Save the Children:A place where your purpose matters. It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems. In this full-time, max term role, you’ll work as a part of our International Programs, Program Quality and Impact Team to help us create lasting change for children everywhere.

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) (Data & Innovation) Technical Advisor plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Combining expertise in MEAL with data science, emerging technologies, and business process innovation skills, this role is tailored for a forward-thinking professional who will disrupt traditional MEAL approaches and apply emerging technologies to enhance project design, decision-making, and operations. Reporting to Head of Program Quality & Impact (PQI), you’ll work remotely from home, with some access to a shared office (location dependent).

You will make a difference by:

• Boosting and mainstreaming the use of data-driven insights in decision-making processes.
• Pioneering the use of emerging technologies to generate innovative data solutions and streamline processes and workflows.
• Provide technical expertise on MEAL systems that integrate both traditional and emerging methods e.g. results frameworks, logframes, outcome mapping, most significant change, adaptive management, results-based management, and theories of change.
• Enhancing transparency and efficacy of project reporting through data visualisation and advanced analytics.
• Building partner data and innovation capacity.

A place to feel valued:

Your experience as a change agent in MEAL, data analysis and innovation, disrupting common-held practices and promoting a data-driven culture is invaluable. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow. Bringing your best every day, means:

• Proven experience leading MEAL systems that integrate data-driven approaches, AI, or emerging technologies.
• Strong proficiency in data analysis tools (e.g., PowerBI, Tableau, Python) and demonstrated ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Track record of applying innovative methodologies like Agile, co-design, or lean startup to disrupt traditional processes.
• Ability to lead capacity-building initiatives, training teams in data, AI, and MEAL to improve program outcomes
• Exceptional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, working across diverse teams and remote environments.

A place to belong:

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• The opportunity to work remotely.
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).
• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications close Sunday November 10th, 2024

Position Description – MEAL (Data & Innovation) Technical Advisor

For more information about this position, please contact Cory Steinhauer on cory.steinhauer@savethechildren.org.au. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

*We understand the need for work-life balance. We’ve advertised this role as full-time, max term., but if you’re looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it’s straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.