What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research and Program Evaluation Manager position at Prison Fellowship?
Want to make a difference? Join an organization committed to sharing the hope of true transformation with those impacted by incarceration for nearly 50 years.
Prison Fellowship® is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit equipping the Church to serve currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and to advocate for justice and human dignity. Prison Fellowship and its church partners encounter Jesus with those behind bars, breaking cycles of crime and prayerfully anticipating a revival of justice, mercy, and hope in our culture.
Prison Fellowship® is an organization committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics and Christian values. Our conduct is guided by and grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith below.
What we are looking for:
A driven and mission-focused Research and Program Evaluation Manager to collaborate with stakeholders to monitor and evaluate programs and propagate learning to maximize program efficiency and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
Expectations of this role:
Qualifications:
What we offer:
At Prison Fellowship, our goal is to support the total well-being of all our employees. Our benefit offerings for full-time employees include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, retirement account funding, flexible spending accounts, paid maternity and parental leave benefits, and more. Our outstanding benefits package includes paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days) after one year of employment. Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits, on a pro-rated basis. In addition, we offer a team-oriented, mission-driven, supportive environment with cutting-edge technology solutions and tremendous opportunity for growth and development. Salary at Prison Fellowship is determined by a variety of factors. For this position, the salary range is projected to be between $82,000 and $96,000.
Visit the employment page on our website to learn more about Prison Fellowship, and check out our YouTube channel to see how Prison Fellowship is transforming lives!
OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Foundation of What We Believe
As a Christian organization, Prison Fellowship believes in the full authority of the Bible as God’s inspired word and the complete tenets of the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.
We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary atoning death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man. We believe that the Bible is God’s authoritative and inspired Word, without error in all its teachings.
How We Are Compelled to Live and to Act
We believe that Christians, both individually and corporately, must submit to the Bible, as God’s authoritative, divine and inspired Word, in all matters of belief and conduct.
[post updated 9/23/2025]
Prison Fellowship® is the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit equipping the Church to serve currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and to advocate for justice and human dignity. Prison Fellowship and its church partners encounter Jesus with those behind bars, breaking cycles of crime and prayerfully anticipating a revival of justice, mercy, and hope in our culture.
Prison Fellowship® is an organization committed to the highest standards of conduct, ethics and Christian values. Our conduct is guided by and grounded in the Bible, as reflected in our Statement of Faith below.
What we are looking for:
A driven and mission-focused Research and Program Evaluation Manager to collaborate with stakeholders to monitor and evaluate programs and propagate learning to maximize program efficiency and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
Expectations of this role:
- Maintain an active relationship with Jesus Christ and support the ministry through prayer and actions
- Lead new or ongoing program evaluation projects, including data collection, analysis, reporting, and the development of actionable recommendations for continuous improvement
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to implement tools to support performance measurement activities that inform decision-making
- Present evaluation findings and strategic insights to senior leadership to inform decision-making and program refinement
- Monitor trends, best practices, and innovations in program design and evaluation to ensure continuous learning and development among the team
Qualifications:
- 8 years of professional experience leading measurement, evaluation and learning projects preferably in a mission-driven organization
- 5-7 years of professional experience working with program leaders on developing and monitoring KPIs
- Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree preferred
- Program evaluation and data analysis/interpretation expertise
- Ability to manage multiple projects, timelines, and teams simultaneously
- Exceptional writing skills for developing reports, proposals, logic models, strategic plans, and presentations
- Comfortable presenting complex information to various audiences in a clear and concise manner
- Advanced proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Proficiency in tools such as Excel (advanced functions), SPSS, R, or Power BI for data analysis and visualization
- Experience with Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, Google Forms, or other tools for gathering and analyzing feedback
- This is a remote/work from home position with a travel component up to 20%, and the driving aspect of this role is subject to certain driving record and insurance requirements
What we offer:
At Prison Fellowship, our goal is to support the total well-being of all our employees. Our benefit offerings for full-time employees include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, retirement account funding, flexible spending accounts, paid maternity and parental leave benefits, and more. Our outstanding benefits package includes paid leave starting at 39 days (14 holidays, 15 vacation days, 10 sick days) after one year of employment. Part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week on a regular basis are eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits, on a pro-rated basis. In addition, we offer a team-oriented, mission-driven, supportive environment with cutting-edge technology solutions and tremendous opportunity for growth and development. Salary at Prison Fellowship is determined by a variety of factors. For this position, the salary range is projected to be between $82,000 and $96,000.
Visit the employment page on our website to learn more about Prison Fellowship, and check out our YouTube channel to see how Prison Fellowship is transforming lives!
OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
The Foundation of What We Believe
As a Christian organization, Prison Fellowship believes in the full authority of the Bible as God’s inspired word and the complete tenets of the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.
We believe in one God, Creator and Lord of the Universe, the co-eternal Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary atoning death on the cross, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where, as truly God and truly man, He is the only mediator between God and man. We believe that the Bible is God’s authoritative and inspired Word, without error in all its teachings.
How We Are Compelled to Live and to Act
We believe that Christians, both individually and corporately, must submit to the Bible, as God’s authoritative, divine and inspired Word, in all matters of belief and conduct.
[post updated 9/23/2025]
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment laws:
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Salary : $96,000 - $820,000
