Senior Field Evaluator, Early Childhood Programs (North Florida), Part-Time Contract

Job Title: Senior Field Evaluator, Early Childhood Programs (North Florida), Part-Time Contract
Work Arrangement: Field-based and remote. In-person site visits at early learning centers and regional offices across North and Central Florida and east Georgia (about two per month, typically accompanied by center staff); meetings, analysis and writing are done remotely
Location: North or Central Florida (Jacksonville, Gainesville or Ocala area preferred); must reside in Florida
Employment Type: Part-time contract, about 10 hours per week on average
Engagement Type: 1099 independent contractor (part-time W-2 considered)
Pay Rate: $30 to $50 per hour (1099), based on experience
Duration: Anticipated start January 2027 for a 24-month engagement through December 2028, subject to contract award
Final Interview: Video interview with the Dhaka Technologies Limited Company evaluation team

Position Summary
Dhaka Technologies Limited Company is hiring a Senior Field Evaluator on behalf of a client, a multi-state early childhood education and family services nonprofit serving North and Central Florida and rural Georgia, for a two-year independent evaluation of a major foundation-funded investment in the organization's growth. The Senior Field Evaluator is the evaluation team's on-the-ground lead in Florida and Georgia, conducting site visits, observations, interviews and focus groups to document how funded initiatives are being implemented, and bringing early childhood program expertise to monthly strategy meetings with the client's executive leadership and senior leadership team. Funded initiatives include facility renovation and modernization, safety and technology upgrades, classroom expansion and playground improvements, sensory classrooms and adaptive equipment for children with disabilities, workforce training, parent workforce pathways and father engagement. The role works alongside a lead evaluator, a project manager and a family engagement specialist, and maintains the independence and objectivity expected of an external evaluator.

Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct in-person site visits, about two per month (roughly 48 over 24 months), at early learning centers and regional offices across North and Central Florida and east Georgia, coordinating schedules with client staff and grouping visits by region to limit travel.
  
• Document implementation progress and fidelity for funded initiatives through structured observations, staff interviews, walkthroughs and review of program records, using the evaluation team's data-collection tools.
  
• Facilitate interviews and focus groups with staff, parents and community stakeholders, and support administration of stakeholder surveys in English and Spanish.
  
• Follow informed consent and notice procedures for all survey, interview and focus group participants.
  
• Help design and refine site visit protocols, data-collection tools and implementation fidelity measures within the evaluation framework, and help set baselines for initiatives without existing data.
  
• Write concise site visit summaries and contribute field findings, stakeholder feedback and participant stories to quarterly progress reviews, annual impact reports and the final two-year report.
  
• Participate in monthly strategy meetings with the client's executive leadership and quarterly senior leadership team meetings, bringing field observations and early childhood program expertise to discussions of implementation, data use and course correction.
  
• Support presentations of findings to the client's board, the funding foundation and community partners as requested, in person or virtually.
  
• Work only with aggregate or de-identified data provided by the client, follow the client's data security requirements, and keep all evaluation records in approved, secure systems.
  
• Maintain an objective, independent evaluator role: assess progress and advise, while client staff remain responsible for implementing improvements.
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• At least five years of experience in early childhood education or family services programs, including program monitoring, quality improvement, compliance review or program evaluation (for example, Head Start, Early Head Start, VPK, school readiness or comparable programs).
  
• Hands-on experience conducting structured classroom or site observations, interviews and focus groups, and turning field notes into clear written findings.
  
• Working familiarity with early childhood data and assessment tools such as ChildPlus, the Program Information Report (PIR), CLASS and Teaching Strategies GOLD.
  
• Experience presenting findings or recommendations to senior leadership, boards or funders.
  
• Bachelor's degree in early childhood education, child development, education, social work, public policy, evaluation or a related field.
  
• Must reside in North or Central Florida, hold a valid driver's license, have reliable transportation, and be able to travel regularly across the region, including occasional overnight trips to east Georgia.
  
• Available about 10 hours per week on average, with flexibility to schedule full site visit days.
  
• Must pass a criminal background check, a national sex offender registry check and a child abuse registry check.
  
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
  
• Three professional references from early childhood, family services or evaluation work within the last five years.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Head Start or Early Head Start leadership or management experience (for example, center director, education manager, family services manager, or ERSEA or monitoring and compliance manager), or experience on federal Head Start monitoring reviews.
  
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, able to facilitate interviews and focus groups in Spanish.
  
• CLASS reliable observer certification.
  
• Master's degree in early childhood education, program evaluation, public policy, social work or a related field.
  
• Experience evaluating foundation-funded or multi-site initiatives, including capital, facilities or technology investments.
  
• Experience with inclusion services for children with disabilities, such as sensory classrooms, adaptive equipment or specialized educator training.
  
• Familiarity with early childhood programs in Georgia.