About Our Watch

Our Watch is a national leader of primary prevention of violence against women and their children.

Our vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. Our role is to stop violence before it starts. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

About the role

Working within the newly established Innovation Directorate, this important leadership role will be an integral part of the Innovation Leadership team and will be responsible for leading our approach to impact and evaluation across the Directorate and supporting our interactions in other teams across the organisation. This role will ensure we are building the evidence around Primary Prevention to accelerate Our Watch towards our long-term vision of stopping violence before it starts.

Reporting to the Director, Innovation this leadership role will be integral in the establishment phase of the Innovation Directorate and the Impact and Evaluation team. Key to success in this area will be fostering a culture of positive leadership, building and developing the Impact and Evaluation team, and developing new processes, systems and culture within the wider Directorate that enable the team to work effectively across disciplines and teams.

As a lead functional expert within the Innovation Directorate, the Manager, Impact and Evaluation will guide and support the approach to evaluation and, informed by the Evidence and Impact strategy. This role will lead on our approach, practice and guidance around project and campaign level evaluations across the organisation. The Impact and Evaluation team will provide information, assistance and advice to Project Managers and Project Leads across the organisation on all activities related to evaluation.

About you

You will be a positive, proactive, experienced leader that is ready to jump into a new challenge as Our Watch moves through its next phase of growth. This role will require a person to balance the ability to keep a ‘birds-eye-view’ on moving pieces of work and ensure strategic alignment with the organisation’s strategic plan and priorities, while also diving deep into the detail and providing functional expertise to internal and external stakeholders.

Why work for us

Our Watch is strongly committed to the wellbeing of its employees. We work to continuously improve the policies and processes that ensure an engaging, safe and inclusive environment for the people who work here. Some of the benefits of working with Our Watch are:

• Commitment to work life balance for staff, including flexible hours/ ways of working
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities including paid professional development
• Wellbeing programs, such as our Employee Assistance Program
• Adjustable sit/stand desks
• Best practice parental leave
• Annual leave loading of 17.5%
• Innovative leave policies, such as floating public holiday leave, cultural leave and violence leave.

To apply, please go to our website at https://www.ourwatch.org.au/about-us/work-with-us/ to view the position description. Click "Apply Now" to submit an application.

Remote / Work from home options considered.

Our Watch recognises and values diversity among its staff and strongly encourages suitably qualified people from all backgrounds, especially people who have a strong understanding of intersectionality either by working with diverse population groups or a lived experience.

Our Watch is committed to increasing employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the organisation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Our Watch encourages applications from people with disability. We want to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. If you require modifications with the application process to meet your access needs please contact us.

Applications will be assessed as received, this role will remain open until successfully recruited.