Want to change the world one policy at a time?

We are hiring!

Senior Consultant, Evaluation and Research – Mat Leave Position & Senior Consultant, Quality & Ethics – Mat Leave Position

 

2 x 12-month contracts to cover parental leave. 

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Inside Policy team members are committed to making our nation a better place for Australia’s most vulnerable populations by providing evidence-informed and credible policy advice.

 

Inside Policy is a dynamic, purpose-driven organisation which does high-quality work for our clients in a fast-paced environment. To enable this, we support all Insiders through our annual growth process – Inside Up, by having flexible work arrangements, by supporting financially and experientially a range of learning experiences to help team members achieve their goals, and by ensuring team members are applying their areas of strengths while building new expertise.

 

The Senior Consultants will play a key role in delivering projects, working closely with the Project Director, the internal team, and clients, to achieve high-quality outcomes required within tight deadlines.

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The Senior Consultant, Research and Evaluation will achieve this by: 

• Working closely with Senior Managers and Directors to draft proposals, and assist with the drafting components of proposals.

• Leading research and strategic policy project work within agreed project plans, including the development of findings, strategic insights and writing reports.

• Leading the production of project-related activities such as surveys, literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data analysis. 

• Designing and implementing decolonised research methodologies.

• Proactively identifying opportunities to improve project outcomes.

• Provide line management to junior staff, as required.

• Other tasks as directed by supervisor as required from time-to-time.

 

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of three years’ experience working in a similar role.

• Policy, program or service delivery experience in family violence, child and family services, youth justice, collective impact, place-based initiatives, and policies and programs that affect First Nations Australians.

• Strong qualitative research skills, ideally with mixed methods capability (qualitative and quantitative).

• Evaluation experience.

• Consulting experience would be highly desirable, particularly working across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and deadlines.

• Strong writing skills, particularly the ability to synthesise evidence into clear, client-ready reports and presentations.

• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in a culturally safe and respectful way.

• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to mentor junior staff and contribute positively to the wider team.

• Organised and able to meet deadlines.

• Self-starting, independent thinker.

• Ability to work autonomously and in a team.

• Ability to apply a variety of analytical frameworks, models and techniques to projects when required.

• Understanding of and ability to apply decolonised research methodologies.

• Demonstrated capability to maintain professionalism and integrity.

• Ability to quickly acquire new knowledge across a range of policy areas.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

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The Senior Consultant, Quality & Ethics will achieve the delivering projects, working closely with the Project Director, the internal team, and clients, to achieve high-quality outcomes required within tight deadlines by :

• Working closely with Senior Managers and Directors to draft proposals and assist with the drafting components of proposals.

• Leading research and strategic policy project work within agreed project plans, including the development of findings, strategic insights and writing reports.

• Leading the production of project-related activities such as surveys, literature reviews, qualitative and quantitative data analysis. 

• Designing and implementing decolonised research methodologies.

• Proactively identifying opportunities to improve project outcomes.

• Provide line management to junior staff, as required.

• Other tasks as directed by supervisor as required from time-to-time.

 

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of three years’ experience working in a similar role.

• Policy, program or service delivery experience in family violence, child and family services, youth justice, collective impact, place-based initiatives, and policies and programs that affect First Nations Australians.

• Strong qualitative research skills, ideally with mixed methods capability (qualitative and quantitative).

• Evaluation experience.

• Consulting experience would be highly desirable, particularly working across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and deadlines.

• Strong writing skills.

• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in a culturally safe and respectful way.

• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to mentor junior staff and contribute positively to the wider team.

• Organised and able to meet deadlines.

• Self-starting, independent thinker.

• Ability to work autonomously and in a team.

• Ability to apply a variety of analytical frameworks, models and techniques to projects when required.

• Understanding of and ability to apply decolonised research methodologies.

• Demonstrated capability to maintain professionalism and integrity.

• Ability to quickly acquire new knowledge across a range of policy areas.

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

 

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher.

 

Other information

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

 

Why work with us?

We know that it’s an attractive jobs market right now, but for a small company, we believe we are competitive with the best when it comes to the benefits and the employee experience. We offer:

• Flexible – work from home, from anywhere but note some travel will be required to Inside Policy’s Sydney office when requested. We currently have team members in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and regional NSW.

• Competitive salary.

 

And more! We are a small yet growing band of committed researchers who truly want to make a difference. We are learning as we grow about how to not only change the world one policy at a time but how to create a future-focused organisation that looks after each other and those with whom we work. 

 

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Email your CV and cover letter explaining why you want to change the world to hello@insidepolicy.com.au.  Please identify what role you would like to apply for. 

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Our interview process will involve meeting the team in two rounds of interviews plus our Founder Natalie Walker. And of course, thorough reference checks.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

This is a 12-month contract to cover parental leave. 

Interviews will be virtual.

 

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