4-H Evaluation Academic Coordinator (AP 26-04)

Job Description

4-H Evaluation Academic Coordinator (AP 26-04)
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Application Window

Open date: March 30, 2026
Next review date: Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, May 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

Position Overview

The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for a 4-H Evaluation Academic Coordinator 2. The Evaluation Academic Coordinator will provide evaluation leadership to University of California 4-H Youth Development Program (UC 4-H). The 4-H Evaluation Academic Coordinator develops and implements statewide evaluations to strengthen the program and document program outcomes and impacts. The 4-H Evaluation Academic Coordinator collaborates to disseminate outcomes, impacts, and the public value of 4-H to a variety of audiences. The 4-H Evaluation Coordinator is responsible for providing overall leadership to build the capacity of academic personnel, staff and volunteers for program evaluation. The 4-H Evaluation Academic Coordinator connects their work to the latest advances in statistical methodology and evaluation research on non-formal youth development programs, including curriculum and content delivery, and collaborates with program teams/committees, campus departments, county 4-H/ Cooperative Extension offices, and state and community partners. The 4-H Evaluation Academic Coordinator represents UC 4-H on state, regional, and national committees.

Location Headquarters: State 4-H Office, UC ANR Building, 2801 Second Street, Davis, California

ACADEMIC PROGRAM MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct a comprehensive and ongoing needs assessment to determine statewide program evaluation needs and gaps.
• Develop, coordinate and implement large statewide and project-specific evaluations.
• Provide leadership in establishing alignment of evaluation efforts in support of the UC ANR Strategic Visioning Document and condition changes.
• Design and refine evaluations to document program outcomes and impacts of 4-H programming, including but not limited to the areas of youth development, Leadership & Civic Engagement, Healthy Living, STEM + Agriculture (STEAM) and Communications & Expressive Arts
• Work collaboratively with campus specialists, academic advisors, academic coordinators, local educators and volunteers to develop measures as needed to assess key practices and outcomes of the UC 4-H program and associated projects.
• Create and leads statewide implementation of an evaluation plan, ensuring that measures used assess key practices and outcomes of the 4-H YDP as indicated in the UC 4-H YDP Strategic Plan; makes recommendations to the Statewide 4-H Director, 4-H personnel and volunteers on program improvement.
• Continually review evaluation efforts throughout the state and provide leadership and training as needed to keep California at the cutting edge of evaluation research.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
• Develop materials and prepare reports to communicate demonstrated outcomes, impacts, and public values, including the annual evaluation report.
• Work with the Marketing and Communications staff to prepare a UC 4-H Annual Report and respond to organizational requests for data, metrics and performance indicators.
• Disseminate information on program outcomes, impacts, and public values broadly to external and internal stakeholders through UC Delivers stories, peer-reviewed publications, professional conferences, presentations, newsletters, reports, state impact sheets, policy briefs, etc.
• Participate in program teams/workgroups, advisory committees, and other committees as appropriate.
• Support development, submission, and management of Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications.

Reporting Relationship: The Academic Coordinator reports to the Statewide 4-H Director. The incumbent will work cooperatively with all personnel in the statewide 4-H Program, other units in UC ANR, the broader UC system and partnering organizations.

Qualifications and Skills Required

Required Qualifications

Education: A minimum of a Master's Degree in a discipline related to program evaluation, human development, economics, developmental psychology, education, public administration or a closely related field is required at the time of appointment.

Key Requirements:

• Experience in large project planning and evaluation management, including designing evaluation tools and measuring program outcomes and impacts.
• Experience conducting statistical analyses, including bivariate and multivariate analysis, multiple regression, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and other structural modeling techniques (e.g., longitudinal, multi-level).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate outcomes, impacts, and public values to a variety of audiences (including legislators, funders, consumers, and other decision makers).
• Excellent oral/written communication skills, including the ability to develop and deliver presentations, workshops, and training to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of basic technologies, including word processing, e-mail, Microsoft Office Applications, the Internet, etc., as well as the educational use of computers, the Internet, and other distance learning techniques.
• Knowledge and experience with statistics software such as SPSS, Stata, SAS, R, or MPlus.
• Experience engaging with diverse communities and participants, including those with varied cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, to support inclusive and accessible educational programming.

Desired Qualifications and Experience:

• A Doctorate degree in a related field.
• Familiarity with 4-H youth programing.
• Experience working with volunteers and the public.
• Cooperative Extension experience or experience working at a Land Grant University.
• Experience supervising staff.

Salary & Benefits

Salary: The salary will be in the Academic Coordinator II series. The Step placement in this series is based on experience and professional qualifications. For information regarding the Academic Coordinator series salary scales, please refer to Salary Scale

The position is 50% soft funded and the successful candidate will be required to seek extramural funding to help support the position. Performance in this position will be evaluated annually. The merit cycle for this position will be evaluated every two (2) years. The position will be extended based on performance and availability of funding.

Benefits: The University of California offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, two days per month paid vacation, one day per month paid sick leave, and paid holidays. For more information, refer to the UC Benefits website at Benefits

How to Apply
If interested in this position, please visit UC Recruit and choose "applicants" (refer to position #26-04)
Closing Date: To ensure full consideration, application packets must be received by April 29, 2026 (open until filled).

Questions?
Contact Mikyla Perez at mikperez@ucanr.edu

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• College Level Transcripts - Electronic transcripts or legible scanned copies (PDF) of original transcripts will be accepted. Transcripts must identify course work completed, grades earned, degrees conferred and confer dates. Please DO NOT send transcripts that are password protected.
• References - Please provide 3 references including names, titles, emails and phone numbers.

Reference requirements

• 3-6 required (contact information only)

Job location
Davis, CA