Location:Within an hour of the Boston Area.This is a hybrid position requiring on-site presence as needed and upon request.

The Center for Women & Enterprise(CWE) is an economic empowerment nonprofit founded in Boston in 1995 to lift up the women who lift up the world. CWE is home to the largest cluster of Womens Business Centers in the country, covering Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Womens Business Centers are funded in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration. At CWE, we believe that when women thrive economically, families and communities also thrive, creating a more equitable and inclusive economy. To that end, CWE offers business services – training, individual business counseling, and community connections – that help women start and grow their businesses.

In addition to the Womens Business Centers, CWE operates the Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England (VBOC of NE) and is a Regional Partner Organization of the Womens Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

Position Summary:

The Impact & Learning department has the goal of helping CWE become a learning organization that generates and uses data and evidence to inform strategic decision-making, increase organizational effectiveness, ensure accountability, and generate knowledge to inform the field at large. It is in charge of leading the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning capacity, collecting and analyzing data on CWE clients and programs, and working closely with data and evidence users inside and outside CWE to advance the organizations mission of increasing womens economic empowerment through entrepreneurship.

The Impact and Learning Manager role reports directly to the VP of Impact and Learning. It combines deep conceptual and analytical work with day-to-day management and implementation of the monitoring, evaluation and learning function. With guidance from the VP of Impact and Learning, the Manager will perform literature reviews, develop quantitative and qualitative data collection tools, perform quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, and support the production of research and dissemination materials like reports, papers, policy briefs, and presentations. The Impact and Learning Manager will help promote a culture of curiosity and learning across the organization and liaise with CWE staff on the collection, management, and use of data to inform programmatic decisions and increase the impact of CWEs direct services on its clients. Externally, the Impact and Learning Manager will support dissemination efforts to share CWEs data and insights with the broader field of womens economic empowerment in the US.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily; other duties may be assigned.

Department Management

• Manage the day-to-day implementation of the Impact and Learning department strategy
• Liaise with CWEs Program, Development, Marketing, and Grants functions on activities related to metrics, data, analysis, research, and learning.
• Support development and management of external research partnerships
• Support grant writing, fundraising and donor reporting for research and data-related projects

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning

• Support the design, development, and refinement of CWEs Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) frameworks, including theories of change, logic models, performance indicators, and data flows.
• Perform evidence and literature reviews to support organizational strategy, program design, and dissemination.
• Support the development of CWEs learning agenda by assessing data needs and gathering input from staff, leadership, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Manage internal data systems and processes to ensure accurate tracking and analysis of client activities and outcomes.
• Support data systems optimization efforts to strengthen data integration and data quality.
• Manage qualitative and quantitative data collection, including the design and implementation of surveys, focus groups, and in-depth interviews.
• Perform qualitative and quantitative data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights aligned with organizational priorities.
• Identify and translate insights into actionable recommendations, with a focus on enabling data use by relevant stakeholders (program staff, leadership, funders, board).
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards and data visualizations using CWE-approved software, integrating datasets from multiple systems to produce clear, accurate, and actionable reporting.
• Use CWE-approved AI tools to support MEL functions (e.g., qualitative analysis, coding, synthesis, reporting), with careful attention to data privacy, confidentiality, and security.
• Document data processes, protocols, and metadata to support consistency, replicability, and institutional memory.
• Ensure overall data integrity and high-quality standards in all Impact and Learning projects.

Dissemination

• Help facilitate the dissemination of insights and knowledge internally and externally
• Develop clear and compelling data/research communication products that fit the needs of the intended internal and external audiences, including short summaries, full reports, visual presentations, and infographics.
• Prepare data and evidence as requested for meetings, presentations, and reports.
• Facilitate data use processes to bring the data to life and lead the intended audience (internal or external) to identify actions to take based on the data

Qualifications:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

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