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Salary- Full time (or Part time 0.8 to 1.0 FTE), Temporary to April 2025
- Band 6, Starting Salary $88,418 plus superannuation
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The City of Greater Bendigo is in the heart of central Victoria on Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung Country. Located just 90 minutes’ drive to Melbourne, our region offers all the benefits of a large city with a warm and welcoming country feel.
With a growing population, Greater Bendigo is an attractive region that boasts the Bendigo Art Gallery, theatres, stunning heritage buildings and natural surrounds that provide great recreational opportunities.
Our region is famous for its food and wine as well as having high quality education and health services. There is a wide range of housing options and excellent rail and road networks with Bendigo Airport having regular direct flights to Sydney. We provide over 65 important services to support our community which is heading towards a population of 200,000 by 2050. Now is a great time to join us!
The role
Are you passionate about improving Health and wellbeing outcomes for the community?
We are seeking an experienced evaluation champion to lead evaluation processes and capability building support for the Active and Healthy Communities Unit, Healthy Communities and Environments Directorate and broader organisation.
As our Healthy Communities Officer – Evaluation,you will be well versed in the interpretation and application of emerging, relevant evaluation methods and frameworks. You will support the best practice evaluation implementation processes by providing appropriate guidance, tools, resources and training. Opportunities to participate in, and support research of, policy, strategy development and emerging issues will also be an integral part of the role and the work undertaken.
This position is 12 month parental leave backfill.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- formal qualifications and experience in health promotion, community engagement, evaluation or similar discipline
- knowledge and comprehension of contemporary public health approaches, particularly MEL approaches
- experience in identifying and leading the implementation of appropriate evaluation methods, development of key evaluation questions and logic modelling
- experience in providing capability building support, training, programs and / or services
- excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and time management skills and enjoy working in a team environment
Benefits
- We offer hybrid working options
- Flexible employment arrangements including options for part time work and rostered days off
- Generous leave provisions and learning and development opportunities
Visit our Employee Benefits website for more of our benefits.
Contact
If you require any further information regarding this position, including details on flexible work arrangements please contact Matthew Kerlin, Coordinator Active Communities, 0456 310 ***.
To apply
Please submit your cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience with your current CV/resume by close of business Wednesday 28 February 2024.
