Clinical Project Lead, Forensic Evaluation

Department of Justice; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Wellbeing support

Relocation allowances

Annual leadership forums

Job summary

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Clinical Project Lead in Melbourne to drive evaluation and research across Forensic Intervention Services. You will lead projects, analyse findings, and translate evidence into practical improvements in service delivery.

Join a team focused on evidence-based practice, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement, with hybrid work arrangements and a VPS5 salary. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are welcome.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in leading complex evaluation and research processes within complex service systems.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement appropriate quantitative and qualitative evaluation methodologies, including evaluation design questions, data collection approaches, quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation.
• Demonstrated ability to translate and effectively communicate research and/or evaluation findings and recommendations to a wider professional audience.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills and the ability to engage, negotiate and influence a diverse stakeholder group on research and evaluation projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal evaluation projects relating to clinical service delivery and service development, including evaluation design, implementation, analysis and reporting.
• Analyse, interpret and synthesise clinical project and evaluation findings into evidence-based recommendations that inform service improvement, policy development and operational decision-making.
• Lead the internal evaluation components of service reform projects to support evidence-informed decision-making, continuous improvement and best practice service delivery.
• Support the proactive and strategic research and evaluation agenda to build internal evidence-based knowledge of the impact of therapeutic interventions.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including clinical staff, service leaders, researchers and academic partners, to support evaluation, research and service improvement activities.
• Develop and maintain research and evaluation frameworks, standards and guidance to support effective and consistent service delivery across Forensic Intervention Services.
• Prepare high-quality reports, briefing papers, presentations and other outputs that translate evaluation and research findings into practical recommendations for senior leaders, governance committees and other stakeholders that support service improvement.
• Coordinate knowledge translation activities with internal and external presenters and stakeholders to promote workforce capability and contemporary practice knowledge.

Skills

Evaluation leadership

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Clinical Project Lead in Melbourne to drive evaluation and research across Forensic Intervention Services. You will lead projects, analyse findings, and translate evidence into practical improvements in service delivery.

Join a team focused on evidence-based practice, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement, with hybrid work arrangements and a VPS5 salary. Applicants from diverse backgrounds are welcome.