Family Planning Australia (FPA) is the leading provider of reproductive and sexual health services in NSW. As an independent not-for-profit organisation, we offer expert clinical care, information, and advice for everybody in every family as well as education and training and evidence-based research to support doctors, nurses, and other professionals and lead international development projects to promote the rights of people in the Pacific.
The Research Centre at Family Planning Australia has an important role in identifying research priorities elated to reproductive and sexual health, conducting quality research and translating this research to impact at the health service level. The Research Centre also facilitates the monitoring and evaluation of all of Family Planning Australia's programs and services in Australia and the Pacific Region, leading to improvements and innovations in the way Family Planning Australia works and providing leadership for the sector. The Research Centre regularly collaborates with universities, national and international research institutions on clinical and population health research.
We are currently recruiting for a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
- Base Location: Newington NSW
- Fixed term part time (until June 2027)
- 3 days per week
Our benefits
- Reproductive and sexual health focused scope of practice
- Access to salary packaging ($15,900pa) plus meal/entertainment ($2,650pa) increasing your fortnightly take home pay
- Access to paid leave entitlements including annual leave, personal/careers leave, parental leave, study leave
- Learning & development support
- Engage in other organisational opportunities
- Professional education – clinical supervision, lectures, webinars, community of practice
- Research – reproductive and sexual health research studies and publications
- International Development – capacity building of health care providers in the Pacific
- Leadership – nursing leadership and clinical governance
Values
- All staff must fully support the FPA values
- FPA is a pro-choice organisation
- For a full list of values, please visit Family Planning Australia
Position Overview
Family Planning Australia is recruiting a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer to join the Research Centre part time (0.65 FTE, about 3 days a week) for a fixed term of 18 months (may be extended subject to funding). The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will contribute to the design, development, and implementation of methodologies that investigate and evaluate health systems and programs as well as attitudes, knowledge, and behaviours.
The role will be actively involved in Family Planning Australia evaluation monitoring activities to support performance, policies and planning for reproductive and sexual health initiatives and to increase the body of knowledge in reproductive and sexual health in the public domain. The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer is a key intermediary between the Research Centre and internal stakeholders from other Family Planning Australia business units, which involves collaboration, problem solving and effective communication.
This role is also responsible for supporting the Director Research Centre and Senior Research and Evaluation Officers in the overall delivery of existing research and programs. This includes maintaining appropriate documentation and records to comply with funders' guidelines, liaising with key stakeholders, advertising, and communications, and providing effective and timely reporting.
Base Full Time Salary: $97,740
Interested?
Click here to access the full position description
Contact Emmalee Ford on emmaleef@fpnsw.org.au for a confidential discussion
Your application must include a:
- Resume (CV); and
- Cover letter outlining how your skills and experience. You must review and refer to the selection criteria listed in the position description in your application.
FPA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
Please submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria listed in the position description. We will be reviewing applications regularly, and the advertisement may be closed early if the position is successfully recruited to.
Family Planning Australia does not accept unsolicited agency resumes or applications and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited agency resumes or applications.
