SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER POSITION VACANT

NSW BUREAU OF CRIME STATISTICS AND RESEARCH (Sydney)

Salary range: $83,832 – $91,580

Total remuneration package valued up to: $101,059

Full-time temporary – until 31 December 2012
The Senior Research Officer will be responsible for conducted a multifaceted evaluation of Youth Justice Conferencing. The evaluation will focus on its cost-effectiveness, levels of satisfaction with Conferencing process, its impact on Aboriginal imprisonment and its impact on the efficiency of the justice system.

Selection criteria
Tertiary qualifications in social or behavioural sciences, with an honours degree or higher
Ability to write research reports to a standard suitable for publication
Previous experience interviewing research participants and/or conducting focus groups
Previous experience developing structured and/or semi-structured questionnaires, and collecting data using survey methodology
Demonstrated understanding of multivariate statistical analyses and familiarity with statistical software packages (e.g. SPSS, SAS, Stata)
Ability to plan and organise work to meet tight deadlines for concurrent projects
Good oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience

Applications close 8 July 2011

Applicants must obtain an information package and address all criteria in the advertisement.
Applications should be lodged electronically via www.jobs.nsw.gov.au

Information Packages:
Tiziana Trovato: tiziana_trovato@agd.nsw.gov.au (02) 92319190

Enquiries:
Craig Jones: craig_jones@agd.nsw.gov.au (02) 9231 9176