Senior Evaluation Analyst

Senior Evaluation Analyst

Agency for Clinical Innovation

• Join an organisation passionate about delivering improved health care.

• Develop and conduct health system change evaluation projects with a specific focus on optimising outcomes to ensure system and service changes are effective, efficient and based on best practice.

• Flexible Working Organisation based in state of the art, agile offices in St Leonards.

We are looking for:

• Demonstrated experience in all aspects of evaluation program management with a highly skilled team and diverse range of stakeholders to deliver a high standard of evaluation.
• Ability to participate in multiple projects and activities with non-negotiable timeframes and requiring high quality outcomes and deliverables.
• Manage internal and external stakeholders to lead the design of complex evaluation plans including data plans and instrument development.

About us

The Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI) leads innovation in clinical care across NSW. We do this by bringing clinicians, patients and healthcare managers together to design and implement new ways to deliver healthcare.

For more information go to https://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au

What you will be doing

The Senior Evaluation Analyst will work closely with the Evaluation Manager to plan, develop, and undertake evaluations of initiatives, models of care, pathways and guidelines across the NSW Health system. This position will have a key focus on the evaluation of larger scale high priority health system programs in addition to supporting the evaluation of other ACI programs.

Evaluations will be designed to monitor progress, measure outcomes and assess impacts of programs and projects and identify areas that may benefit from improvement.

This role will work collaboratively with all ACI Directorates, the Ministry for Health, Local Health Districts, Hospitals and health professionals to facilitate contribution to the evaluation process.

The key focus of the role will be to:

• Undertake evaluation activities and reporting in accordance with associated evaluation plans.
• Develop monitoring and evaluation plans
• Develop the methods, tools and project plans and undertake all aspects of ACI led evaluations.
• Support development of individual and organisational capacity to embed evaluation across ACI programs.
• Where required support the process of commissioning external evaluations to ensure they are fit for purpose.

A copy of the position description can be accessed online.

Employment details

Employment Type: Full Time – Exempt (for a period up to 30 June 2026)
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $122,850.00 – 139,559.00 per annum excluding Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 40 (38 standard + 2hrs toward ADO)
Requisition ID: REQ536618

How to apply

Your application should include:

• a cover letter detailing your interest and how your skills and experience are relevant to this role, maximum of 3 pages
• an up-to-date resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
• address Selection Criteria / Question below in your application.

Application must be lodged electronically. Please go to https://jobs.health.nsw.gov.au and search Job Reference Number REQ536618 to submit your application.

Selection Criteria / Questions This will be addressed by the candidate.

1. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field or health related discipline or equivalent experience.
2. Extensive experience in conducting evaluation projects end-to-end, from the initial framing, to data collection, synthesis and reporting
3. Demonstrated experience in evaluation framing, including developing program logic and targeted key evaluation questions as well as identifying an appropriate evaluation approach and mix of methods.
4. Demonstrated skills in qualitative and quantitative methods, including designing robust interview and survey questionnaires, conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis
5. Strong project management skills, including ability to manage multiple projects, prioritise tasks, deliver on time and on budget
6. High level skills in written communication with the ability to synthesise evidence from multiple methods to answer evaluation questions and clearly articulate evaluative arguments.

 The ACI values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQ+, those with special needs and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and would like some more information about applying for a role within the ACI, please contact one of our Aboriginal Workforce Consultants on 1800 004 546 or by email aboriginalcareers@health.nsw.gov.au

If you are a person with disability and require information or specific arrangements to participate in the recruitment process, please contact HSNSW-DisabilityEmployment@health.nsw.gov.au. 

This position is a permanent/ temporary position and requires full working rights in Australia (e.g. Australian citizenship/ permanent resident). If you currently hold a temporary visa that allows you to live and work in Australia, you may be eligible for employment opportunities in line with the conditions of your visa.

Need more information?
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If you would like more information on this role please contact Renee Fortunato (Agency for Clinical Innovation) at: Renee.Fortunato@health.nsw.gov.au.

This recruitment is managed by our internal teams at the ACI. ACI is unable to accept agency applications nor engage with recruitment agencies at this point in time. We thank you in advance for respecting our process.

Closing date: Sunday,  2nd February 2025