About this job
About Us:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
You Role:
As Principal Research Officer, you will use your research and analytical skills, leadership, and project management expertise to develop meaningful insights that will inform school, region and system improvement and decision-making. You will provide operational and strategic advice in relation to the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and initiatives. You will work in a small, dynamic System Insights team, where collegiality and mutual support are highly valued, and where openness to learning and change is key to achieving results.
About You:
The ideal applicant will have the following key attributes:
- Experience in planning and implementing strategic projects involving research.
- Experience conducting research and analysis (qualitative and quantitative), with demonstrated critical thinking skills, including challenging assumptions and looking at data from different perspectives to draw insights for multiple audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to lead change, use it to stimulate new ideas, inspire others, learn and adjust ways of working to enhance effectiveness.
- Proven ability to effectively communicate research findings and insights to different audiences, and explain complex problems in a simple way.
- Experience in initiating and sustaining positive relationships with team members and stakeholders from various backgrounds, encouraging the diverse views and contributing to a healthy, inclusive workplace.
*Skills and experience using advanced Excel, NVivo and Power BI will be highly regarded (not mandatory).
For further information, please refer to the attached role description.
How to Apply:
To be considered for this role, please provide:
- A brief resume (maximum 2 pages) including contact details for 2 referees (one of whom should be your current supervisor)
- A written statement (maximum 2 pages) that must clearly demonstrate your suitability against key attributes.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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