Fixed Term (Until 31 December 2028) | Part Time | 45hrs Per Fortnight (0.6 FTE)

Premium Recquatic Membership | 13% Superannuation | Fantastic Culture

This position is classified as a PACS Band 5 ($80,839 – $88,058) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.

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Can you turn complex data into clear, practical insights?Can you help organisations understand what is working, where the gaps are and where to focus next?Do you believe solid evidence can help create better outcomes for children and families?If your answer is "yes", we'd love to meet you.

What’s On OfferThe City of Kwinana is looking for an analytical and collaborative Monitoring & Evaluation Officer to join our brand new Early Childhood Development team.

This role is about making evidence useful. You’ll bring together data from a range of sources, identify trends and translate complex information into practical insights that support better decisions for children and families.

Working across the Kwinana Early Childhood Development Partnership and implementation of the Kwinana Early Years Strategy, you’ll help develop evaluation frameworks, strengthen shared measurement and support a culture of continuous learning and evidence-informed decision making.

What You’ll Be DoingIn this rewarding role you’ll:

- Coordinate and analyse qualitative and quantitative data from sources including the AEDC, Restacking the Odds, ABS and other relevant datasets.
- Develop and support evaluation frameworks and shared measurement approaches to monitor outcomes and evaluate the impact of initiatives.
- Facilitate the City’s evaluation partnership with Curtin University, including research activities, data governance, reporting and knowledge translation.
- Prepare high-quality reports, dashboards, data visualisations and evidence summaries that make complex information clear and useful.
- Work collaboratively with City teams, researchers, government agencies and community partners to strengthen data capability and continuous improvement.
- Use data and evaluation to help identify community priorities, service gaps, strategic investment opportunities and system improvements.





What You'll NeedTo make an impact in this role the successful candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:

1. Demonstrated experience in data analysis, interpretation, monitoring, evaluation, performance measurement and the development of evaluation frameworks or shared measurement approaches.
2. The ability to analyse complex quantitative and qualitative data, including population-level data, and translate findings into reports, dashboards, visualisations and practical recommendations.
3. Experience working collaboratively with researchers, government agencies, community organisations and stakeholders to support shared outcomes and evidence-informed decision making.
4. An understanding of research ethics, data governance, privacy and the responsible management of sensitive information across organisations.
5. Highly developed organisational, analytical and communication skills, including strategic planning, reporting, research and grant evaluation.
6. A relevant qualification in evaluation, public health, social research, data analytics, statistics, education, community development or a related discipline, or significant related experience.
7. A current driver’s licence, Working With Children Check and National Police Clearance.

What’s In It For You
At the City of Kwinana you will enjoy a true work-life balance, with access to flexible working arrangements and a fantastic workplace culture borne from a collaborative team environment.

Other perks include, but are not limited to…

- A fantastic workplace, recently ranked alongside the top 10% of the most constructive local governments in Australia and Current Zealand for workplace culture!
- Competitive salary plus 13% superannuation.
- Three (3)



days paid time off during Christmas close-down.
- Additional annual allowance instead of leave loading.
- A robust employee wellness program with initiatives designed to support employees' physical and mental wellbeing.
- A generous Celebration and Recognition Policy for employees.
- The opportunity for flexible working arrangements.
- Career development, training opportunities and study support.
- Premium Kwinana Recquatic Centre membership.

Want To Know More?
To be considered for this position, applicants must submit a current CV and a covering letter demonstrating their suitability for the role by briefly addressing the selection criteria in no more than two (2) pages. For more information relating to the position please call Denver D’Cruz, Manager Communities on 9439 0281.

Apply online: https://www.kwinana.wa.gov.au/council/work-with-council
Applications close 5:00pm 20 October 2026

The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date, and will not accept or consider late applications

The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.

Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.

This job was originally advertised via Our Mob - The Job Board for First Nations Jobseekers.

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