Research and Insights Lead

3 days ago

Parramatta, Australia Ashdown Consulting Full time

$800 p/d + super
- 6 month contract
- Parramatta/WFH

**Research and Insights Lead | 6 month contract**
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**| $884 p/d**
**Incl. super**
- $800 p/d + super
- 6 month contract
- Parramatta/WFH

**About the Company**

This NSW government agency is a major service provider who strives to deliver a more consistent and innovative experience within the development of New South Wales government. Our client is looking for a Research & Insights Lead to deliver expert research advice and guidance to internal stakeholders to ensure research projects incorporate evidence-based design practices and research outcomes inform quality policy, planning and decision making within client programs.

**About the Role**
- Deliver expert research advice and guidance to internal stakeholders and support the delivery of staff research projects to ensure research design practices are evidence-based and outcomes inform quality policy planning and decision making.
- Develop a range of research strategies and tools tailored to each specific project. EG: surveys, interviews, focus groups, online community engagement research panels and other relevant approaches to deliver evidence-based research insights that support quality decision making.
- Provide advice to internal stakeholders in scoping and planning research, engaging with evaluation projects, advising on the most appropriate methodological approaches and ensuring realistic data collection tools are used within and comprehensive analysis is provided.
- Analyse data and information using a variety of techniques and present the analyses in various formats for use in reports and other publications to communicate emerging themes, develop evidence-based options and recommend solutions.
- Lead the presentation and communication of research and data and provide research advice and guidance to key stakeholders to ensure research outcomes are understood and accurately interpreted.
- Foster sustainable partnerships with internal and external stakeholders through the provision of information and advice to gain support and commitment to research projects.
- Mentor, guide and support research staff ensuring best practice and innovative approaches that leverage emerging research tools and processes to successfully deliver initiatives and quality outcomes.
- Provide advice, guidance and information to the Manager on emerging issues and present recommendations to manage risk in line with established plans, budgets, timeframes and Directorate priorities.

**About You**
- Strong demonstrated experience with Qualtrics and other research tools such as Dovetail, Alida or related.
- Strong project management experience delivering quantitative and/or qualitative research and analytic reporting projects
- Strong research experience including designing and implementing surveys, interviews, focus groups, dashboards, discussion guides and generating insight.
- Tertiary qualifications in marketing, psychology, commerce or equivalent and/or demonstrated equivalent experience in a research role.

**Benefits of contracting through Ashdown People**
- 5th largest supplier to the NSW Government
- Get paid weekly
- Offer Insurances for ABN Contractors
- Consistent communication & transparency
- Detailed onboarding & support

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