Research Assistant

We are seeking a Research Assistant to join our Melbourne team on a 2 year contract.

The Research Assistant in the Men's Health research portfolio of the Movember Institute of Men's Health, will fill an important role in supporting a program of men's health research and broader activities across the organisation to build the men's health evidence base to inform initiatives and programs that aim to advance Movember's mission to make a real difference in boys and men's health and wellbeing, and that of their communities.

The Institute is tackling key health issues relating to boys and men where Movember is well placed to make a difference, including in prostate and testicular cancer, men's health literacy, gender responsive healthcare, and men's mental health. Across all the Institute's work, we prioritise strengthening the evidence base around the intersection of men's health, masculinities and other sociocultural determinants of health.

Reporting to the Young Men's Health Research Fellow, the Research Assistant will provide research and research administrative support to the Healthy Masculinities research team, and to staff and programs of the Movember Institute of Men's Health more broadly.

The two-year, full-time Institute position is in Melbourne, Australia, but will be supporting research programs that are undertaken across Movember's core markets, including in UK, Ireland, US, Canada and New Zealand

For this role, you'll need:

• Completed at least an undergraduate Bachelor's degree with Honours in a relevant field (e.g., medical or health sciences, psychology, public health, social sciences).
• Experience in research, and proficiency in data management and use of statistical software (e.g., SPSS, or R).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills including time management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
  
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable:

• Experience in quantitative and qualitative research.
• Experience in report writing, working as part of a team on research publications and presentations.
• Experience in project management including adherence to sound practices such as project planning, executing plans, monitoring and reporting, achieving milestones and managing relationships.
• Previous experience in a research assistant role.
• Working knowledge of men's health research.

GOOD CAUSE:
Working for Movember, you'll help raise millions for men's health (not for a CEO's bonus). And all those dollars do a whole lotta good. We've funded cancer research. Created lifesaving medicines. And helped make cancer treatments less "one-size-fits-all", and more specific to each patient's needs.

We're even calling for governments worldwide to get it together on men's health. By meeting directly with policymakers so they change the systems that change men's health.

GOOD VIBES:
The vibes aren't just for Fridays – even though we start weekends early nine months of the year. Here, it always feels like something big's about to happen. Be it an office-wide surprise birthday party (with cake) or an impromptu all-staff boogie.

Come the hairy season, the energy gets silly. We're talking celebrity visits. Live stunts on-site for TV and radio. And when we hit a fundraising milestone, the office gong might even go off. And that means one thing: it's conga time.

GOOD CREW:
Let's just get this out of the way: big egos need not apply. We're all about straight-up solid human beings out to do meaningful work. People who'll help you reach career-best moments. And give you the freedom to get there the best way you see fit.

Hybrid remote working is the norm. And in the office, you can sit where you please. Who knows? On any given day you could even end up desk buddies with the man who started this all.

• Flexible hybrid working from home and our modern Richmond office
• Finish work at 2pm on Fridays (Dec-Aug)
• NFP salary packaging (pay less tax)
• 13 weeks paid parental leave and 5 weeks annual leave
• Fun & collaborative culture with employee social events
• Free Headspace subscription and other wellbeing initiative
• Relaxed dress code

Boy, do we know the feeling of being judged. (Over how we look, and other things that shouldn't matter.) Being different is how we started. And it's also helped us raise $1 billion for men's health. So, we know the power of diverse experiences, skills and perspectives.

And another impressive number is our WGEA gender pay gap: it sits at a big, fat, round 0%. If you've got the relevant skills and the right attitude, let nothing stand in your way of firing off your application.

Do you want to DO GOOD?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Movember is the global leader in men's health. Our focus is on mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Since beginning over drinks at a bar in 2003 in Melbourne, we've expanded internationally, raised over $1 billion for men's health and funded more than 1,320 men's health related projects globally.