Program Effectiveness Analyst / Analyste de l’efficacité du programme

Corrections is a unique part of the justice and public safety system that directly helps to keep Ontario’s communities safe. While the courts decide who is placed in our custody and under our supervision, we have an opportunity to positively influence the course of a person’s life and help reduce the chance that they will return to the justice system after their current term of custody or supervision.

The Program Design and Implementation Branch offers the perfect opportunity for a results-driven individual with strong strategic program evaluation and research design skills, advanced statistical training, and a passion for continuous improvement.

About the job

In this role, you will:

• Plan, conduct and/or facilitate program evaluation, program audits, research studies and statistical analyses of direct service offender programs
• Develop tools to support ongoing project activities requiring data capture
• Conduct specialized audits of adult correctional programs
• Advise ministry officials of the impact of program evaluation and research findings

What you bring to the team

Technical Expertise

• Knowledge of research methodology and statistical analysis to conduct research and analyze data
• Demonstrated ability to plan, conduct, and facilitate program evaluations, and develop tools for projects
• An understanding of correctional practices, human service programs, and policy development

Analytical, Conceptual and Strategic Thinking Skills

• Analyze complex research findings from program evaluations to determine impacts on Ministry programs, policies, and goals
• Assess project management needs, determine options, and monitor multiple projects
• Analyze program audits, assess their impact, and recommend ways to improve program development, staff training, and community-based programs
• Assess the impact of proposed policy and program changes on stakeholders and recommend ways to maximize outcomes while reducing risks

Project Planning, Leadership and Communication Skills

• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary research and evaluation projects
• Prepare and present research results, and develop briefing notes, letters, and position papers
• Lead stakeholder consultations, mediate differences, build consensus, and maintain effective relationships
• Ensure cooperation and compliance with data collection and evaluation processes
• Present research summaries, evaluation results, and recommendations to key stakeholders and senior officials
• Conduct interviews and focus groups with management, staff, and offenders

Computer Skills

• Proficiency with computer software applications and experience managing large datasets and running statistical analyses
• Experience using computer software applications such as the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), R, SAS, and/or MPlus

Don't meet every qualification? If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario’s Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti‑racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

• accessibility

• Anti‑Racism Policy

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer.

Accommodation is available under Ontario’s Human Rights Code.

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