At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead impactful evaluations and translate data into actionable insights for service improvement.
- Company: Satellite Foundation empowers young people facing mental health challenges through innovative programs.
- Benefits: Join a supportive team with opportunities for professional growth and meaningful impact.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace encouraging applications from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of young people while developing your evaluation skills.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualifications and experience in monitoring and evaluation within community services.
The predicted salary is between 56250 - 68750 $ per year.
About Satellite Foundation
Satellite Foundation connects and empowers young people aged 8 to 25 who have a family member living with mental health challenges through creative, peer-based in-person and online programs.
About the role
Reporting to the Manager, Partnerships and Contracts, the Impact and Evaluation Lead develops Satellite's organisation-wide evaluation approach, coordinates data collection and translates evidence for service improvement, executive and Board reporting, funding submissions and public communications.
Key responsibilities
- Translate program logics into evaluation plans, data requirements, methods and collection schedules.
- Design and govern quantitative and qualitative data collection tools across program streams.
- Set data quality standards and maintain CRM and data integrity in line with consent, privacy and child-safety requirements.
- Analyse findings and prepare impact reporting for operational, Executive and Board decision-making.
- Coordinate the annual impact report and funding evidence and coach staff to use data for improvement.
About you
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and at least three years of monitoring and evaluation experience in community, health or social services.
- Experience with qualitative methods, including interviews, focus groups and case studies.
- Well-developed data management capability, including CRM systems, quality and integrity.
- Ability to communicate evaluation findings clearly to operational, executive and public audiences.
- Understanding of issues affecting children, young people and families where a family member experiences mental health challenges.
- Ability to coordinate several workstreams in a small, dynamic team.
Highly regarded: outcomes frameworks, theory of change, co-design, lived-experience workforces and coaching colleagues to use data and evaluation.
Pre-employment and inclusion
Employment is conditional upon satisfactory National Police and Working with Children Checks, proof of the right to work in Australia, and relevant misconduct disclosures. Satellite Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and child-safe organisation. Applications are encouraged from people with lived experience of mental health challenges and from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse, and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Impact and Evaluation Lead employer: NFP Success
NFP Success is an exceptional employer that values flexibility and innovation, making it an ideal workplace for WHS & Psychosocial Safety Consultants. With a strong commitment to employee growth and a collaborative work culture, team members are encouraged to contribute their expertise in safety practice modernisation while enjoying the benefits of casual project-based work in the vibrant Queensland region. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the NFP sector while balancing your professional and personal life.
