Evaluation Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Education and Training

**Salary**: $90,067 - $102,192

Occupation: Research

Reference: VG/DET/SRG/20013409

Evaluation Officer

Join the award-winning Evaluation Practice in the Department of Education and Training and be part of a high-performing, collaborative team of professionals from diverse backgrounds. We are a team of evaluators, researchers, project managers, education, training and health experts, and commercial and business managers, supporting Victoria's educational and training reform projects with world-class evidence.

**Do you have**
- experience, interest, and/or qualifications in research or evaluation of projects, programs, initiatives or strategies in social policy
- an understanding of the Victorian context of education, training, health and/or related sectors
- project management and stakeholder management skills
- communication skills, being able to get the message across clearly and concisely
- a track record of working effectively within a large team
- initiative and accountability for delivering high quality work?

**The Opportunity**

It is a great time to be joining the DET in-house Evaluation Practice, recently awarded the Australian Evaluation Society's ‘Evaluation System Award'. The Evaluation Practice within the Department of Education and Training continues to produce high-quality evaluations and contribute to the development and expansion of DET's evaluation culture.

The Evaluation Officers will work closely with the Project Leads, Managers and the broader team to progress shared priorities. Key areas of work include:

- Developing, implementing, and managing the full lifecycle of evaluations to meet identified deliverables and departmental objectives on time and on budget
- Providing authoritative advice to stakeholders including preparing and presenting detailed reports and briefs related to evaluation projects
- Promoting and contributing to the development of evaluation culture across the department, including resources to build evaluation capability across the organisation and the use of evidence to inform stakeholders, policy, and practice.

Multiple Evaluation Officer roles available - Ongoing/Full-Time

**About You**

If you are interested in evaluations, are confident in communicating with a range of stakeholders and partnering with them to understand their needs and can demonstrate an in-depth understanding and experience of specialist expertise in evaluations, project management, and stakeholder management, then this is the role for you.

Although not essential, experience with evaluation in education settings would see you thrive in this role. In addition, experience working in government would also be advantageous.

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

**How to Apply**
- a resume
- a cover letter
- a separate document that addresses the key selection criteria outlined in the position description

For more details regarding this position please see attached position descriptions.

The department's COVID-19 Vaccination Policy requires employees to have an up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination (in most cases, 3 doses) and provide evidence of their vaccination status (including exceptions), to work outside their home, either at a department worksite or another employer's workplace. For this role, you are required to provide proof of your up-to-date vaccination status as part of the recruitment process prior to commencement of employment. This role requires onsite attendance at one or more department work locations.