Research Lead

4 days ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia at Full time

Work at Dementia Australia and be part of a passionate team committed to making a difference. We value our people and are proud to offer flexibility, attractive salary packaging options and employee support programs.

About the role

Full time fixed-term position (until June 2027) can be based at any of the following office locations, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. We would also consider 0.8 or 0.9 FTE availability.

Reporting directly to the Senior Campaign Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading and overseeing research and evaluation projects delivered by external providers
  • Reviewing and advising on research methodologies, instruments, and ethical protocols
  • Ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and in line with ethical standards (including HREC applications)
  • Maintaining high-quality research standards, ensuring data integrity and alignment with strategic priorities
  • Translating complex findings into clear, actionable insights for campaigns, reports, and publications
  • Developing and tracking campaign KPIs, providing evidence to guide decision-making
  • Managing procurement, contracts, budgets, timelines, and resources effectively
  • Supporting governance through working/advisory groups, risk management, and issue escalation
What is in it for you?

Salary benefits: We offer all employees the opportunity to salary package up to $15,900 each year for living expenses and up to $2,650 each year for meal and entertainment benefits.

Leave allowances: In addition to your annual leave allowance, you will receive one day paid birthday leave, paid days off during our end of year closure period (if these days fall within your regular working schedule), up to six weeks parental leave and 17.5% annual leave loading. Option to purchase additional leave.

Work/life balance: Flexible, hybrid work arrangements.

Employee benefits: Access to discounts and savings at over 450 retailers across Australia. Wellbeing programs and access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and your family plus access to continuous professional development, staff recognition programs and paid study leave.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with the following:

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, e.g. Social Sciences, Public Health, Data Science (required)
  • Minimum 8 years' experience managing or delivering research projects
  • Demonstrated expertise in mixed-method research methodologies and application of behaviour change theory
  • Proven track record leading HREC applications and ethics-compliant fieldwork and strong understanding of privacy and data governance (desirable)
  • Experience managing research agencies to conduct complex research projects and deliver high quality outputs (desirable)
  • Previous experience working for not-for-profit organisation, government agency or in public health, education or sport sectors (desirable)
Our culture statements
  • We are aligned in ourPurpose
  • We lead with ourHeadandHeart
  • We work togetherCollaboratively
About us

Dementia Australia is the national peak body and source of trusted information, education and services for the more than 433,300 Australians living with dementia, and the more than 1.7 million people involved in their care. We advocate for positive change and support vital research. We are here to support people impacted by dementia, and to enable them to live as well as possible. No matter how you are impacted by dementia or who you are, we are here for you.


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