Lead an evidence update for HIF’s hand-hygiene resources and behaviour-change concepts.
Location
Australia / international
Arrangement
Remote
Commitment
3–5 hours per week
Duration
Six-month project leadership
Level
Professional / research leadership
Contribution track
Create evidence
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Role mandate
Lead an evidence update for HIF’s hand-hygiene resources and behaviour-change concepts.
Why this role exists now
Guidance, educational design and compliance tools must be current, context-sensitive and tested before adaptation or wider use.
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Outcomes you would own
01
A current evidence brief and approved claim library.
02
An adaptation guide for different settings and languages.
03
A research-backed pilot protocol for selected behaviour-change tools.
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Clear evidence gaps and stop conditions.
Core responsibilities
Define priority research questions with program and partner teams.
Review current standards, implementation evidence and measurement approaches.
Maintain a claim register and identify content requiring update.
Coordinate translation, cultural adaptation and user-testing plans.
Recommend a bounded pilot and evaluation approach.
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Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Hand hygiene 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.
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What you need
Essential criteria
Infection prevention, public health, implementation science or research experience.
Strong evidence synthesis and documentation.
Respect for setting-specific expertise and partner review.
Desirable, not required
Healthcare quality-improvement experience.
Experience with hand-hygiene observation or behaviour-change research.
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How good work will be judged
Success measures
Outdated or weak claims are removed or corrected.
Resources are adapted with users rather than merely translated.
The proposed pilot can answer a meaningful implementation question.
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.
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Support, learning and wellbeing
Research and clinical review.
Partner-approved questions and audience definitions.
Design support after evidence and adaptation requirements are agreed.
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.
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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
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.