Evaluation and Impact Lead

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine Brisbane seeks an experienced Evaluation and Impact Lead to design and implement evaluation frameworks showing program impact on rural, remote and First Nations communities.

You will generate insights to support innovation and continuous improvement, advise senior leaders on evaluation design, and build cross-functional engagement across the College.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in evaluation or related area.
• Experience in rural, remote and First Nations health.
• Experience in training and/or education sectors.
• Experience with a range of evaluation methods and activities.
• Ability to analyse data and report on impact using qualitative and quantitative techniques.
• Ability to work effectively independently and within a team.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Experience in using Qualtrics.

Responsibilities

• Work with leadership to develop College-wide monitoring and evaluation approaches.
• Contribute to the evaluation narrative, translating findings into policy and decisions.
• Promote a culture of evidence-based continuous improvement.
• Conduct process, impact and outcome evaluations for strategic programs.
• Design participatory evaluation frameworks and review them periodically.
• Create, review and update data collection instruments.
• Synthesize data into professional reports and presentations.
• Support knowledge translation and stakeholder engagement.
• Build evaluation capability across the College through guidance and training.
• Provide advice on evaluation design and interpretation of findings.

Skills

Data analysis

Qualtrics

Advanced written and verbal comm.

Independent work

MS Office

Education

Postgraduate degree in evaluation or related area

Tools

Qualtrics

Microsoft Office

Job description

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine – Brisbane QLD

The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is a member-based organisation that strives to set, maintain and promote high-quality professional standards for Rural and Remote Medicine. This helps ensure rural and remote communities have access to safe, accessible, and high-quality healthcare.

Are you passionate about using evidence to drive meaningful change? Do you enjoy turning data and insights into actionable outcomes that support strategic decision-making? ACRRM has an exciting opportunity for an experienced evaluation professional to join our team as an Evaluation and Impact Lead.

In this role, you will play a key part in building an evidence-informed culture across the College, leading the design and implementation of evaluation frameworks that demonstrate the impact of our programs, initiatives and strategic priorities on rural, remote and First Nations communities. Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will help generate meaningful insights that support innovation, continuous improvement and sustainable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work in collaboration with the General Manager, Policy and Impact and Evaluation Manager by assisting with the development and implementation of College-wide approaches to monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement, ensuring alignment with ACRRM’s Strategic Plan, funding obligations and organisational priorities.
• Contribute to the development of ACRRM’s evidence base and impact narrative, identifying opportunities to translate evaluation findings into policy, advocacy, accreditation, education and strategic decision-making.
• Work with the Evaluation Manager to promote a College culture of evidence based continuous improvement.
• Conduct process, impact, and outcome evaluations to determine strategic alignment and assess the impact of College activities on rural, remote, and First Nations communities.
• Lead design, development, and implementation of relevant participatory/co-designed evaluation frameworks, including supporting periodic review of same.
• Create, review, and update evaluation data collection instruments.
• Synthesise evaluation data into professional reports and presentations.
• Support knowledge translation and transfer of evaluation findings, closing the loop with stakeholders through varied means.
• Develop, embed, and maintain cross-functional lines of communication and engagement.
• Participate in and contribute to projects, research, working groups, and committees as required.
• Collaborate with the Evaluation Team to promote evaluation literacy and build expertise.
• Build evaluation capability across the College through guidance, tools, coaching, workshops and practical support to teams undertaking evaluation activities.
• Provide advice to senior leaders and managers on evaluation design, evaluability, performance measurement and interpretation of findings.

To Be Successful in This Role, You Will Have:

• Relevant post graduate degree in evaluation or related area (e.g. psychology, public health, data science, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience working in, or deep understanding of rural, remote and First Nations health.
• Demonstrated experience in training and/or education sectors.
• Demonstrated experience with and/or knowledge of a range of evaluation methods and activities.
• Demonstrated experience utilising data to analyse and report on impact and outcomes, including various qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and within a team.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills.
• Experience in use of Qualtrics.

Why Join ACRRM?

At ACRRM, you'll contribute to work that makes a real difference to the health outcomes of rural, remote and First Nations communities across Australia. You'll be part of a collaborative and purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, continuous improvement and evidence-informed decision-making.

As part of living our values, we are visionary, courageous, experts and inclusive. We respect, inspire and support each other and believe in an inclusive workplace reflective of the communities in which we live and serve. The College recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. People living with a disability, those from culturally diverse backgrounds and First Nations people are encouraged to apply. Where appropriate, reasonable workplace accommodations will be provided to ensure equal opportunities for all.

For further information and access to the position description and recruitment timeline visit the ACRRM website or contact Charlotte Mills on*******@acrrm.org.au.

Applications closeon 23 November 2026.