LAW AND JUSTICE FOUNDATION OF NSW

RESEARCHER

Overview and purpose of position

The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW is an independent not for profit organisation with a 48 year history of improving access to justice for the people of NSW. We do this through facilitating legal sector relationships, supporting projects that improve access to justice, and conducting rigorous empirical research and data analysis. The Foundation is based in newly refurbished premises in the heart of Sydney CBD.

Working with policy makers andlegal assistance service providers, the Foundation’sresearch team undertake innovative empirical research and qualitative and quantitative analysis to support the delivery of effective and efficient legal assistance for the most disadvantaged in society. The research program currently has a number of key themes to address this overall aim:

  • Measuring and monitoring legal need and access to justice
  • Monitoring and evaluating services to assess how they can most cost-effectively meet the needs of disadvantaged clients in various geographic, socio-economic and service environments.
  • Identifying triggers and pathways to legal help seeking and problem solving
  • Exploring how legal services can best collaborate with each other and connect with other human services to best reach priority clients
  • Assessing how services can best identify, measure and take account of client capability in their service provision

The research team work on a range of projects depending on Foundation’spriorities. Most work is published on the Foundation’s website.

The Foundation now wishes to recruit a Researcherto support the small but dynamic and well respected research team.

Working arrangement: Full time or part time. Flexible working arrangements available.

Salary range: Between $65K to $80K per annum plus super.

Responsibleto: A Principal Researcher.

Role

The exact nature of the role will vary depending on the seniority of the researcher and research projects underway but may include:

  • Participating ininnovative empirical research and evaluation projects.
  • Undertaking primary data collection, including the design and application of data collection instruments
  • Conducting interviews and focus group discussions.
  • Transcribing and analysing qualitative data
  • Processing of administrative data provided by external organisations for research and statistics purposes. Thismay include data cleaning, documentation and analysis.
  • Undertaking descriptive and multivariate statistical analysis.
  • Writing reports and other material in an appropriate format for the intended audience.
  • Designing new formats for the presentation of data and other information – potentially through webpages and/or other media.
  • Communicating research findings via oral presentations as required.
  • Providing ad-hoc advice on evaluation design, research findings and data analysis to stakeholder organisations.
  • Fostering positive relations with the legal assistance sector, academia and other research/analysis organisations.
  • Keeping up to date with issues and trends in the area of the Foundation’s work and research techniques and actively share relevant information with other staff members.
  • Carrying out other tasks to assist in the operation of the Foundation as required.

Skills/Selection Criteria

All research roles require a tertiary qualification in the social sciences, statistics or other relevant discipline and demonstrated experience in undertaking social research and analysis, such as in an academic, public-sector or not-for-profit organisation. Applicants for the Researcher position should have at least 2 years relevant experience.

The Core Competencies required of the Law and Justice Foundation Research Grades are providedin an attached document and can also be found at Your application shouldinclude a Curriculum Vitae (CV) andmust also specify how you meet each of the competencies required at the Researcher level.Other than your CV,your application should be no more than 4 sides of A4 (Times Roman or equivalent, 12 point font).

Please send your applicationas soon as possible to . Applications will be considered upon receipt. There is no deadline.

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