Evaluation Officer

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• You will evaluate programs that shape justice and community safety services.
• You will turn complex evidence into clear findings for better decisions.
• You will join the Centre for Evaluation, the department's evaluation experts.
• You will build research skills while helping improve services for Victorians.
• Fixed-term, full-time role earning $100,894 - $114,476 per year, plus super.

What you will do

As Evaluation Officer, you will support evaluation projects across the department's diverse service areas.

You will work in the Centre for Evaluation, helping teams understand what works and why.

You will:

• support end-to-end evaluations of policies and programs across justice and community safety.
• develop clear evaluation frameworks, data tools, ethics applications and program logic.
• analyse quantitative and qualitative data to develop useful evaluation findings.
• prepare high-quality reports and written outputs that clearly present findings.
• coordinate research activities and work with project teams to deliver evaluation work on time.

About you

You must hold a current Working with Children Check (Employee). Qualifications in evaluation, social science research or criminology are desirable.

You will bring research and evaluation experience, strong data skills and clear communication.

You should also have:

• research and evaluation experience using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
• strong analytical skills, including statistical analysis, Excel and data visualisation.
• evaluation expertise across data tools, program logic, ethics applications and research reports.
• clear communication and teamwork, with a flexible and inclusive approach to your work.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Madeleine Kapira at ***************@justice.vic.gov.au.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

How to apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Child safe statement of commitment

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.