Head Of Research & Evaluation

Children's Ground

The Gap, Queensland, Australia
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Team management and supervision
Monitoring and evaluation leadership
Data collection and analysis
** Children's Ground is seeking a Head of Research & Evaluation to lead its teams in Central Australia and Darwin, focusing on culturally informed evaluation practices that empower First Nations communities. The role involves team management, strategic oversight, and collaboration with community leaders to ensure culturally reflective and ethically sound research methods. **

Job Summary

  • Children's Ground is a First Nations organisation committed to systems change to ensure dignity, justice and equity for all children and families through a whole of community, whole of life approach.
  • The Head of Research & Evaluation will lead teams in Central Australia and Darwin, embedding cultural approaches and ensuring high quality monitoring, evaluation and research that empowers First Nations staff and families in data ownership and sovereignty.
  • This role involves managing team performance, supporting community-led evaluation design, maintaining data integrity and ethics, and contributing to strategic planning and reporting to demonstrate the impact of the Children's Ground Approach.

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** Children's Ground is seeking a Head of Research & Evaluation to lead its teams in Central Australia and Darwin, focusing on culturally informed evaluation practices that empower First Nations communities. The role involves team management, strategic oversight, and collaboration with community leaders to ensure culturally reflective and ethically sound research methods. **

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • team management and supervision
  • monitoring and evaluation leadership
  • data collection and analysis
  • community engagement with First Nations
  • project management and reporting
  • evaluation framework and ethics adherence

Nice-to-have

  • supporting First Nations cultural integrity
  • training and capacity building
  • collaborative strategic planning
  • quality assurance in evaluation
  • longitudinal impact evaluation
  • cross-regional coordination

Key Requirements

  • experience leading research and evaluation teams
  • knowledge of First Nations cultural practices
  • ability to manage multi-location teams
  • skills in data sovereignty and ethics
  • experience with community-led research
  • project management expertise

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