Quantitative Principal Evaluator

2 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand OCG Full time

An exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-quality research and evaluation work programme
- Produce reports that impact government policy and learner outcomes
- Full-time permanent position with strong opportunities for advancement and growth

**About us**
The Education Review Office (ERO) works for the benefit of New Zealand's young children and students.

Within ERO, Te Ihuwaka | The Education Evaluation Centre works on a wide variety of topical and timely projects to evaluate the performance of the education system, the effectiveness of programmes, and to identify and share best practice. Te Ihuwaka is uniquely positioned to provide the independent and objective advice which is highly valued by decision makers and stakeholders.

When you work at Te Ihuwaka, you will contribute to work that has real impacts on education outcomes in New Zealand. Over the past 12 months Te Ihuwaka has evaluated a wide range of issues including school attendance, the quality of education provision for learners with disabilities, and the experiences of ethnically diverse learners in our schools. Many of these reports have impacted policy and driven real change.

**About the role**
At Te Ihuwaka, Principal Evaluators are an important part of the leadership team. They provide technical expertise, undertake team coaching and mentoring, plan and lead evaluation projects, and work with a range of stakeholders. In this role, you will lead across the team on survey design, survey analysis and integrating administrative data into our research/evaluations.

**About you**
We are keen to hear from you if you bring strong quantitative skills and research and evaluation experience. You will also bring a collaborative approach to your work. You will be comfortable with ambiguity, driven to succeed, and committed to putting children at the heart of the matter. As well as quantitative expertise, you will have experience delivering on multi-method complex evaluations ideally, in social sector research/evaluation.

Te Ihuwaka has a strong focus on career development - so whether you are currently a Principal or an experienced Senior ready to take a step up, we'd love to hear from you. This is your chance to help shape Te Ihuwaka’s role in this space, contribute to building the evidence base for education, and to see your work have a real impact on education outcomes.

**For more information**, call Michael Hurdle on 021 276 6697 at OCG Consulting or alternatively send your resume and cover letter using the “Apply” button.



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