- 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.
- Mission-driven organisation with a hybrid work environment, NFP salary packaging, visionary leadership and a truly supportive team culture.
- Join the NBCF Research Division to lead the design and implementation of a practical, powerful impact measurement framework that tells the story of how our research investment saves lives.
About The National Breast Cancer Foundation
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.
At NBCF, we’re determined to create a better tomorrow. We know research matters, and it is central and critical to improving breast cancer outcomes. That’s why, our pioneering Pink Horizon Research Strategy supports a diverse yet connected portfolio of transformational research at a scale of investment that matches the boldness of our vision.
Find out more here: https://nbcf.org.au/research-strategy/
Role responsibilities
As NBCF scales its research investment and expands its grant portfolio, we’re seeking a strategic and analytical leader to create and drive a practical, powerful impact measurement framework.
Reporting into the Executive Director, Research, you will leverage your strategic and analytical skills to shape how NBCF measures and communicates the real-world impact of their research, across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons.
- Design and implement NBCF’s research impact measurement framework.
- Develop indicators and metrics to track and measure research outputs and outcomes, and real-world impact.
- Translate research data into compelling insights and impact narratives for diverse audiences.
- Advise and guide the evaluation of grant schemes to ensure strategic alignment.
- Be a subject matter expert on impact measurement and reporting/evaluation methodologies – building tools and processes and empowering diverse stakeholders to use them effectively.
Essential Requirements
You will be a strategic thinker and have robust impact measurement, and evaluation experience with the confidence to educate and consult on best practise when building frameworks and processes from scratch. You will be proactive, with a growth mindset; and enjoy collaborating closely in a tight-knit, passionate team.
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline such as life/social sciences or public health (PhD or Master’s degree highly desirable).
- Experience in impact measurement within health or medical research.
- Exceptional skills with data collection methods, analysis and interpretation (both qualitative and quantitative).
- Proven experience creating impact measurement/evaluation frameworks, program logics, and reporting/visualisation tools.
- Advanced communication skills, with the ability to tailor communications to a wide range of audiences and stakeholders as well as foster effective relationships both internal and external.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please apply now with your resume and address the two targeted questions below. The closing date for applications is Friday, 14th November.
To help us understand your approach to this newly created role, please respond to the following two questions as part of your application. Please keep each response to maximum 300–400 words.
- If selected for this role, how would you approach developing a practical and meaningful framework to measure the impact of NBCF’s research investment?
(Outline the key steps you would take, including how you would define indicators across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons.) - How would you ensure that the impact measurement framework you implement is both rigorous and easy to communicate to diverse stakeholders?
At Beaumont People we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace, and we love working with organisations that feel the same way. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed we would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.
