Project Officer (research and evaluation)

Part-time / Full-time (0.5 – 1.0 FTE) fixed term position available until November 2020

• NFP sector salary packaging benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Onsite parking + close to public transport

The Project Officer works within a dynamic team of clinicians and academics who contribute their skills and knowledge to the service innovation, workforce development and research translation initiatives of Orygen. These initiatives are undertaken by Orygen’s Research & Translation staff in order to grow the capacity of the Youth Mental Health (YMH) workforce to improve the lives of young people experiencing mental ill-health.

Reporting to the Project Lead, this role specifically relates to the activities for the Mental Health Practitioners in Schools initiative, a project funded by the Department of Education (DET).

The role

The Project Officer will be responsible for a number of activities and deliverables:

• Undertake interviews, focus groups and other data collection activities, collate and synthesis data to inform the development and continuous improvement of the project as it is rolled out.
• Plan, develop and deliver evidence-based resources to the practitioners employed under this initiative, through the online mental health portal delivered by DET.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively and appropriately with staff, stakeholders and key dependencies within Orygen and external partners.
• Negotiate and prioritise workload with supervisor and other staff responsible for initiatives and projects to enable the successful delivery of initiatives and projects.
• Maintain professional certification and accreditation and undertake professional practice, professional development and/or research in order to maintain currency in existing expert skills and knowledge and to acquire new expert skills and knowledge.