Societal Impact Evaluation Officer

Societal Impact Evaluation Officer x2

• Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
• Duration: 2 Year Contract
• Remuneration: Level 7 $113,926 - $123,302 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
• Location: UNSW Kensington Campus, NSW (hybrid)

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:

We have two newly created Societal Impact Evaluation Officer roles, designed to strengthen how UNSW understands, measures and demonstrates its impact across society, the economy and the environment.

Working within the Division of Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement (SIEE), you will play a pivotal role in advancing UNSW’s Progress for All strategy, helping the University elevate and understand the impact contributions it makes through education, research, engagement, operations and governance.

These roles will help design and implement UNSW’s first university-wide approach to demonstrating and understanding its progress towards and contribution to impact. You will partner with diverse teams to embed evaluation practices into planning, delivery and reporting, co-create useful outputs and actionable insights, facilitate iterative development of the underlying approach and enabling technology and help build a culture that supports and celebrates more people, contributing more impact, more easily.

UNSW’s education, research, engagement and operations spans diverse contexts and disciplines locally and globally, and contributes to a range of societal challenges. We are seeking people who are motivated by the challenge this diversity presents, and can navigate complexity and uncertainty.

This role offers the opportunity to join a university that has placed societal impact at the centre of its new strategy, to strengthen the positive change delivered through education, research, engagement and values-led operations and governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with academic and professional teams to design and embed practical impact evaluation approaches
• Collect, analyse and synthesise quantitative and qualitative data to generate clear, actionable insights
• Develop high quality outputs including reports, case studies and visual materials tailored to different audiences
• Build evaluation capability across the University through coaching, tools and practical support
• Support the ongoing development and adoption of the UNSW Societal Impact Framework and indicator bank
• Engage and consult with stakeholders to strengthen, scale and continuously improve impact practices
• Contribute to embedding impact into planning and delivery, including defining success measures and evaluation approaches
• Manage projects in a complex environment, balancing ambition with delivery and navigating dependencies

Who You Are:

You are a curious, proactive and adaptable professional who thrives in complex environments. You bring a balance of rigour and pragmatism, with the confidence to navigate ambiguity and take initiative.

You are a strong communicator and stakeholder partner, with high emotional intelligence and the ability to translate diverse data points into practical outcomes.

You will bring:

• Experience in impact evaluation, program evaluation or social research
• Strong quantitative and qualitative data skills
• Experience working in large or complex environments
• The ability to turn data into clear, meaningful insights
• Strong stakeholder engagement and project management capability
• A solutions focused mindset and willingness to roll up your sleeves

For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working options.
• Career development opportunities.
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

How to Apply:

Submit your CV & Cover Letter by 11:55pm, 15th April 2026

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

Contact: Amy Denney a.denney@unsw.edu.au - Talent Acquisition Team
Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.