Planning Evaluator

GDIT is seeking a Planning Evaluator to support our CDC customer within the Division of Emergency Operations. This position requires on-site work at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Duties

• Support Evaluation Activities across preparedness and response activities including evaluation of emergency responses and exercises, advanced qualitative and quantitative data analysis, development of reports, visualizations, and decision-support products, technical consultation on mixed-methods tools.
• Design evaluation to meet agency responses and exercises requirements.
• Develop evaluation plans and coordinate its implementation.
• Track and measure progress against established objectives and outcomes.
• Identify capability gaps, resource needs, and areas for improvement.
• Ensure evaluation activities align with federal standards and best practices.
• Design and execute data requests, ensuring timely and accurate delivery of analytic products.
• Collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses of response or exercise data.
• Apply statistical learning methods to identify trends, gaps, and outcomes.
• Monitor and assess data quality, integrity, and completeness.
• Collaborate with IT and informatics teams to improve data collection, processing, and other systems.
• Develop clear, concise, and actionable evaluation products for technical and non-technical audiences
• Produce evaluation plans, evaluation reports, dashboards and data visualizations, executive summaries and briefings, and one-pagers.
• Track, develop, and disseminate evaluation findings and recommendations.
• Communicate findings to leadership, stakeholders, and partner organizations.
• Maintain documentation of evaluation methodologies, data sources, and analytic processes.
• Incorporate lessons learned into future evaluations and response processes.
• Stay current with advancements in data science, machine learning, and public health analytics.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Must have experience in emergency management / emergency management evaluation, and/or relevant experience in public health as described below.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in program evaluation or public health analytics, statistical software (e.g. R-Python, MAXQDA, NviVo or similar), data visualization tools, and qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge of evaluation methods and practices, data analysis and interpretation, translating data into actionable recommendations, customizing communication products for a variety of audiences, including executive leadership, and data management and data governance principles.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Planner).
• Possess strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to support high-tempo emergency response environments.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent data requests and deadlines.
• Flexibility to support surge activities during public health emergencies.
• Telework may be allowed, occasionally, if approved by technical monitor and COR.

CLEARANCE: Must be a US Person (Green Card Holder/US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen) and be able to obtain a NACI Public Trust.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Flexible work week
• 401K with company match
• Customizable health benefits packages
• Collaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovators
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Rewards program for high-performing employees

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