Possible subject matter areas of expertise include but are not limited to:
Social sciences; General government services; International affairs; Immigration; Defence; Industrial, regional, and scientific-technological support; Economic development; Environmental and resource-base; Security and public safety; Cultural issues (including multiculturalism); Transportation; Justice and legal; International Policy; International Trade and Commerce; Governance and Corporate Operations; Treasury OperationsTaxation and Tax Policy.
This category can only be used as part of a team where category 2.12 Evaluation Services Consultant or 2.13 Performance Measurement Consultant is used. The required services may include, but are not limited to the following:
- Providing orientation on their field of expertise to a range of target groups (for example program managers, evaluators, corporate planners) including details on key issues in the field and details on best practices in terms of performance measurement and evaluation in those fields
- Advising on the design of new or adequacy of existing a) performance measurement frameworks in support of departmental Strategic Outcomes and Program Activity Architectures or b) performance measurement strategies in support of program monitoring and evaluation, including identifying appropriate performance measures and related technical elements (for example performance metrics and targets, data sources, and frequencies for data collection) in accordance with Treasury Board policies and Treasury Board Secretariat guidance and directives
- Advising on the capacities, skills and resources needed in federal organizations to create, implement and maintain on-going performance measurement systems at the level of the organization as a whole or at the program, initiative or project level
- Advising on conceptual frameworks, methodological approaches and designs for performance measurement of and evaluation of projects, programs, services, organizations/institutions, policies and initiatives in those fields
- Providing field-specific performance measurement advice (for example support managers to identify, track and report on results throughout the life cycle of projects, programs, services, policies or initiatives), including providing training or information sessions to build capacity within organization and assist program management with the collection and interpretation of performance measurement data
- Analyzing and/or interpreting performance data and preparing performance reports
- Researching field-specific performance measurement uses and practices in other jurisdictions (includes provincial and international jurisdictions)
- Conducting comparative analysis and advising on best practices, including benchmarking performance, international comparisons and case studies
- Providing subject-matter advice to assist in the:
- Assessment of the readiness of a policy, program or initiative to be evaluated
- Scoping and planning of specific evaluations or related studies of individual programs, policies or initiatives
- Preparation of logic models, program theories, literature reviews or assessment tools
- Constructing of work plans, including evaluation planning reports or frameworks and associated methodologies
- Developing, testing and implementing of evaluation methods and data collection tools
- Collection and analysis of relevant data (including socio-economic and statistical)
- Assessment of relevance and performance, including impacts, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of programs, policies or initiatives
- Assessment of program governance and management (including assessing risk management and controls, decision-making, planning, development and implementation, transparency and accountability)
- Developing evaluation reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations, and undertake report validation and consultations where appropriate and requested
- Conducting and writing of synthesis or meta-evaluations
- Compilation, analysis and dissemination of findings, lessons learned and best practices
- Briefing of program and senior management on major results and findings, including preparation of presentations
- Development of other materials, documents, tools and instruments related to the work
- Review of the components of evaluations such as primary and secondary data collection activities, surveys, special studies, literature or document reviews, applied statistical analysis and the development of background or analytical discussion papers on program theory and/or alternatives
- Validating evaluation approaches, methodologies, findings, conclusions and recommendations, using methods such as (but not limited to) validation from a technical expert standpoint
- Participating on peer review or similar panels for evaluations or act as an third- party reviewer of draft evaluation products
- Advising on sensitivities in their specific fields (for example on working with groups of “at-risk” stakeholders) and issues related to ethics and values related to performance measurement and evaluation
- Facilitating connection to other key experts in the field as required for performance measurement or evaluation purposes
