About Our Watch

Our Watch is a national leader of primary prevention of violence against women and their children. Our vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. Our role is to stop violence before it starts. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

We encourage applicants to visit our website and learn about the essential actions needed to prevent violence against women, https://www.ourwatch.org.au. To follow the ongoing conversation about preventing family violence against women please like our Facebook, Instagram, twitter or LinkedIn pages.

About the role

• Hybrid and remote working arrangements available
• Full time (flexible FTE options considered)
• 6 months fixed term (with potential for renewal)
• $98,825 - $103,784 + 11.5% super + 17.5% annual leave loading

Working within the Government Relations, Policy and Evidence Directorate, the Senior Advisor, Evidence and Monitoring provides data expertise across the organisation and ensures effective identification, analysis and use of data across Our Watch’s work. This includes monitoring the national research landscape to identify relevant developments and new evidence, with a focus on the release of new quantitative data and statistics, and population-level data, in particular. The position also supports Our Watch’s national leadership on monitoring progress in prevention by supporting collaboration with and coordination between government and non-government stakeholders.

About you

You will have a strong understanding of intersectionality and a tertiary qualification in social or political science, public policy, public health, gender studies, community development or other area of relevance, or equivalent experience. You will also have demonstrated experience in producing high quality written materials including reports and other documents for different audiences, and distilling and conveying key messages in plain language to different audiences. Knowledge or previous experience in primary prevention or gender equality work and organisations is not a prerequisite but is advantageous.

Why work for us

Our Watch is strongly committed to the wellbeing of its employees, and we strive to continuously improve our employee experiences at work. Our Watch was recently recognised at the 2023 Australian HR Awards for the Best Workplace Flexibility Program and receiving an Excellence Award as an Employer of Choice in the Not-for-Profit Sector.

Our Watch has also recently been announced as an Inclusive Employer by Diversity Council Australia. For the full list of our award winning employee benefits, please view the 'Work with us' page on our website.

A few of our unique award winning benefits include:

• Commitment to work life balance for staff, including flexible hours/ ways of working and 5 additional personal leave days per year.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Innovative leave policies, such as floating public holiday leave, cultural leave
• Cultural remuneration package for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff

How to Apply

To apply, please click on the apply now button and upload your current resume and cover letter for consideration. Providing a direct response to the key selection criteria is optional, however please ensure you demonstrate in your written application that your capabilities fulfil the requirements of this position.

Hybrid, remote and work from home options considered within Australia.

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Our Watch is committed to diversity, we value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our Watch is proud to offer Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander staff an additional remuneration package in recognition of the cultural knowledge they carry and ongoing impacts of colonisation.

We are passionate about providing a barrier-free recruitment process, if you require modifications during the application process to meet your access needs, please contact us.

Applications will be assessed as received.