California Humanities – Program Evaluation Fellow

Address cover letter to Dr. Felicia Kelly, Project and Evaluation Director
Submit application via California Humanities Google Form

As an independent non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, California Humanities was founded in as a granting and programmatic organization that promotes the humanities as relevant, meaningful ways to connect us to each other in order to become a better California. We produce, fund, create, and support accessible humanities-based projects and programs, eye-opening arts and cultural experiences, and meaningful conversations across the state. We define the public humanities as a range of activities and practices revolving around cultural life as a way to engage people across diverse communities. Anyone who sees a piece of theater or listens to a story, appreciates a work of art, reflects upon the meaning of life, records their memories, passes on a tradition or wonders where it came from, or asks questions about the values and motivations of human actors, past, present, or future, is invoking the humanities as a bridge to understanding what connects us.

California Humanities conducts ongoing evaluation to better understand the reach, impact and effectiveness of its grant-making programs, for both internal learning as well as external communications purposes. Working closely with staff, the Program Evaluation Fellow will analyze a variety of types of qualitative and quantitative information provided by grantees and partners. The fellow will assist with the development of reports for various stakeholders, including identifying innovative ways of sharing information (infographics, for example) with multiple audiences. This position will enable us to expand our capacity to do this work and contribute to our programmatic, communications, fundraising, and advocacy efforts. Candidates should have:

  • Interest in learning more about the public humanities field
  • Interest in research and data analysis, both quantitative and qualitative
  • Basic familiarity with spreadsheet programs and information management tools (Excel)
  • Good written communications skills and some familiarity with graphic communications tools (preparing charts and graphs and formatting documents and presentations)
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

The fellow will work off-site and will need access to a phone and computer. California Humanities will provide access to any needed software. Periodic (bi-weekly or monthly) virtual meetings with California Humanities staff will be scheduled and California Humanities staff will be available on an ongoing basis to provide direction and support, but otherwise work may be scheduled at the Fellow’s convenience.