Impact Fellow, Evaluation

About Salzburg Global 

Salzburg Global is where open-minded leaders from around the world gather for breakthrough conversations on pressing global issues.  

Since 1947, our programs have worked to overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities – creating spaces where divergent voices can address the big challenges of our time.  

We have gathered over 40,000 Fellows from 173 countries for more than 1,100 sessions that change the conversation on the pressing issues of our time.  

That very first session brought together over 100 young Europeans and Americans – including veterans of the French resistance, survivors of Nazi concentration camps, prisoners of war, and former enemies. 

They met at Schloss Leopoldskron, an Austrian palace that had been occupied by the Nazis in a country that was still under Allied military occupation. They wrestled with how diverse and fractured groups of people could come together and start creating the conditions for peace in the aftermath of World War II.  

More than seventy-five years later, the challenges may be different, but our mission still carries that same founding spirit: to overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities. 

Our Impact 

Salzburg Global has been at the forefront of major global movements for change since 1947. 

Sometimes called a “Marshall Plan for the Mind” in its early years, Salzburg Global began as a world-renowned center for post-war reconciliation through intellectual and cultural exchange.  

In the 1950s, Salzburg Global internationalized the emerging interdisciplinary field of American Studies and promoted educational and scientific exchange across the Iron Curtain.  

In the 1960s and 1970s, Salzburg Global helped to catalyze and professionalize the civil society sector in Eastern Europe, develop and internationalize the emerging field of sustainable urban design and was among the first organizations to support the concept of “climate migration”.  

In the 1980s and 1990s, Salzburg Global convened one of the first global collaborations on HIV/AIDS research, laid the groundwork for the Good Friday Agreement that ended hostilities in Northern Ireland, supported the redesign of higher education systems in post-Apartheid South Africa, and partnered with reform-minded universities in Eastern European and the former Soviet Union to transform post-communist higher education institutions.  

In the 2000s, Salzburg Global launched the first global movements for patient-centered healthcare and patient safety, inspired the creation of the “One Health” movement on human and animal health, and engaged educators in more than 50 countries in the first globally diverse Holocaust Education and Genocide Prevention program.  

More recently, Salzburg Global has helped to catalyze the development of global pandemic response metrics, supported the launch of Karanga – The Global Alliance for Social and Emotional Learning, the National Parks Cities movement, and Sciana: The Health Leaders Network. 

We are supported by a combination of institutional partnerships, generous individual donations and revenue generated from our social enterprise, Schloss Leopoldskron. 

We seek to be an exemplary international institution in terms of equity and environmental sustainability. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our work.   

About the Opportunity 

Salzburg Global is offering a freelance opportunity for an Impact Fellow to support our evaluation team. The project focuses on gathering, analyzing, and sharing data about our programs and Fellows’ experiences. In coordination with evaluation and program staff, the contractor will deliver high-quality monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) activities, support organizational learning, and contribute to our mission of fostering impact across diverse global initiatives. The work will support two exciting evaluation-related research projects that will help inform and shape future program design and strategy. 

Scope of Work and Deliverables

The contractor will work on the following areas, under the guidance of evaluation staff:

Survey and Data Collection

• Compile and categorize the survey sample and distribute the long-term impact survey (up to three distribution rounds to reach target response rates).

• Select interviewees, compose interview guidelines, and schedule and conduct key informant interviews (max. 30) to capture insights on Fellows’ experiences and long-term impacts.

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Perform thematic analysis of qualitative data (e.g., open text questions and interview responses) and maintain related metadata using Qualtrics TextIQ.

• Assist in the initial analysis of Fellows’ feedback following in-person sessions.

• Coordinate with program staff to capture and document findings.

Online Event Coordination

• Distribute recruitment materials and assist with the management and selection of applicants to a series of online capacity-building and professional development workshops for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) professionals.

• Coordinate the logistics and manage technical requirements for the series of monthly online meetings.

• Collect and edit reports from the facilitators of each of these online meetings.

Team Collaboration

• Attend bi-weekly team meetings to coordinate deliverables and ensure alignment with project timelines.

Conditions 

• Fixed-term freelance contract (project-based), anticipated duration: 11 months starting July 2025.

• USD $1000/month. 

• Flexible remote work, with willingness to join team calls in European time zones.

How to Apply 

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume highlighting your relevant experience. Expressions of interest will be reviewed as they are received. No phone calls please. 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants or employees. 

Sustainable business practices are our highest priority in all areas. We encourage creative, equitable, and sustainable change and develop environmentally conscious and socially responsible practices at all levels. We believe that every team member plays a critical role in our journey toward sustainability. 

Required qualifications

• A master’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge or experience of social science research, including both quantitative and qualitative methods.

• Experience conducting and analysing key informant interviews.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and excellent written communication skills.

• Fluency in English.

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize projects efficiently.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, with humility, in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience organizing online events and using collaboration tools (e.g. Zoom, Teams, Mural), and online facilitation.

• Experience working with the Qualtrics platform for data collection, interviews, and analysis.

• Experience in concise and compelling communication and visualization of research data.