaluation staff, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Data Science, Evaluation, or related field; Master's preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in program evaluation, data management, or impact measurement in a nonprofit or public sector setting.
• At least 3 years of experience managing a team or department.
• Proficiency in designing and managing quantitative and qualitative data systems.
• Experience developing logic models, evaluation frameworks, and performance metrics.
• Skilled in data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Excel, Google Data Studio).
• Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills.
• Fully bilingual in English and Spanish.

Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is between $85,000 and $100,000. Salary is commensurate with experience in addition to the generous benefits package listed below.

Benefits:

• Health benefits. Enlace Chicago offers you and your family access to a low-cost comprehensive health care plan, which includes medical (Bluecross Blue Shield), dental (Guardian), and vision (VSP) coverage.
• Enlace Chicago also provides life insurance coverage and short-term and long-term disability insurance at no cost to you with options of additional coverage.
• Retirement program. Enlace Chicago offers a voluntary 403(B) plan which begins at a 1% contribution. Enrollment is available on the first day of the month following the first date of employment. An enrollment packet will be mailed to you.
• Paid time off. You will receive 96 hours of Upon Hire hours, which will be prorated depending on your start date. After your 3rd month, you will accrue 3.33 hours per pay period or a total of 6.66 per month . All vacation days are considered above and beyond the approved holiday schedule. Enlace has 12 paid holidays with a Holiday week between Christmas and New Year's Day that will not be deducted from your PTO.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion:

At Enlace Chicago, we are deeply committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all voices are heard and valued. We believe that diverse perspectives are essential to addressing the complex social challenges we seek to solve, and we strive to create a culture that promotes belonging, respect, and opportunity for all. Our mission is rooted in uplifting the stories of those who have been historically marginalized, and we actively work to ensure that our programs, partnerships, and workplace reflect these values. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and encourage candidates who share our passion for social justice, equity, and inclusion to apply.

Enlace Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Deadline for submission: Open until filled.