El2 Director Targeted Research & Strategic Evaluation

About the company Government department tasked with making life easier, accessible, and equitable for thousands of individuals and families across Australia. Currently seeking an Evaluation Manager - Government to join their busy team for a 12-month temporary assignment. Location: Canberra, ACT Eligibility/Security Requirement: Applicants must be Australian Citizens About the role: As an Evaluation Manager, you will manage a multidisciplinary team delivering robust mixed methods research and evaluations, including those involving inferential statistical analyses. In addition, your key duties are as follow: Developing and managing program logic models, theory of change and evaluation frameworks Leading new ways for using existing and new data for measuring outcomes for the Agency and its clients Developing and managing key strategic relationships with a broad range of stakeholders designing and delivering evaluation projects Overseeing and preparing a range of high-quality written evaluation findings including business cases, Parliamentary, Ministerial, Senate Estimates briefs and Agency documentation. Developing, leading, and promoting a culture of evaluative thinking across the Agency and building capacity of other business units to undertake evaluations of their business activities. Collaborate with the Research and Evaluation Branch leadership team, delivering the Research and Evaluation Strategy. About you: To be successful in this role, you must have - Proven experience in Evaluation leadership roles including analytics / statistics expertise within a Federal or State government Previous experience in leading teams in large scale, complex evaluations and government programs Excellent stakeholder management skills Background in designing evaluations and producing evaluation logics that reflect the business needs Demonstrates experience of delivering end to end formative and impact evaluations which have informed change. Experience in using quantitative, qualitative and economic methods, and embedding the participant at the heart of the work Benefits: 12-month temporary assignment Full-time hours, Monday to Friday $750 - $900 per day + super Immediate start pending clearances If you feel you are a suitable candidate submit your application by hitting "Apply for this job". Alternatively, you can call Leanne Porter on 02 6268 9926 for further discussion.   Please Note – The due date for this submission is 15/04/2024. At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community. You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion