Senior Director, Insights and Analytics

Role Overview

• Develop and lead a mission-aligned, cross-functional insights and analytics strategy that advances PRI’s cradle-to-career and place-based priorities.
• Ensure data, evaluation, and collaborative improvement approaches are integrated with PRI strategy, communications, and direct service work.
• Translate quantitative and qualitative information into accessible insights that explain context, root causes, and rationale for action.
• Guide organizational learning processes that help PRI staff, partners, and stakeholders reflect on progress, adapt strategies, and strengthen impact.
• Shape how PRI tells the story of rural communities, grounded in evidence, local experience, and an assets-based narrative.
• Support development of shared metrics with local, regional, and/or statewide PBPs to track outcomes and system change.
• Monitor effectiveness of rural strategies, using insights to inform course corrections and continuous improvement.
• Oversee evaluation plans for PRI initiatives and funder-supported projects, ensuring rigor and practical relevance.
• Strengthen infrastructure and systems that promote transparency, accountability, and responsible data use.
• Support and mentor leaders within rural communities to strengthen local data capacity.
• Manage a team of staff and consultants with expertise in analytics, improvement science, and evaluation, aligning their work to organizational priorities.
• Effectively build and maintain internal relationships with PRI teams to successfully marshal PRI resources and expertise as needed to advance local, regional, and statewide strategies.
• Oversee the design and application of analytic methods, dashboards, and improvement cycles that support partners and internal teams.
• Collaborate with PRI leadership to document and elevate rural place-based learnings and promising practices.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to PRI Leadership on trends, opportunities, and emerging issues.
• Represent PRI as a speaker, facilitator, and thought partner at local, regional, statewide, and national convenings.
• Partner with communications staff to craft narratives, reports, and tools that make insights actionable for diverse audiences.
• Strengthen state and national partnerships that expand access to data, research, and innovative practices benefiting rural communities.
• Ensure the insights and analytics strategy drives meaningful impact across multiple levels, including PRI teams, place-based partnerships, and local, regional, and national stakeholders.
• Support PRI, local, regional, and partners as they identify and secure funding opportunities (public and private) to support rural initiatives.
• Ensure high-quality funder communications that clearly articulate progress, insights, and impact.
• Build strong relationships with funders and field partners, positioning PRI as a trusted collaborator and ensuring that PRI initiatives are impactful, sustainable, and well-aligned with PRI’s broader strategic priorities.
• Ensure integration and alignment with core functions through ongoing collaboration with cross-functional leadership to embed data and analytics into the work.
• Ensure high-quality communications that clearly articulate progress, insights, and impact.

Requirements

• Master’s degree required, most relevant degrees include Master in Evaluation, Applied Research, Public Administration, Education, or related field.
• 10+ years of leadership with demonstrated success in organizational or field results in two or more of the following areas: data analytics and utilization systems, research and evaluation, continuous improvement, business analytics, or management consulting.
• 3+ years of experience supervising staff.
• Relevant experience in education, public policy, nonprofit leadership, or community development.
• Deep familiarity with education, philanthropic, and policy ecosystems—particularly in rural areas.
• Expertise in place-based strategies, cradle-to-career models, and leadership development.
• Significant experience leading data, evaluation, analytics, or improvement functions in education, community development, or collective impact settings.
• Experience building data, insights and analytics strategies in inclusive, collaborative and cross-functional ways.
• Proven ability to build trust and lead cross-sector collaborations involving funders, local leaders, and public officials.
• Strong public speaking, facilitation, and storytelling skills to engage diverse audiences.
• Superior interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Competencies to effectively supervise staff.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex information into clear insights for a diverse group of stakeholders, ranging from senior leadership, funders, program leaders, and analysts.

Benefits

• Comprehensive insurance plans including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts, plus an employee assistance program.
• Life and long-term disability insurance and retirement plan.
• Generous paid time off work options including vacation, sick leave, and annual holidays, in addition to paid parental leave.
• Tuition assistance and professional development for employees.