About the Role: AO8 Policy Manager and Research Analyst
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: Until 30th June + possibility of extension
Pay: $123.91 p/h + super
Engagement Type: Contract
Focus: Strategic redesign of DFV, violent, and sexual offending programs
About the role:
Lead the evolution of evidence-informed rehabilitation within Queensland’s custodial settings. This role requires a sophisticated blend of academic rigor and operational pragmatism to bridge global best practices with the mission of building safer communities. You will drive systemic reform by ensuring all rehabilitative services strictly adhere to the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model while maintaining an unwavering commitment to victim safety and perpetrator accountability.
Key Responsibilities:
- RNR Integration: Ensure all program designs strictly match intervention intensity to offender risk levels and address dynamic criminogenic needs.
- Global Benchmarking: Conduct comprehensive national and international jurisdictional scans to map contemporary legislative and program frameworks.
- Evidence Synthesis: Perform specialist literature reviews of DFV and offending research, focusing on trauma-informed methodologies and emerging trends.
- Program Mapping & Audit: Conduct end-to-end audits of current custodial programs, assessing their operational viability, clinical risks, and financial impact.
- Modular Design: Architect a "Base + Module" program framework that allows for tailored interventions based on specific offender profiles.
- Technical Scoping: Produce detailed blueprints for new models, including implementation costs, resource specifications, and delivery protocols.
- Stakeholder Leadership: Manage expert input from SMEs and design engagement strategies to build consensus among competing interests.
Key Capabilities:
- Deep understanding of criminology or social policy, specifically regarding the RNR framework and the complexities of domestic, family, and sexual violence.
- Ability to translate specialist literature and comparative analyses into a seamless, integrated program roadmap.
- Strong research background
- Proven ability to coordinate with Subject Matter Experts and translate technical insights into actionable project requirements.
- Expertise in producing high-level consolidated appraisals and comparative reports for executive review.
- Capacity to foster a collaborative culture and respond positively to shifting project priorities.
Qualifications:
- Criminology degree
- Legal/law degree or equivalent
- Extensive Research
- RNR framework
Other Requirements:
- Operational Flexibility: The incumbent may be required to work outside of normal hours and undertake travel as necessary.
- Role Scope: Flexibility to undertake other duties as required outside of primary accountabilities to meet project goals
Eligibility:
- Candidates must be a subject matter expert in criminology or social policy with a deep understanding of the RNR framework and the complexities of domestic, family, sexual offending and violent offending.
- Also are motivated by the opportunity to apply your research expertise to real-world systemic reform in a high-stakes environment.
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