Senior Evaluation Officer Department: Strategy Policy and Commissioning Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, **** Req ID: ***** Senior Evaluation Officer Location - Parramatta Employment type – Temporary full-time role for 12 months Salary - $129,****** pa - $142,****** pa, plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading Your role Family and Community Services Insights Analysis and Research (FACSIAR) supports rigorous research, evaluation, data analysis, modelling and reporting across DCJ.
Our work helps us to understand the areas of child protection, domestic and family violence, out-of-home care, social housing, homelessness, disability, ageing and the human services sector's resourcing and business operations.
What you'll do As a Senior Evaluation Officer, you will be responsible for: Undertaking and coordinating evaluations of DCJ program effectiveness and efficiency in line with NSW Government best practice evaluation guidelines to inform improvements to DCJ policy, program and service design Designing and commissioning moderate to complex evaluations, including experimental and quasi-experimental outcome evaluations, working with DCJ economic analysis team to design and commission cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness evaluations to inform government on the impact of its investments Implementing systematic reviews of evidence, providing technical advice on effective programs and interventions as well as applying implementation science methodology and appropriate qualitative methodology Developing evidence-based program logics and design approaches to data collection, working with policy and program staff to ensure inclusion of valid and reliable process, output and outcomes measures as well as data sources and operational requirements End-to-end management of external evaluators undertaking medium to large-scale evaluations, including coordination across range of government, non-government and academic stakeholders Providing proactive and evidence-based advice to the business unit leader, Director and/or the Executive Director as evaluation projects are developed and implemented Researching and preparing advice in the form of briefs, policy and discussion papers in response to Ministerial, Cabinet or DCJ requests Working effectively with team members towards mutual continued development and quality assurance and providing feedback to each other on evaluation and research undertaken.
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