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Senior Research and Evaluation Officer

If you are motivated, passionate, open minded and interested in helping deliver the services offered by Family Planning Australia, we’d love to have you join the team.

• Looking for the right candidate to contribute to our team
• We are a leading and continually growing NFP organisation
• We offer a friendly, collaborative team and you will have your contribution valued
• Study leave options for those completing additional formal qualifications relevant to roles within Family Planning Australia
• Paid parental leave
• Opportunities for continual growth within this role
• Full Not For Profit Salary Packaging ($15,900pa) plus Meal/Entertainment ($2,650pa) increasing your fortnightly take home pay

Why Family Planning Australia?

Family Planning Australia is always on the lookout for talented and passionate individuals to contribute their skills to one of Australia’s largest not-for-profit reproductive and sexual health care organisations and we believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives will help us build stronger strategies, teams and services.

About Family Planning Australia

Family Planning Australia (FPA) is the leading provider of reproductive and sexual health services in NSW.  As an independent not-for-profit organisation, we offer expert clinical care, information, and advice for everybody in every family as well as education and training and evidence-based research to support doctors, nurses, and other professionals.

Family Planning Australia is committed to excellence in meeting the reproductive and sexual health needs of the community.  We achieve this by providing best practice, accredited clinical services, enhancing the knowledge and skills of service providers, improving the body of knowledge about reproductive and sexual health through rigorous research and evaluation, and leading international development projects to promote the rights of marginalised people in developing countries.

Our Values

Family Planning Australia is a pro-choice organisation

• All staff at Family Planning Australia are expected to fully support an individual’s right to choose regarding their pregnancy, whether that be parenting, adoption/foster care or abortion.
• As an abortion service provider, all staff in the organisation are expected to actively participate in the provision of abortion services in line with the full scope of the role they are appointed to.

Must support the Family Planning Australia values:

• Human rights focus - promoting the rights of all people to reproductive and sexual health
• Integrity - maintaining a strong ethical base, being accountable and transparent
• Inclusiveness - valuing and respecting diversity without judgment
• Equity of access - ensuring access to our services for all including priority populations
• Client centred - placing the needs of the whole person at the centre of our work
• Commitment to excellence - ensuring high standards in all our work
• A just culture – a balanced accountability for both individuals and the organisation

We are searching for the right candidates to fill these positions on a Permanent Part-Time (32 hours per week) basis in a dynamic team

Position Overview

Family Planning Australia is seeking experienced Senior Research and Evaluation Officer will be involved in coordinating Family Planning Australia research and evaluation activities, to increase the body of knowledge in reproductive and sexual health and to inform policies and planning for reproductive and sexual health initiatives.

• Base Full Time Salary: $95,027

To Apply

Your application must include a:

• Resume (CV); and
• Cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the selection criteria listed in the position description.  

Written communication skills will specifically be assessed based on the quality of your cover letter. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If interested, we encourage you to apply promptly. Applications will be assessed as they are received, with suitable candidates contacted and progressed without delay.

To learn more about the role, responsibilities and the required pre-employment checks, please see the position description Position Description.  If you are unable to view the attached position description, please visit our careers page at https://www.fpnsw.org.au/get-involved/jobs and click on the position description link at the bottom of the relevant job advert.

Family Planning Australia does not accept unsolicited agency resumes or applications and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited agency resumes or applications.

To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Virginia Macdonald on (02) 8752 4318

Selection Criteria
Essential

• Post-graduate qualification in public health or relevant field
• Demonstrated experience in study design and the development of research proposals and ethics applications in Australia 
• Proven experience in successful research grant submissions
• Proven experience in the design and implementation of qualitative and/or quantitative research, monitoring and evaluation projects
• Record of relevant research articles in peer review journals
• Experience in the use of standard data analysis packages such as NVIVO, SPSS, SAS or similar
• Ability to work in a task-oriented team and with technical and managerial personnel
• Experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Strong analystical and problem solving skills
• Excellent organisational skills and oral and written communication skills

Desirable

• Proven experience in meta-analysis and systematic review
• Experience in study design and the development of research proposals and ethics applications in low- and middle-income countries
• Nursing degree with current AHPRA registration as a registered nurse

Other requirements

• Must have Australian working rights
• A Criminal Record Check and Working with Children Check are required prior to commencement in this role