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Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety

Portfolio: Social Services

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STRATEGY SUMMARY

To influence evidence-based developments in policy and practice design for the prevention of and response to violence against women, and its impacts on their children, nationally. [AR p.17]

VISION

ANROWS’s authoritative leadership and innovative research translation contributes to policy and practice design that prevents and reduces violence against women and children. [AR p.17]

PURPOSE

To influence evidence-based developments in policy and practice design for the prevention of and response to violence against women, and its impacts on their children, nationally. [AR p.17]

Strategic priorities

· 5

1

children and young people

2

understanding the intersecting drivers of violence against women

3

sexual violence and harassment

4

what works to prevent violence against women

5

what works in responding to violence against women

Outcomes

· 2

Outcome 1: Evidence-based policy and practice

ANROWS provides high-quality, innovative and relevant research to inform policy and practice in preventing and responding to violence against women and their children.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Conducting commissioned evaluation research and in-house research
  • Engaging with Australia’s most eminent researchers
  • Dissemination of research findings

Outcome 2: Improved stakeholder engagement

ANROWS enhances stakeholder engagement to ensure the application and uptake of evidence by practitioners and policymakers to reduce violence against women.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Implementing a customer relationship management (CRM) system
  • Conducting consultations with key stakeholder groups
  • Developing an impact measurement system

Values

· 4

authoritative leadership

continual improvement

public visibility and awareness

effective stakeholder relationship management

Performance measures

· 1

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

Cumulative GW

27 GW

Target met

Annual Report 2020-21
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2018-19.5.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2018-19.5.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2024%E2%80%932025.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2024%E2%80%932025.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-FY2020-21-Annual-Report.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-FY2020-21-Annual-Report.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-FY2020-21-Annual-Report.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-FY2020-21-Annual-Report.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2024%E2%80%932025.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2024%E2%80%932025.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

sexual-violence-prevention-response-strategy-draft-consultation_0.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

sexual-violence-prevention-response-strategy-draft-consultation_0.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2018-19.5.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2018-19.5.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2024%E2%80%932025.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2024%E2%80%932025.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-FY2020-21-Annual-Report.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-FY2020-21-Annual-Report.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-FY2020-21-Annual-Report.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-FY2020-21-Annual-Report.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2024%E2%80%932025.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ANROWS-Annual-Report-2024%E2%80%932025.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

sexual-violence-prevention-response-strategy-draft-consultation_0.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

sexual-violence-prevention-response-strategy-draft-consultation_0.pdf)

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