Evaluation Officer

You are applying for the position of Evaluation Officer - Viral Hepatitis Implementation Projects at Burnet Institute. This position is located in Melbourne.

In this role you will provide monitoring and evaluation support to two major initiatives: the National Hepatitis B Health Promotion Campaign and the Eliminate Hepatitis C II partnership (EC Australia II). You will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team and work closely with the Health Promotion Program Manager and EC Australia II Working Group Leads to coordinate, design, implement, and translate evaluation and monitoring activities. This will include using mixed methodologies and co-design approaches to assess effectiveness and impact, contributing to research outputs, and supporting knowledge translation resources and publications.

You will also:

• Develop and implement formal evaluation plans of national health promotion campaigns and EC Australia II funded projects.
• Monitor campaign progress through analytics, program meetings, and stakeholder feedback.
• Design, collect and analyse qualitative and quantitative data.
• Prepare ethics applications, manage participant recruitment, and contribute to reports, publications, and presentations.
• Liaise with stakeholders, including community organisations, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, and drug user organisations, to support evaluation activities.
• Represent Burnet at project meetings, conferences and seminars.

Refer to the attached position description for full details. This is a 2-year fixed term position. We are open to candidates seeking part-time and full-time options (0.8-1.0 FTE) with flexible/hybrid work arrangements.

The following criteria are essential requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in science, medicine or related discipline.
• Completed a relevant doctoral qualification (e.g. PhD, MPH) or equivalent experience in program evaluation, research or technical expertise.
• Experience in developing, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs and/or education campaigns with advertising.
• Strong experience in writing publications, conference papers, technical reports or professional contributions.
• Demonstrated ability to design, collect and analyse qualitative and quantitative research data.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to negotiate successful outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including analytical report writing and presenting to diverse audiences.

The following are preferable but not essential:

• Knowledge of viral hepatitis and/or working with culturally diverse communities.
• Experience with co-design and participatory methods.

We want you to have a successful and meaningful career at Burnet and are committed to providing a supportive workplace environment for all our people. You will be part of a collaborative culture where progressive leadership, innovation, respect, and excellence are valued. Join a team of talented individuals who are passionate about what they do - achieving a more equitable world through better health.

• A monthly accrued day off for full-time staff
• Additional long service leave - 17.3 weeks (minimum is 8.67) at 10 years of service
• Study leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous salary packaging
• Opportunities for career and professional development

Burnet Institute is a leading Australian, unaligned, not-for-profit, organisation passionate about social justice, equality and evidence-based research.

Burnet Institute brings together a highly diverse skill base, with more than 400 staff and students working across cutting-edge research and projects to address some of the most relevant global health issues. Institute-wide interdisciplinary health programs Disease Elimination, Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness, and Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health are at the heart of our daily decision making. Harnessing our international and local field presence, our laboratories, and our mixed development and research cultures drives a greater focus on the most relevant health issues and achieves a greater impact as a result.

Whilst our headquarters is in Melbourne, Australia, we also have offices in Papua New Guinea and Myanmar, and are actively involved in research and public health programs throughout Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Burnet is the only unaligned organisation in Australia that has dual accreditation with both the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).

At Burnet, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture. We want our people to feel like they belong and are free to be themselves at work. We have an active Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI) Council that works to promote and improve gender equity, diversity and inclusion across the Institute, by developing and implementing strategies informed by both national and international best practice and staff input. Burnet holds an Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award from Science in Gender Equity (SAGE). If you have a reasonable adjustment, support, or access requirement at any stage of the recruitment process, we encourage you to let us know by emailing careers@burnet.edu.au .

Apply below and attach the following documents:

• Resume

Applications close at 11:59pm AEST on Monday 22 September 2025.

As part of our commitment to gender equity, we have included a question in the application process on gender. This will allow us to monitor and report on gender in relation to our recruitment process.

Burnet is a child safe organisation. The successful applicant will be required to apply for a National Police Check and/or Working with Children. Evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19 will be required. Current Australian working rights are required for all applicants.