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Cardiac Screening Research & Evaluation Volunteer

Build the evidence and evaluation plan behind HIF’s community heart-health concepts.

Location
Australia
Arrangement
Remote
Commitment
3–5 hours per week
Duration
Six-month project
Level
Student / professional
Contribution track
Create evidence
01

Role mandate

Build the evidence and evaluation plan behind HIF’s community heart-health concepts.

Why this role exists now

Screening is only useful when target populations, test pathways, benefits, harms and follow-up are explicit.

02

Outcomes you would own

  • 01

    A traceable evidence review and decision-focused summary.

  • 02

    An evaluation framework linked to program risks and outcomes.

  • 03

    A practical minimum dataset that avoids unnecessary collection.

  • 04

    A documented list of conditions required before pilot launch.

Core responsibilities

  • Review evidence and Australian guidance for proposed screening pathways.
  • Map intended users, referral capacity, benefits and potential harms.
  • Draft a theory of change, evaluation questions and minimum dataset.
  • Support partner consultation and document unresolved assumptions.
  • Prepare an evidence brief for pilot go/no-go review.
03

Your first 90 days

Days 1–30

Listen, learn and locate the work

  • Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
  • Review the Heart health brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
  • Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60

Build the first useful thing

  • Complete the first evidence synthesis, method or analysis.
  • Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
  • Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90

Deliver, learn and hand over

  • Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
  • Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
  • Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
04

What you need

Essential criteria

  • Relevant study or experience in epidemiology, public health or evaluation.
  • Critical appraisal and accurate citation skills.
  • Ability to communicate uncertainty and potential harms.

Desirable, not required

  • Cardiovascular, screening or primary-care research experience.
  • Quantitative analysis capability.
05

How good work will be judged

Success measures

  • The review changes or confirms a real program decision.
  • Measures are feasible for volunteers and useful to partners.
  • Limitations remain visible in internal and public outputs.

Decision rights & escalation

  • Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
  • Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
  • Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
  • Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to Director of Research & Program Development.
  • Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
  • This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
  • Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
  • Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
  • The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
  • This role does not provide clinical advice, diagnosis, treatment or unsupervised patient contact.
  • No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
06

Support, learning and wellbeing

  • Research supervision and clinical reviewer access.
  • Approved research question and evidence-register template.
  • No direct participant research without separate ethics approval.
Scope and safety

Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.

Checks before you begin

  • Identity and right-to-volunteer confirmation.
  • One or two role-relevant references for leadership or higher-trust appointments.
  • Confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, privacy and code-of-conduct declarations.
07

How selection works

Evidence to include

  • A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
  • One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to research.
  • Your realistic availability against the published commitment of 3–5 hours per week.
  • Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
  • Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.

Selection stages

  1. Eligibility and completeness review
  2. Assessment against the published essential criteria
  3. Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
  4. Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
  5. Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding

Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.

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