Evaluation & Reporting Manager

About the Role 
Join our dynamic team as the Evaluation & Reporting Manager within the Education, Experience, and Employability (EEE) Portfolio, where your expertise will make a meaningful impact. Reporting directly to the Director of Student Engagement, you'll be at the forefront of assessing and reporting on crucial government and project-funded services designed to improve student success and retention and elevate the student experience at our university.

In this pivotal position, you'll craft and implement robust evaluation and reporting frameworks that are essential for program assessments across a diverse range of services and initiatives. Your collaborative spirit will shine as you work closely with key stakeholders, driving the successful achievement of program objectives while enhancing the evaluation capabilities of service managers.

Innovation is at the heart of our mission, and in this role, you’ll develop effective evaluation processes and tools that ensure our services are rigorously analysed. Your efforts will provide high-quality insights that inform stakeholders, governance committees, and the Australian government, empowering us to enhance our programs and initiatives. If you’re passionate about making a difference through thoughtful evaluation and reporting, we’d love to hear from you!

About You  
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

• Evidenced research and analytical skills preferably with a background in statistics, mathematics or economics and the implementation of evaluation frameworks based on Theory of Change/Program Logic Models.
• Strong technical skills including programming skills, business intelligence software skills, and statistical software skills.
• A thorough understanding of data collection, processing, modelling, analysis and communication as they relate to program effectiveness, operational efficiency, and quality in higher education.
• Proven ability to extract and analyse data from complex and diverse data sets and systems and to utilise business analysis tools to develop and maintain data models, reporting systems, dashboards and performance metrics.
• High-level of strong interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain excellent relationships with a diverse range of professional and academic stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications; or extensive experience and management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training. 

**This position is open only to applicants who have work rights in Australia

About Swinburne University of Technology 
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply 
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.  

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For more information about the role, please email Eve at echarif@swin.edu.au .

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au .

Applications Close: Sunday October 6th at 11pm.

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.
 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne University of Technology is dedicated to creating a varied, welcoming, and open learning and work environment that embraces diversity, promotes inclusion, ensures fair access to opportunities, and actively opposes bullying, discrimination, sexual harm, victimisation, and vilification. We appreciate every individual in our community, regardless of ability/disability, age, cultural and ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and family and relationship status. For further details on our efforts, please explore our Equity & Diversity website.

Disability and Reasonable Adjustments
Swinburne University of Technology actively supports and encourages individuals with disability to apply. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process by ensuring that we cater to the access and participation needs of all candidates.

For a confidential discussion regarding accessibility requirements, or to provide feedback on how we can continue to improve our recruitment processes to better accommodate adjustments you require, please reach out to staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au . 

Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) at Swinburne
Swinburne is enhancing gender equity and diversity, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), by participating in the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program. 

Swinburne University is actively engaged in improving representation and participation of women in STEMM fields, aiming to address ongoing gender inequity. As an inaugural recipient of the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, we have implemented our original SAGE Action Plan (2019-2021) and continue our commitment through the current SAGE Action Plan (2022-2025), focusing on meaningful actions to foster long-lasting change and advance gender equity and diversity in STEMM.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

For any support please contact staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan .

Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.  

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant