ARTD Consultants is seeking a Consultant/Senior Consultant. We are a leading Australian public policy consultancy firm delivering services in evaluation and strategy. Our clients are government departments and non-government organisations around Australia. We offer a flexible, friendly and cooperative work culture with offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
This role is located at our office in Melbourne. We are a small team that works across several sectors including mental health, disability, education and sustainability. The role involves supporting senior staff across evaluations and other consultancy projects covering a variety of subject areas.
The role will suit a curious and proactive person with an interest in public policy who has research and/or evaluation experience and excellent attention to detail. We are looking for someone with qualitative experience who is keen to work in a collaborative team.
ARTD is committed to the professional growth of its staff and you will be supported by senior staff to develop a plan for your own professional development within the scope of available projects, interests and existing skills/ work experience.
Specific responsibilities
- Manage project tasks to meet quality standards, time and budget, with the supervision of senior staff, including:
- design and manage agreed components of a project (e.g. survey design and administration, conducting interviews and thematic analysis)
- arrange fieldwork, workshops and meetings
- ongoing communication with clients about day-to day project administration
- contribute to and prepare project deliverables.
- Contribute to proposals with the support of senior staff
- Proof and format proposals, plans, reports and other deliverables
- Contribute to ARTD as a learning organisation including building your own expertise, sharing knowledge, developing methods and tools, and improving practices
- Maintain project management, time records and budgets using company platform
- Maintain records required for administration, quality and reporting systems
- Undertake internal projects and duties as assigned by the ARTD Directors
Position Criteria
- Active listening, asking questions and clarifying instructions when necessary
- Critical thinking, conceptual and analytical ability
- Interest in research and evaluation, contributing to social policy
- Skill and interest in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods
- Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook including the ability to use MS Word and Excel templates in the ARTD in house style
- Proficiency in SPSS and/or Tableau and/or NVivo coding skills for data management
- Technical skill or strong generalist skills (survey design, basic statistics, data visualisation, interviewing, focus groups, facilitation) for data collection and analysis
- Skills in research methods and associated activities including systematic reviews; development of ethics applications
- Clear client-facing communications
- Write clear and concise summaries of information to an external standard
- Manage allocated tasks on time and budget
- Attention to detail
- Effective time management skills, managing multiple tasks to competing deadlines
- Value working as part of a team, producing high quality work collaboratively
Qualifications and experience
- Qualification or commensurate professional experience in social sciences or other relevant discipline e.g. sociology, policy, anthropology, development studies, psychology, economics, communications
This role is full-time and permanent; salary to be confirmed. Attractive conditions include Christmas bonus leave, workplace flexibility and a strong company-wide commitment to professional development.