Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / 6 Months

Organisation: Country Fire Authority

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Transport/Logistics

Reference: VG/1841053
- Location | Burwood East Headquarters
- Full Time | Fixed Term 6 months
- PTA 5 | $107,864 pa (plus 11.5% superannuation)

Do you want to work for a values-based, emergency service organisation that puts the community at the centre of everything we do?

We are proud of the work we do in protecting lives and property, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

With over 51,000 volunteers CFA strives to be an organisation of choice for volunteers and employees. We, embrace individuals with diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds, recognising the unique value they bring to CFA.

To learn more about the Country Fire Authority (CFA), we invite you to visit our About Us page.

**About the Role**:
Do you consider yourself an expert in monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning (MERL)? Are you keen to join an organisation where the work you do has a direct impact on the Victorian community?

CFA has an exciting opportunity for a Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Specialist to join our Planning and Governance Team in the Fire Risk, Research and Community Preparedness Department. This critical role will see you develop, manage and execute a diverse range of evaluations using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Reporting to the Manager Quality Assurance, your daily work will see you monitor and evaluate CFA's Prevention and Preparedness programs and activities and contribute your expertise to further building MERL capability and capacity at CFA. Further to this you will provide technical and methodological support to improve our monitoring systems, ensure the quality of our evaluations and provide advice regarding evaluation findings and recommendations.

**_ Detailed responsibilities can be found in the position description._**

**About You**

The person we are looking for will have tertiary qualifications in a relevant field (evaluation, social science, community safety, project management) along with demonstrated ability and experience in monitoring and evaluating community-based programs.

Naturally you will have highly developed communication and interpersonal skills inclusive of group and meeting facilitation and the ability to negotiate. Further to this you will have proven capability to engage stakeholders at varying levels while maintaining effective working relationships.

**Why choose CFA**
- Meaningful Purpose: Your contribution truly makes a difference
- Work-Life Balance: Paid parental leave, generous leave provisions
- Growth Opportunities: Learning and development
- Flexibility: Hybrid work options with flexible work arrangements
- Discounts: Emergency Memberlink discounts on various services
- Wellbeing Focus: Healthy for Life programs, flu vaccinations
- Member Assistance Program: Access support across 8 service pathways

**Your Application**

**Pre-employment Checks**
- Successfully complete Reference Checks, a National Police History Check, Working Rights Check and hold a valid Working with Children Check.

**CFA is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and safe volunteer and work environment. Our aim is to have a volunteer and paid workforce that reflects the community it serves. First Nations people, women, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply.**

**Applications close: 11:59pm 14 February 2025.**

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