• Community focused organisation performing rewarding and meaningful work
• High Impact Role! Hybrid Working Model
• Highly Competitive Remuneration & Benefit - Salary Packaging Options!

Do you want to work with a leading purpose driven, community-based organisation?

SSI's vision is to achieve a society that values the diversity of its people and actively provides support to ensure meaningful social and economic participation and to assist individuals and families to reach their potential.

About the Role

In this critical, high impact role, you will co-ordinate research initiatives which build the evidence base for SSI's strategic priorities and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to enhance the dissemination and translation of research to policy and practice.

You will be a part of a small, specialised team to progress research priorities often working in partnership with external researchers and/or SSI program areas. The role is also critical to SSI-led research including the annual Foundations for Belonging research and co-ordinates other research initiatives from one-off research requests through to major multi-year research projects with external researchers in Australian Research Council partnerships

About You

We are looking for someone with relevant experience and a strong track record in carrying out research in human services including analysis and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data.

You will be involved in collating and analysing data, including publicly available datasets, with a particular focus on multicultural and other communities experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage and contribute to the development of reports and briefs.

Your attention to detail, solutions focus, analytical skills and the ability to engage and work with diverse stakeholders to achieve outcomes will be strong. Your passion will lie in wanting to work for purpose and uncover critical insights that can make a difference to communities. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact and be regarded as a key contributor to SSI.

Essential Criteria

• A strong track record in carrying out research in human services including analysis and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative data;
• Demonstrated experience in extracting, collating and analysing data from electronic databases in human services and public datasets (e.g., ABS);
• Excellent literacy in Microsoft Office, including MS Teams, and strong skills in using research software such as Question Pro/Qualtrics and NVivo (or similar)
• Demonstrated communication skills including techniques for visualising data and developing clear and concise reports, presentations and briefs for a range of audiences;
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating with a range of stakeholders, ideally in a research environment;
• Tertiary degree in a relevant discipline, ideally with a strong research component and/or a higher degree in a relevant discipline

Desirable Experience

• An understanding of social policy and service delivery issues for refugee and migrant communities;
• Demonstrated experience in the translation of research to practice, ideally in an NGO/NFP or government human services environment

About Us

Settlement Services International (SSI Group) is a community-based organisation and social business that supports newcomers and Australians to achieve their full potential. Taking an integrated approach how everyone can thrive within the community in which they live and the wider Australian society, we support children, young people and families; people living with disability; and asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. Our programs include facilitating employment, multicultural foster care, creating community engagement, advocacy, and influencing government and international affairs and provide though leadership within our sector nationally and globally.

About our Benefits

• Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take-home pay!
• Industry leading flexible working arrangement supported to work from home and office, including 9-day fortnight;
• Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Access to our inhouse wellbeing programs

About our Recruitment Process

At SSI we have a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees, contractors and volunteers. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check and or other checks as a condition of employment.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role. SSI expects all applicants who can be safely vaccinated for COVID-19, to be so. This is also a pre-condition to ongoing employment.

A recruitment pool may be created for permanent and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available in the future.

At SSI, the strength of our team's diversity is strongly valued. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with diverse gender and sexual identities, people from diverse culture and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability.

SSI is also a Disability Confident Recruiter, and our Talent Acquisition team can assist in; providing alternative formats to apply, making adjustments to the recruitment process and offering information about workplace adjustments and support networks.

Should you require adjustments please email us at [email protected] using the subject line: Research Specialist enquiry via EthicalJobs or call Dolly Miranda on 0401 750 004.

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