• National workplace mental health & wellbeing Not For Profit.
• Actively influence and support positive change in workplace mental health.
• Full-time preferred (negotiable – minimum 0.6). Melb. CBD (Hybrid - office based Tuesday and Wednesday).

About us

Our vision is for an Australia where all workplaces are mentally healthy. Together with industry partners, we design and deliver impactful mental health and wellbeing initiatives. Through our research insights and advocacy work, we make a positive difference to all types of workplaces across Australia and we conduct Australia’s largest annual workplace mental health and wellbeing survey – Indicators of Thriving Workplace (ITW) – enabling us to analyse trends and provide the ‘so what’ interpretations that lead to practical and positive change.

Our collaborative work with Partners and Customers has kept mental health and suicide prevention on the agenda for over 15 years, achieving positive social and economic impacts. We are positioning our research as the leading measurement of trends and insights for mentally healthy workplaces in Australia - influencing government, industry, and business to drive positive systems level change in workplace mental health.

About the opportunity

The Research and Insights Specialist (Qualitative) will provide expertise in design, delivery and analysis of qualitative research projects.

A key component of the role is ongoing planning, execution and reporting on industry Think Tanks and interviews with industry representatives to investigate contemporary challenges and trends related to workplace mental health and wellbeing.

Reporting to the Chief Research Officer and working across the suite of qualitative projects, you will:

• Lead high quality data capture and analysis.
• Develop industry-tailored outputs and where appropriate peer-reviewed academic publications.
• Work closely and collaboratively with members of the Research and Insights team to achieve project milestones and collaborate with internal teams to integrate insights into future product design initiatives, effective marketing strategies and activities, and influence system-level change.
• Co-design applications for external sources of funding.
• Present findings to a range of audiences, including academic and industry partners, and at academic and industry-led conferences.
• Support business development initiatives by providing customised analysis and insights that strengthen relationships with key partners and potential customers.
• Contribute to the development of novel data visualisation approaches (e.g. dashboards and PowerBI products) and communication methods to maximise the impact and reach of research activities.
• Actively contribute to the SuperFriend culture through adherence to the “Courage to THRIVE” principles when working at home or in the office.

Position requirements

• Tertiary qualification in psychology, research, evaluation, statistics (or similar).
• Qualitative research experience, including designing, conducting and analysing focus groups.
• Proven end-to-end project management experience and capabilities, including managing concurrent research projects and experience in co-designing qualitative research programs.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and translate concepts and findings into useful outcomes that can be integrated into organisational products, services and processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Outstanding writing and editing skills that can be applied to a range of documentation.
• Demonstrated aptitude for self-direction and motivation with the ability to manage a variety of tasks, conflicting priorities and multiple deadlines.

Next steps

Click Apply Now to submit your application.

Specific questions are to be directed to Mark Dalton, Independent Recruitment Consultant via [email protected] using the subject line: Research and Insights Specialist (Qualitative) enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.