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Why Your Role Matters 

The Senior Data, Evaluation & Impact Officer provides expert leadership in the design, development, and governance of the University’s evaluation and impact measurement framework. This role ensures the Gender-Based Violence Program aligns with the Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence) Act 2025 (the Code), supporting robust, ethical, and compliant impact measurement. 

Working closely with stakeholders and subject matter experts, you will drive consistent, evidence-based evaluation practices, enabling effective reporting, informed decision-making, and continuous improvement. 

In addition, the role contributes specialist evaluation expertise to broader Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, strengthening impact measurement capability across the department. 

This position reports to the Manager, Programs and Community, and supports work across the wider team. 

Key Responsibilities  

• Lead the design and implementation of a university-wide evaluation and impact measurement framework, including defining meaningful metrics and methodologies  

• Translate complex legislative and regulatory requirements into practical, institution-wide evaluation and reporting approaches  

• Establish and embed consistent, ethical processes for data collection, analysis, and governance related to gender-based violence prevention and response  

• Apply independent professional judgement to determine appropriate data governance, methodologies, and analytical approaches  

• Ensure compliance with the Code through accurate and timely internal and external reporting  

• Oversee the preparation of legislated reports and submissions, synthesising qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities  

• Partner with program teams to define, implement, and report on impact measures across initiatives  

• Manage ethics application processes to enable publication of evaluation outcomes, ensuring compliance and integrity  

• Communicate complex evaluation findings clearly to a wide range of stakeholders  

• Provide functional leadership and guidance to build evaluation capability and consistency across the team  

• Manage assigned projects, ensuring high-quality delivery, documentation, and stakeholder engagement  

About You 

You are an experienced evaluation and data professional with a strong understanding of the Code. As there are currently limited processes in place in this space, you enjoy working independently, building processes from the ground up, and shaping a role you can take ownership of. You bring: 

• Demonstrated experience evaluating gender-based violence programs  

• Extensive experience designing and governing evaluation and impact frameworks in complex, multi-stakeholder environments  

• Strong capability in data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting  

• Experience managing human research ethics processes for evaluation and impact projects  

• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex insights for diverse audiences  

• Proficiency in digital tools and systems for data capture, analysis, and reporting (UNSW uses Power BI)  

• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills  

• Experience working across large, complex organisations  

• Proven ability to interpret legislative or regulatory requirements and translate them into practical, defensible systems and processes 

This is a full-time, hybrid role working Monday to Friday. The position is approved until December 2027, with no extension available at this stage. 

Candidates will need to have valid working rights – this role is not available for sponsorship.   

Recruitment process: Please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing bringing your resume to life and telling us why you think you are a suitable candidate for the role. 

Applications close: 15 April at 7PM 

Get in Touch (for job related queries only – applications will not be accepted if sent to the contact listed): Anne de Voronine, a.de_voronine@unsw.edu.au   

Applications cannot be accepted if sent directly to the contact listed  

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.  

Pre-Employment Checks 
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for. 

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks: -  

• National and International Criminal history checks 

• Entitlement to work and ID checks 

• Working With Children Checks 

• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration 

• Verification of relevant qualifications 

• Verification of relevant professional membership 

• Employment history and reference checks 

• Financial responsibility assessments/checks. 

• Medical Checks and Assessments 

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.