Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager

Acknowledgement of Country CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the areas that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation . Role highlights •   Lead a nationally dispersed team to develop and implement a portfolio-wide MEL framework. •   Strengthen evidence-based decision making, continuous improvement and portfolio-wide learning. •   Lead monitoring, evaluation and reporting across key innovation and SME programs. About CSIRO As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge. Visit CSIRO.au for more information. The opportunity CSIRO Innovation Programs is a team within the Science Connect unit that delivers a portfolio of programs to help Australia turn research capability into real world economic and societal impact, addressing national challenges in research translation and delivering on CSIRO’s function to support the innovation system. Reporting to the Executive Manager, Innovation Programs Portfolio, the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of MEL activities across the Innovation Programs team to demonstrate our value and impact. The role will lead a small team of MEL advisors to develop and implement a new portfolio-wide MEL framework, including defining relevant indicators. The MEL Manager will also partner with colleagues to lead monitoring, evaluation and reporting activity for the Regional University Industry Collaboration Program (RUIC) and CSIRO’s SME strategy. The role is part of a national team and will work both independently and collaboratively to deliver evaluation, reporting and insights that support evidence-based decision making, continuous improvement and portfolio-wide learning. Some interstate or international travel may be required. Your high-level duties will include: •   Lead a small, nationally dispersed team of program-aligned advisors to develop and implement an Innovation Programs portfolio MEL framework. •   Lead monitoring, evaluation and reporting for the RUIC program, including developing and measuring KPIs, building impact case studies, reporting and liaising with the Queensland Government. •   Lead reporting, monitoring and evaluation of CSIRO’s SME Strategy, including data gathering and submission for CSIRO reports, KPIs and governance requirements, and tracking and reporting on Innovation Programs alumni businesses. •   Be responsible for qualitative and quantitative data collection, storage and analysis processes in compliance with organisational policies and processes. •   Prepare high-quality reports, case…