El2 Targeted Research & Strategic Evaluation (Canberra)

**Your new organisation**: This government department is charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs that help deliver a strong and fair society for all Australians.

**Your new role**:

- Managing a multidisciplinary team delivering robust mixed methods research and evaluations, including those involving inferential statistical analyses.
- Developing and managing program logic models, theory of change and evaluation frameworks.
- Leading new ways of using existing and new data for measuring outcomes for the NDIS and its participants.
- 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 NDIA and building the 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.

**What you’ll need to succeed**:

- Strong conceptual, analytical and research skills, including demonstrated sound judgement and cutting-edge problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated management skills and experience.
- Demonstrated strong writing skills, including the ability to write high level documents including briefing papers, reviews, submissions and meeting papers.
- Experience and capability in stakeholder engagement and liaison and navigating complex situations with a variety of stakeholders.
- Manage priorities and adjust milestones as required to achieve key outcomes; adhere to documented procedures and assist in the completion of tasks

**What you’ll get in return**: In return, this position offers you with:

- A competitive hourly rate circa contract + superannuation
- Joining a great team culture where contractors work collaboratively alongside permanent APS staff
- The opportunity to learn new content gives back to the nation, influencing national policy and programs.
- Support throughout the contract

**What you need to do now**: If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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