Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) is seeking a Research Officer (Research Program), with the skills required to support the implementation of the ANROWS Research Program, in working towards an end to violence against women and their children.

About ANROWS

Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) aspires to be an innovative research organisation with authoritative leadership and high impact to support the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022 (the National Plan). Our mission is to deliver relevant and translatable research evidence which drives policy and practice, leading to a reduction in the levels of violence against women and their children.

ANROWS is funded primarily by the Commonwealth and state and territory governments of Australia to assist them in achieving the National Plan’s vision of women and their children living free from violence and in safe communities.

As a national research organisation, ANROWS has three intersecting core functions: leadership, knowledge production and knowledge translation and exchange. 

ANROWS’s leadership function includes the production and promotion of the National Research Agenda to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children, building research capacity in this area and advocating for evidenced based policy and practice. 

Through its knowledge production function, ANROWS will produce evidence to guide Australian governments and practitioners in their work towards ending violence against women and their children. 

The evidence ANROWS and others produce will be translated from academic research reports into accessible resources that highlight the implications of research findings for evidence-based policy and practice.  ANROWS recognises that knowledge production, translation and exchange is a multi-lateral process and that it has a pivotal role in the exchange of knowledge between its stakeholders.  

About the position

The Research Officer (4th Action Plan Research Program) will assist the Director, Research Program -4AP in the implementation of ANROWS’s Research Program and the Research Management System. This may include a range of research, project management, contract management, knowledge translation and exchange, and administrative tasks across all streams of the Research Program. 

Remuneration and leave entitlements

The salary range for this position is $80,545 to $85,457 per annum plus 9.5% employer contributions to the employee’s chosen superannuation fund. ANROWS staff are entitled to 4 weeks annual leave, in addition to personal and sick leave. 

Key responsibilities

1. Support the implementation of the ANROWS Research Program. This may include: supporting the administration of grant rounds and/or currently funded research projects; providing advice internally and to commissioned researchers on research methods, data analysis and other research project components; supporting peer assessment panels, advisory groups and other similar structures; undertaking contract management tasks and quality control activities; and assisting with the organisation of events and other KTE (Knowledge Translation & Exchange) activities.
2. Support in-house research projects within the Research Program. This may include: preparing external funding and project submissions; preparing project briefs and other planning documents; completing tasks such as literature reviews and research analysis; and undertaking professional development to meet the changing needs of the Research Program.
3. Support the implementation of the ANROWS Research Management System. This may include supporting the development of policies, procedures, processes and systems for the assessment, commissioning and management of research grants.
4. Work collaboratively with other ANROWS team members.
5. Support capacity building, networking and partnerships. This may include: establishing and maintaining relationships with researchers and service providers; facilitating relationships between researchers, practitioners and policy-makers; and promoting the National Research Agenda to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children and ANROWS’s Research Program.   
6. Provide assistance to the CEO, Director, Research Program and other senior staff as required.

Selection criteria

Essential 

1. A post graduate qualification in a relevant social science discipline such as Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Criminology, Community or International Development, or Education.
2. Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, including the capacity to build and maintain positive professional relationships and partnerships with non-government and government stakeholders.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people.
4. Well developed research skills, including proven ability to write research reports, and experience collecting and analysing qualitative and quantitative data.
5. Well developed organisational and administrative skills; including proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, and the ability to effectively determine priorities and achieve defined outcomes within strict deadlines.
6. Proven ability to thrive in a complex and dynamic environment.
7. A good understanding of social research on gender related issues, preferably including work in the field of gender and violence.
8. Understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTIQ, and people with disability, as well as competence in working effectively with people in these groups.

Desirable

1.  A postgraduate research qualification
2. A track record of peer-reviewed published research.