The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) was established to ensure Victoria's strong economic performance by growing industries and regions. Here at DJPR, we're making sure Victoria's economy benefits all Victorians by creating more jobs for more people, building thriving places and regions and nurturing inclusive communities.

Our work supports a range of diverse portfolios and operates across metropolitan, regional and international offices. We also oversee various public entities, including public corporations, regulatory authorities and specialist boards.

The Department strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and offers reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Our values are accountability, integrity and respect, and underpin everything we do.

• $102,637 - $124,183 (Plus Superannuation)
• Fixed Term to 30 June 2023 
• Usual hours of work: Full Time (flexibility may be available)
• Usual work location: Melbourne CBD (flexibility may be available)

Reporting to the Data and Analytics Manager, you will have the pleasure of working with the best analytics team around – highly motivated, exceptionally skilled and fantastic personalities. The team are collaborative, positive and highly productive.

We're looking for a dynamic, motivated and experienced data wrangler and story-teller who can clearly articulate ideas, frame problems and offer solutions. You have a deep understanding of policy contexts and are driven to deliver reporting and analytical products of exceptional quality. You have both great technical skills and the ability to situate data in an organisational context. Your strategic nous and relationship-building skills equip you to gather business needs and develop fit-for-purpose reporting solutions. You have strong technical knowledge and can ‘get your hands dirty', working with complex data pipelines and code-based data analysis tools to find the best answers to organisational questions.

The key accountabilities of the role include:

• Build and maintains relationships with colleagues across multiple work areas to understand reporting needs and develop high quality solutions.
• Work collaboratively with clients to convey and obtain information, insights and ideas on business processes, issues and priorities.
• Coordinate generation of data inputs for reporting products.
• Lead implementation of low/no-code reporting tools.
• Advise on reporting approaches, data visualisation, report design and data analysis based on business needs.
• Considers current situation, challenges and issues relevant to the branch in managing analysis and reporting tasks independently with little direction.
• Lead analysis and reporting initiatives that support the effective performance monitoring, forecasting, profiling and program evaluation of Jobs Victoria initiatives.
• Work collaboratively within a multi disciplinary team, supervise junior staff and contribute to the successful delivery of projects across the Operations, Insights and Digital Channels branch.
• Evaluate emerging techniques, tools, services and platforms in relation to data and analytics.

The position of Senior Data Analyst forms a part of the Jobs Victoria branch within the Employment and Inclusion group.

Jobs Victoria helps Victorians find their way back to work and businesses find the people they need. Jobs Victoria will do this by creating an integrated system to assist jobseekers and employers by bringing together employment support, job creation, employer engagement, digital and phone services for Victorians in one place.  We are supported by dynamic online data-driven platforms which will drive connections and performance across the employment system.

For a confidential discussion, please call Erica Potts, Data and Analytics Manager on [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Data Analyst enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants will be required to comply with the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Region's (department's) COVID-19 Vaccination requirements, in line with the Chief Health Officer (CHO) Directions and any other legislative requirements, directions, policies or procedures, including but not limited to any requirement to provide evidence of vaccination status.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department.

For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

How to Apply

Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.