Do you love data?

Do you have a mind for designing and delivering evaluations using government administrative datasets and surveys to understand what change has occurred and how government policy or programs have contributed to this?

Are you interested in managing teams and building their capacity to deliver robust and policy-relevant evaluations?

We are seeking a permanent, full-time evaluation Senior Consultant or Manager located in our Sydney office, (with work from home options available). Remote work for the right candidate may be considered.

To qualify, you will need to have a relevant undergraduate and/or post graduate degree, have specialist quantitative data collection and analysis skills, and 4-8 years relevant consulting (or equivalent) experience.

WHO ARE WE?

ARTD is a public policy advisory firm, specialising in monitoring and evaluation. Since 1989, our team has delivered developmental, process and impact evaluations exclusively to government and community organisations. We work with all levels of government, supporting effective decision making and building evaluation capacity.

Our vision is for a more thoughtful world. Robust evidence and data underpin our analysis. Our people care deeply about their work and the impact it has for government, the environment and the wider community.

We invest in the professional development of our people, with regular lunchtime learnings and capability building opportunities.

Selection criteria

You are passionate about improving outcomes for people accessing government and non-government services. You have strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to apply to this challenge. You approach the world with curiosity, a commitment to listening deeply and understanding diverse perspectives. You value collaboration and work well as part of a team.

Specifically, for this role you must have strong quantitative research design and analysis skills and will have relevant a relevant undergraduate and/or post graduate degree and 6-8 years relevant consulting (or equivalent) experience and:

• Demonstrated quantitative capability and experience in:
  • designing or contributing to designing evaluations (including quasi-experimental)
  • designing analysis plans for administrative datasets
  • appraising data collection systems and tools and providing a perspective on quality and necessary remediation steps
  • designing and strengthening data collection tools (surveys) to meet evaluation needs
  • statistical analysis of administrative and survey datasets
• Experience in client relationship management
• Ability to contribute to and prepare tenders for projects with support and oversight of portfolio Director
• Skills in project management, including an ability to manage time and teams across multiple projects, plan work to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure
• Demonstrated capability in effective communication and report writing
• Demonstrated commitment to building analytical capability

Ideally, you will have experience in evaluation (and understand the difference between research and evaluation). But, if you are an experienced quantitative analyst with project management skills and an interest in applying your skillset to evaluation, we want to hear from you.

conditions

The base salary package range for this role is between $95,440 to $144,324 (including superannuation) depending on qualifications, skills and experience.

We offer attractive conditions, including:

• Bonus holiday leave between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• A focus on work/life balance, staff wellbeing, flexible working arrangements and reasonable work hours
• Regular coaching, mentoring and on-the-job learning
• Annual professional learning and development budget, as well as regular in-house learning sessions
• Paid study leave
• The opportunity to be involved in operational committees, and provide input into ARTD’s strategy and future planning
• Access to free professional counselling sessions (Access EAP)
• Opportunity to provide pro-bono support for community and social justice outcomes

A position description is attached.