Research and Evaluation Officer

Our vision is to be a leading public university of technology recognised for our global impact. We are a dynamic and innovative university, ranked by the QS Top 50 under 50 as Australia's top young university, and located centrally in one of the world's most liveable cities. With a culturally diverse campus life and extensive international exchange and research programs, UTS prepares graduates for the workplaces of today and tomorrow.
Detailed Description
About the Role
The Centre for Social Justice & Inclusion is currently recruiting for a Research and Evaluation Officer to contribute to the enhancement of social impact at UTS through providing Research and Evaluation support to the Social Impact team. The incumbent is responsible for coordinating and contributing to community-based and engaged Research and Evaluation projects, supporting community action through asset building and knowledge translation, and developing evaluation resources and capacity building offerings. The role will also be responsible for managing key internal and external relationships.
As the Research and Evaluation Officer, you will:

• Contribute to building social impact knowledge and practice by coordinating and undertaking community-based and engaged Research and Evaluation projects. This includes: conducting literature reviews; collecting and managing qualitative and quantitative datasets, with consideration for ethics and privacy; and performing statistical and qualitative analysis (in SPSS and Nvivo).

• Alongside program leads, design and deliver evaluation capacity building offerings to key stakeholders and partners, this includes online and face-to-face workshops and courses, as well as 1:1 coaching with partners

• Project manage Research and Evaluation projects including developing overall project plans, tasks, deliverables and milestones, budgeting, timelines, resource support, data management and reporting Develop and implement the internal CSJI capacity building program

• General team engagement, administration, record keeping and reporting

With examples from your previous work experience, please outline, in a separate document, how you meet the following six (6) key selection criteria points below:

• High level of organisational skills, with proven ability to manage projects, prioritising workloads to meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of attention to detail

• Knowledge and proficiency in relation to social impact Research and Evaluation methodologies.

• Proficient in quantitative and qualitative data collection tools, statistical software packages and relational databases including Qualtrics, SPSS, and NVIVO

• Strong written and verbal communication and knowledge translation skills, with the ability to carry out presentations and deliver reports and publications, both digitally and in print.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with others

• Experience in capacity building, including workshop design and facilitation and convening networks desirable

For the full list of the selection criteria and role responsibilities, please download the Position Description (available in the Documents section).
Remuneration/Salary
Base Salary Range: $100,695 to $111,394 pa (HEW 7)
This role attracts 17% superannuation in addition to the base salary.
UTS staff also benefit from a wide range of Employee Benefits include flexible work practices, child care centres, generous parental leave and salary packaging opportunities.
This position is part-time (0.6FTE, 3 days per week) and appointment will be made on a fixed term basis for 12 months. The team work on a hybrid working arrangement, with at least one day in the office each week.