Senior Capacity Building Coordinator

About the role

SAHMRI is seeking a Senior Capacity Building Coordinator for its Centre for Health in All Policies Research Translation (CHiAPRT), an affiliated centre of Health Translation SA. This is a part-time (0.6 FTE), 12-month contract role based at SAHMRI North Terrace, working closely with the Director of CHiAPRT, the Advisory Committee, partners and stakeholders to strengthen research-policy translation, build partnerships and raise the profile of the Centre's work.

Key responsibilities

• Support the implementation of CHiAPRT's strategic and annual work plans, including capacity-building priorities and reporting
• Work with the Director and the Advisory Committee to develop and deliver an annual capacity-building program
• Coordinate the CHiAPRT Research Policy Translation Community of Practice and plan to grow and sustain engagement
• Design and deliver training, workshops, masterclasses and other learning activities
• Develop tailored curriculum and resources such as training manuals, guidebooks, webinars, videos and podcasts
• Monitor and evaluate capacity-building initiatives and build relationships with partners and stakeholders
• Support strategies that increase the translation of research into policy and practice
• Contribute, where appropriate, to the Centre's research program, including grants, reports and publications
• Provide supervision and mentoring to Centre staff and students

Required profile

• Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, or an undergraduate degree with significant relevant experience
• Knowledge of and experience in public health, social science or a related field
• Understanding of the social determinants of health and health inequity
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering capacity-building activities and workshops
• Experience preparing meeting papers, taking minutes and drafting briefing reports
• Experience or expertise in knowledge translation, stakeholder engagement and co-production in research-policy partnerships

Required skills

• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, consultation and negotiation skills
• Digital tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Mailchimp, Eventbrite and SurveyMonkey
• Analytical skills, attention to detail and strong planning and organisational skills

Some out-of-hours work and occasional interstate travel may be required. Applicants need relevant working rights in Australia at the time of application. Salary packaging options are available for SAHMRI employees.