Evaluation and Research Supervisor (WMS2) – Olympia

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Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community."

Job Title: Evaluation and Research Supervisor (WMS02)Location: Olympia, WA – Flexible/HybridCloses: Monday, April 13, 2026Salary: $93,696 - $117,120 AnnuallyThe Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is accepting applications for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Evaluation and Research Supervisor to supervise a team of expert evaluators and researchers, primarily focused on juvenile rehabilitation.

The position collaborates with the Administrator and Supervisors focused on other DCYF content areas to lead the Evaluation and Research section of the Office of Innovation, Alignment, and Accountability (OIAA).

The position also leads collaboration across OIAA related to juvenile rehabilitation work and liaises with the JR division on behalf of the office.

The Evaluation and Research section is comprised of highly engaged staff working to support and improve DCYF services and reduce systemic inequities.

The work is primarily flexible/hybrid, with travel to occasional in-person meetings in Western Washington.

The ideal candidate will have strong methodological expertise, prior supervisory success, strong interpersonal skills, and juvenile rehabilitation content knowledge or interest.

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The Opportunity: The primary role of this position is managing, overseeing, and ensuring the quality of all juvenile rehabilitation research and program evaluation conducted on the DCYF-OIAA- JR Evaluation and Research Team.

In addition, this position is responsible for designing and conducting complex research and program evaluation.

You will contribute to DCYF planning work by designing, managing, supporting, and contributing to the production of multiple complex work products related to outcome goals for children, youth, and families.

You will supervise the OIAA JR Evaluation and Research Team with oversight of juvenile rehabilitation research and evaluations occurring within OIAA.

This includes setting and accomplishing an annual agenda and work plan.

In addition to the supervisory responsibilities of overseeing work, ensuring accuracy of staff work products and making sure that information is communicated to the appropriate stakeholders, this position is also responsible for conducting data analysis and rigorous evaluation, independently and in collaboration with other OIAA staff.

You will function at an expert level working with data to elucidate the populations and subpopulations served by the agency and are responsible for managing the collection, production, and visualization of the legislatively mandated agency child-outcome goal metrics.Some of what you'll do:

• Plan and manage research and program evaluation activities of major scope, significance and complexity that ultimately will guide legislative and agency decisions, funding models, and enhance practice and services available to families and children in Washington State on a continuing basis.
• Inform prioritization of agency demand for juvenile rehabilitation research and program evaluations.
• Ensure the protection of human subjects for all juvenile rehabilitation research and program evaluation activities.
• Ensure all requirements of grant funded juvenile rehabilitation research and program evaluation positions are being met.
• Evaluate and supervise staff.
• Evaluate existing programs, policies, and protocols.
• Plan and manage research, statistical or data analyses activities.
• Oversee collection and maintenance of data.
• Effectively and accessibly communicate research and evaluation findings to key stakeholders through multiple modalities.
• Guide the development of cross-section OIAA work products of major scope, significance and complexity that ultimately guide legislative and agency decisions, funding models, and enhance practice and services available to families and children in Washington State on a continuing basis.
• Surface barriers to cross-section OIAA work of major scope, significance and complexity and strategizes to resolve them, taking responsibility for moving the whole of the work forward.
• Maintain deep knowledge of resources, roles, and priorities across OIAA sections and the JR division.

Required Qualifications:

• Nine (9) years of progressive experience in data analysis, use of external data sources, and program evaluation.

OR

• A Master’s degree in social science, public health, or a related field, including graduate-level coursework in statistics, or equivalent experience AND Five (5) years of progressive experience in data analysis, use of external data sources, and program evaluation.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Two years of experience in supervision.
• Two years of research experience in juvenile rehabilitation related research, or a similar field, and/or graduate-level education in these areas.
• Two years of experience in quantitative analysis and reporting of administrative (program, participant, & agency) data.
• Lived experience, personal or professional, with DCYF programs.
• Experience with integration of data and complex statistical analysis and reporting.
• Knowledge of appropriate statistical methodology and the ability to apply this knowledge to large data sets.

How do I apply?
Complete your applicant profile and attach the following documents:

• Letter of interest describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position.
• Current resume detailing experience and education.

Supplemental Information:

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving.

We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

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