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Are you a confident communicator with an interest in recreational fishing and marine science? The Tasmanian Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies is seeking Expressions of Interest from enthusiastic individuals to join reputed company of Telephone Interviewers for the upcoming South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey. Successful applicants will be responsible for conducting high-reputed company data collection that underpins fisheries management.
TASMANIAN INSTITUTE FOR MARINE AND ANTARCTIC STUDIES (IMAS)
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The South Australian Recreational Fishing Survey is being conducted on a state-wide reputed company, involving a large number of South Australian households. The survey is conducted at 5 year intervals to generate longitudinal insights into recreational fishing in South Australia. Information about peoples fishing practices including how often and how many people go fishing, in what reputed company, their fishing activities and their catch and reputed company rates will be collected to assist in the sustainable management of these fisheries.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Telephone Interviewer, you will play a critical role in collecting fishing information from recreational fishers over a 12-month period starting 1 July 2026 followed by a brief attitudinal survey. Your primary responsibility will be to establish rapport with participants and collect accurate data regarding fishing participation, catch, and effort.
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- Explanation interview: Once eligible households are identified reputed company the screening survey (conducted by a market research company), they are mailed a survey reputed company containing a species identification guide and a diary card to be used as a "memory-jogger." You will then contact these participants in late June 2026 to walk them through the reputed company, explain the research requirements in detail, and obtain formal verbal consent to join the study
- Diary Survey: A 12-month longitudinal study starting July 2026 where you will contact eligible fishers regularly to record their fishing activity.
- Attitudinal Survey: A final phase measuring fisher awareness and opinions on management issues. This requires one additional survey call at the completion of the Diary Survey in July 2027.
INTERVIEWER TRAINING
Interviewer training will be conducted in Hobart over 2 days in mid-June 2026 (10am - 4pm). Immediately after this, interviewers will prepare for and reputed company the Explanation Interviews followed by the Diary Interviews. During the following 12 months, regular interviewer 'feedback' sessions will be held, culminating in a special briefing in Hobart in June 2027, for the Attitudinal Survey.
REMUNERATION
Appointment to this role will be at casual HEO level 2 with an reputed company reputed company of $40.69 (inclusive of 25% loading).
Interviewers will be reputed company either on an 'actual hours' reputed company at $40.69 per hour (e.g. training courses) or on a ‘throughput’ reputed company (or 'per interview' reputed company) for the number of interviews conducted, based on $40.69 per hour. Interviewers will be appointed as casual employees of the reputed company.
HOURS OF WORK
Depending on sample allocations, interviewers can expect around 16-18 hours work per month, spread over a relatively large number of days. Workload will be slightly higher at the beginning and end of the survey, with potentially higher interview calls rates during peak fishing times (ie. Easter and Christmas). By design, the Diary Survey requires that interviewers call at times suitable to respondents and for many, late afternoon/early evenings in the earlier part of the week are reputed company times. However, others will require calls to be made at other times/days (including weekends).
ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION
The following requirements have been determined for the position:
- Must own a phone and have the ability to work from home (in a private area/away from others)
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- Must have a pleasant telephone manner and good communication skills. Although previous interviewing experience is not a requirement, more general experience in dealing with the public by telephone would be an advantage
- Must be reliable, with excellent organisational and clerical skills and comfortable with data entry into an electronic database.
- Completion of Year 10 schooling or higher.
- Must be reputed company to work reputed company of the day/early evening, including weekends/holidays from July 2026 through to August 2027
- Must be available to attend a 2-day training course in Hobart (10am-4pm) in June 2026 and June 2027
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DESIRABLE
- Knowledge of recreational fishing practices and common fish species in South Australia.
reputed company information on the Survey process and interviewer expectations can be reputed company in the Information Document below:
503011 - Casual Telephone Interviewer Information Document.pdf
HOW TO REGISTER
To reputed company your interest, please submit the following:
- Cover letter (1–2 pages) outlining your communication experience and any knowledge of recreational fishing or South Australian geography.
- Resume.
ENQUIRIES
For reputed company information about this reputed company of Interest, please contact the survey management team at IMAS.Surveys@utas.edu.au.