Principal Evaluation Officer
- Brisbane, QLD
- Permanent
- Full-time
Position type Flexible full-time
Occupational group Research
Classification AO7
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City
Job ad reference QLD/QCAA42/2025
Closing date 17-Sep-2025
Yearly salary
Fortnightly salary
Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration until 30 June 2026
Contact person Nerida Leal
Contact details Director, Research and Innovation Branch / ph: 0481 096 365
Access theWhat you will do
- Provide expert advice and coaching across the business to a range of stakeholders, including managerial staff and executive leadership, to support evaluation projects/activities.
- Lead the use of evaluation across the QCAA through the embedding of evidence-led and research-based decision-making practices to support quality and service improvement initiatives.
- Provide expert advice to the Director (including the development of briefs and reports) on issues related to the high-level evaluation agenda, emergent issues that may require innovative and targeted responses, and responses to national and international trends and practices in Kindergarten to Year 12 curriculum, assessment, and certification.
- Lead the conduct and commissioning of evaluation projects and formulation of recommendations to support evidence-based planning and decision making on matters relating to contemporary curriculum, assessment and credentialling practices and trends and future issues.
- Contribute to the program management function of the QCAA to oversee, monitor and report upon the implementation of recommendations from internal and external reviews, audits and evaluations.
- Engage in opportunities to position QCAA as a thought leader in curriculum, assessment, and education practices (including the publication of articles and conference presentations as relevant).
- Liaise with external stakeholders including key tertiary institutions and relevant evaluation partners to establish and foster relationships that further the strategic objectives of QCAA.
- Implement and execute activities that encourage participation, accountability, transparency, responsiveness, equity and inclusiveness.
- Gains insight into issues by analysing the available information in a critical manner (makes insightful decisions)
- Drives new thinking by encouraging others to share and debate ideas and data-driven, creative solutions (stimulates ideas and innovation)
- Supports others by providing timely information within own area of expertise in an articulate and non-technical manner (builds enduring relationships)
- Takes personal accountability for learning, and eagerly pursues new knowledge and experiences (pursues continuous growth)
- Demonstrates respect and appreciation for legislation and policy frameworks by consistently operating to key standards (demonstrates sound governance).
- Knowledge and expertise in designing and conducting evaluations to influence policy and practice within time, budget and other constraints.
- Experience designing and implementing evaluation capability building activities.
- Experience using multiple, complementary methods and collaborating with internal and external teams to design and implement rigorous evaluation projects.
- Knowledge of, or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of, current and emerging curriculum and assessment issues, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence and academic integrity.