The Mellon Foundation (Mellon) seeks an inspiring and versatile learning and evaluation professional to join its burgeoning Learning & Evaluation (L&E) team as Manager, Strategic Learning & Evaluation (Manager, SLE). As part of the Office of the Executive Vice President, Programs, the L&E team supports Mellon, in collaboration with grantees and partners, to rapidly learn from, translate, and adapt strategies at the program area level, which are core to Mellon’s efforts to advance a more just society, enriched by the arts and humanities.

With a social sciences lens and strong facilitation acumen, the Manager, SLE will support the Foundation’s ongoing learning and the fulfillment of its mission and broader programmatic objectives. In this pursuit, they will work collaboratively to advance efforts to best support Mellon’s key decision-makers, grantee partners, and the broader field in new and creative ways. Together with program, library staff, and the grants management team, the Manager, SLE will co-design meaningful and actionable learning opportunities for cross organizational knowledge capture.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Strategic Learning & Evaluation and working closely with L&E colleagues, the Manager, SLE will work across all areas of the Foundation, in collaboration with each program area and embedded research and strategic planning staff, as well as centralized library, grants administration, and communications staff. Together, they will enable responsive, data-informed decision-making at every level of the Foundation and help communicate the stories of Mellon, its grantees, and the power of social justice in the arts, culture, and humanities in ways that will resonate with executive and non-research audiences.

Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of applied social sciences and experience driving organizational change and evaluative practices that encourage reflection and learning. Compelling candidates will also demonstrate a solid understanding of and experience with designing and providing guidance in the application of appropriate mixed method evaluations and monitoring approaches that utilize the principles of Equitable Evaluation Initiative© and demonstrating the principles of Emergent Learning©. An understanding of current evaluation and learning concepts, norms, and practices is important, but formal education in evaluation or experience as a professional evaluator is not required.

Self-initiating, detail-oriented, and intuitively a connector of people and information, the incumbent will welcome collaboration across teams and departments and exhibit a keen sense of responsibility and comfort in working with multiple demands, shifting priorities, and constant change. While no explicit content or sector expertise is strongly preferred, it would be helpful if candidates possess some depth of knowledge around one of Mellon’s core investment areas and possess experience working in collaboration with a kaleidoscope of organizations, consultants, and sector leaders who are mission adjacent. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills are necessary. Strong verbal and written communications skills are absolute musts. A personal and professional commitment to inclusivity is vital to advancing the work and contributing to the Learning & Evaluation team.

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