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Respect Victoria (RV) is a Statutory Authority under the Prevention of Family Violence Act 2018. We focus on the primary prevention of family violence and violence against women in Victoria and collaboratively work with stakeholders to provide state-wide leadership to create social, institutional, organisational and community change. RV recognises strength in diversity and values an inclusive workplace and are committed to providing flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, intersex, queer or asexual people.

The Senior Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) will lead priority MEL initiatives and support the development of strategic monitoring and evaluation structures and systems, governance and partnership activity for Respect Victoria, to enable a world-leading evidence base for effective primary prevention of family violence and violence against women.

This role builds and strengthens internal and external MEL structures and systems through collaboration with stakeholders and reference to leading practice and evidence. This role has a particular focus on place-based evaluation, leading measurement infrastructure and community engagement.

Values: Alignment with the values of Respect Victoria and the Victorian Public Sector

Role and organisational alignment: Relevant work experience and/or education in evaluation, health promotion, public health, gender equality, or other relevant field; understanding and working knowledge of key prevention frameworks, for example Change the Story

Project delivery: Translates strategies into programs or projects that enables achievement of outcomes; Defines governance e.g. success measures, roles and responsibilities, progress monitoring required to manage risks and maximise probability of success

Partnering and co-creation: Builds and maintains partnerships to achieve objectives; Coaches others on the co-creation process and builds team commitment to co-creation by demonstrating personal commitment; Builds trust in partnerships through timely and quality delivery of outcomes; Facilitates discussion and navigates differences of opinion to reach decisions

Critical thinking and problem solving: Takes into account wider business context within business unit when considering options to resolve issues. Identifies recurring problems and prevents future recurrence by integrating solutions into work process.