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• The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is Australia's leading not-for-profit organisation funding world-class breast cancer research towards our vision of Zero Deaths from breast cancer.
• Newly created role in a time of growth, working closely with a visionary Executive Director to deliver NBCF’s ambitious Pink Horizon Research Strategy.
• Hybrid work environment, NFP salary packaging, and an opportunity to work with a passionate team in a mission-driven organisation.

• Work closely with the Head of Research, Head of Grants Administration, Research Program Development Manager, and other key stakeholders to embed robust evaluation and impact measurement practices/activities across all research schemes and strategic initiatives.
• Build impact and evaluation measurement and reporting frameworks for all NBCF grant schemes, aligning with the Pink Horizon Research Strategy’s four strategic objectives.
• Develop and apply indicators/metrics across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons to measure research outputs, outcomes; and maintain NBCF’s Impact Measurement and Reporting Matrix (ensuring data integrity, and consistency).
• Generate insights and visualisations from research data to inform internal strategic decision-making and external reporting requirements.
• Prepare and contribute to high-quality reports, presentations, case studies, and impact narratives for diverse audiences including the Board, Research Advisory Committee (RAC), donors, and the community.
• Develop and manage tools, and provide training and support for grant recipients, on impact reporting, narrative development, and evidence collection.
• Be an internal subject matter expert on impact/evaluation methodologies – horizon scan and review evolving trends, to ensure practise remains world-class and aligned with sector standards.

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline such as public health, life/social sciences (PhD or Master’s degree highly desirable).
• Extensive experience in research evaluation, impact assessment, or performance measurement in a health or medical research context (experience working within grant-funding organisations, particularly in the not-for-profit sector highly regarded).
• Exceptional skills with data analysis (both qualitative and quantitative), and proven experience creating evaluation and impact measurement frameworks, metrics, and reporting tools aligned with strategic objectives.
• High level of computer literacy, including experience with data analysis/visualisation tools, research databases, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to story-tell when presenting research/evaluation findings, and tailor communications to a wide range of audiences and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners.