EOI - Senior Adviser, Research and Evaluation

About this role

About the business unit

Emergency Recovery Victoria (ERV) is the state's permanent recovery leader, coordinator, serviceprovider and problem-solver following all kinds of emergencies, dedicated to helping communities build back better and emerge stronger.

• This position sits within the Emergency Recovery Victoria's State Recovery Operations and Coordination Team, Strategy and Policy branch.
• It supports the Assurance, Evaluation and Continuous Team, reporting to the Manager and working alongside a VPS5 and VPS4.

About this role

The role of a Senior Adviser, Research and Evaluation:

• The Senior Adviser, Research and Evaluation develops, project manages and/or implements monitoring and evaluation of recovery programs and services.
• The role is responsible for building monitoring and evaluation capacity and capability by providing expert advice, guidance, advocacy and education in program evaluation.
• The role also coordinates research activities and ensures findings are translated and accessible  to facilitate evidence informed policy and decision making

This provides a unique opportunity to engage across government to establish two core enablers that will support the successful delivery and coordinator of recovery.

Key accountabilities

You will lead a program of work that informs how departments measure recovery outcomes and progress, and create a consistent approach for how each recovery program is designed and evaluated.

1. Priority 1: Redesigning the Victorian Government Recovery Outcomes Framework

• Applying project management practices to deliver a structured and coordinated work program
• Leading engagement with department representatives in the development of outcomes, indicators and measures
• Providing subject matter expertise and advice to departments on outcomes framework thinking
• Drafting outcomes statements based on department inputs
• Facilitating workshops across departments to capture indicator information
• Drafting briefing papers, presentations and speaking notes for ERV's executive and recovery governance groups
• Coordinating input from across ERV, including Recovery Outcomes Branch

1. Priority 2: Updating ERV's Program Design, Monitoring and Evaluation (PDME) model to be available for all departments delivering on recovery programs

• Reviewing the PDME model and updating content to be department- agnostic
• Creating supplementary tools and template based on ERV resources (or establishing new)
• Drafting briefing papers, presentations and speaking notes for ERV's executive and recovery governance groups

EOIs must be submitted by COB Wednesday 29th May 2025 to be considered for this role.

Prior to applying, please confirm with your manager that you can be released from your current role.

To apply:

• Click apply below, complete the application form
• You will need to attach a copy of your updated CV to your application

Important Information

• An expression of interest is not seen as a formal recruitment process
• Being released to take on another role may not necessarily be approved