Impact Evaluation Manager

The Company
Hort Innovation is an organisation that strives for better results for horticultural growers and those across the horticulture supply chain. It is the grower owned, not for profit Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s horticultural sector.
Research & Development, capability and capacity building and marketing investments are made to improve the profitability, productivity, and global competitiveness of Australian horticultural industries. Investment decisions are prioritised by current needs in each horticulture industry in consultation with growers.
The Role
Within the Industry Insights team, there is now the requirement for an Impact Evaluation Manager.
Reporting to the Industry Insights Manager, the role is responsible for:

• Leading the impact assessment and evaluation of Research, Development, Extension and Marketing investments
• Managing data insights and information projects that support industry needs and decision making
• Communicating findings to amplify and extend industry insights

You will be at the forefront of implementing a framework to assess the influence of the organisation’s investments, drawing upon established methods and models. This involves driving the development, implementation and enhancement of monitoring, evaluation, measurement and reporting systems.
Collaborating across all business units you will consult, analyse metrics, and provide impacting reporting, thereby gaining a comprehensive understanding of how the research shapes outcomes benefitting Australia’s horticultural industries. This includes evaluating and managing various initiatives and projects (eg industry specific benchmarking) delivered by external service partners.
You will be engaging with and working closely with a range of high-level stakeholders across the horticultural industry and government.
The Person
To be successful in this influencing role you will have:

• Experience in monitoring and evaluation frameworks within RD&E programs, ideally in an agricultural industry
• Leadership and high level communication skills
• Experience in analysing research performance and reporting
• Tertiary qualifications in economics / commerce (Formal study in the field of evaluation will be highly regarded)

An economics background will assist the impact reporting and management of projects.
This is a great role if you care for and love the industry, wanting to contribute to the greater good. Across 37 horticultural industries, this is a wide and rich piece of work.
You may come from another RDC, the wider field of Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI), or an agricultural industry impact reporting role.
For confidential enquiries and a copy of the Position Description, please phone Al Kellaway on 1300 380 701 or apply via rimfireresources.com.au.