Program Evaluation Fellow - YSS
Location: Ames, IA
Dates: September 20 - December 10, 2021
Compensation: $600/week stipend
Deadline: July 25, 2021
COVID-19 Note:
Due to COVID-19, as a fellow you will work in-person, with some work from home available. FLIA and YSS may move the fellowship entirely remote if there is a spike in cases.
Future Leaders in Action Overview:
FLIA cultivates leaders and strengthens youth-oriented nonprofits and organizations through a fellowship program. Fellows, individuals interested in entering the social sector, work on-site full-time at a partner nonprofit to develop or implement a pre-determined enrichment program.
Throughout the fellowship, fellows gain various professional skills including fundraising, communication, program development, in a fast-paced, hands-on learning environment.
YSS Overview:
Founded in 1976 as Iowa’s first homeless shelter specifically for youth, over the years YSS programs have expanded to help kids, adolescents, young adults, and their families throughout every stage of childhood and beyond. Through a network of six community based centers located in Boone, Cerro Gordo, Hamilton, Marshall, Polk, and Story Counties, YSS provides prevention, treatment, transition, and child welfare services to youth and families in Iowa. Today, YSS is a vast organization helping transform the lives of more than 6,000 individuals annually through the programs and over 10,000 individuals through the education services.
Position Overview and Responsibilities:
You will …
- Help YSS launch our 5-year Connections Campaign
- Create a tracking model that aligns with our 5-year strategic plan to measure connections across YSS’s 45 programs
- Work with the YSS Quality Assurance team along with the program divisions to assess organizational needs and capacity related to data collection
- Actively participate in weekly FLIA professional development responsibilities including check-in calls and virtual weekly leadership workshops
- Attend leadership training retreat - hybrid of virtual and in-person with local fellows and FLIA
By the end of the fellowship, you will have …
- Gathered feedback from all program divisions to create a tracking plan that aligns with YSS’s 5-year strategic plan
- Develop a comprehensive tracking plan for all YSS programs to accurately track connections to reach our Connection Campaign goals. (We will begin tracking data in January 2022, the fellow will have it all in place before the end of their fellowship)
- Trained the program staff to track outcomes and drive connections across YSS programs.
- Fundraised $500 (with guidance and support from FLIA)
- Written two blog articles
- Completed final report and video
Position Qualifications:
- Comfortable working with youth
- Commitment to continuous professional improvement and reflection
- Resourcefulness and initiative
- Passionate about the social sector
- Use patience and tolerance to address problems
- Demonstrate integrity
- Demonstrate ability to work independently and in a team
Note:
A background check is required after a conditional job offer is made.
Future Leaders in Action is an equal employment opportunity employer, and women, people of color, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people, people with disabilities, and people with unique lived experience or diverse professional or personal backgrounds and perspectives are encouraged to apply.