About the Job
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Program Evaluation Analyst (PEA) to join the WIL (Work Integrated Learning) Transformation Project at Swinburne. In this role, you will design, develop and deliver data analysis and evaluation support, centered on work integrated learning (WIL), career development learning, and employability. You will also be responsible for developing and delivering evaluation measures, data analysis and reporting as part of the WIL Transformation Project.
You will play a key role in reporting on the achievement of institutional and business area KPIs, as well as the development, integration, analysis and reporting of evaluation measures of project engagement and impact.
Drawing on their expertise in project and initiative evaluation design and statistical analysis, the incumbent will develop and interrogate data sets, conduct analyses and provide complex advice and reporting. The role demands an innovative approach with evolving analytical techniques. It also requires outstanding communication and interpersonal capabilities, to work with a wide range of data and reporting stakeholders.
Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, WIL, this role sits within the Employability Unit within the Education, Experience and Employability Portfolio. You will also be part of the WIL Transformation project team, also including a Learning & Teaching Consultant, Senior Business Analyst, and Careers Consultant.
Swinburne’s WIL Transformation strategic project comprises nine work packages, in particular, as the PEA you will take a leadership role in development and integration of evaluation and success and contribute expertise to the achievement of deliverables within the other work packages.
About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne is a young university with a long history. As a dual-sector university of technology, born of a technical college, we are proud of Swinburne’s technology DNA, and of our national and global standing. Our contribution to Technology, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and the STEM disciplines, and our track record of meaningful industry and community engagement, are natural manifestations of the legacy initiated by the vision of our founders George and Ethel Swinburne in 1902. We offer postgraduate, undergraduate, vocational education and online education to provide students with a variety of work-relevant pathways.
About you
To be suitable for the role you will have:
• A degree in a field such as education, psychology, social sciences or economics with an emphasis on data analysis for research and/or business intelligence, with subsequent relevant experience; or extensive experience and specialist expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to refine, develop and use educational program, project and initiative evaluation approaches and measures, including of program impact
• Advanced applied univariate and multivariate statistical data analysis skills, and sound qualitative data analysis skills
• Proven ability to retrieve, cleanse, combine, manipulate and analyse data from different sources to answer evaluative questions
• Advanced use of statistical software and business intelligence tools (such as SPSS, SAS, Stata, R, Tableau, Power BI) and Microsoft Excel for data analysis
A full list of selection criteria is available within the position description.
Benefits
To find out more about the extensive range of benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit
Careers at Swinburne and refer to ‘Benefits’ section.
How to apply and further information
To view the position description or to start an application please click on apply or ‘begin’ and submit a resume and cover letter.
For further information about this position, contact Jaci Blumhagen - Senior Project Manager, WIL - jblumhagen@swin.edu.au
If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au
Diversity and Inclusion
Equity and diversity are integral to achieving our 2025 vision of bringing people and technology together to build a better world. Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity and inclusion through key initiatives such as:
· Reconciliation Action Plan
· Charter of Cultural Diversity
· Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Action Plan
Swinburne LGBTIQA+ Pride, Gender Equality, Accessibility and Intergenerational inclusion strategies
For further information on all our initiatives visit our
equity and diversity website. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Assistance and Support
We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact Maree Norden, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at inclusion@swin.edu.au. For support or queries related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, please contact Timothy Werner at DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au
Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.
Orders from Victoria’s Minister for Health require all Swinburne workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they are an Excepted Person as defined by the Pandemic COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Specified Workers) 2021 Order (No. 1). All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.
Applications close at 5pm, Friday 3rd June 2022.
(Agency enquiries will not be accepted for this position)
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