• Position : Full time, Ongoing position
• Salary : $82,780 to $86,528, plus super (based on skills and experience)
• Location : Preston

The Organisation

Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is the largest organisation of its kind in Australia, employing more than 600 employees and delivering more than 70 programs across Victoria. VACCA is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation that supports and advocates for the Aboriginal community. Our strength lies with our people. Our team is committed to the organisation's vision and values; advocates for our children and other vulnerable community members; and shows respect for, observance and compliance with Aboriginal cultural protocols, practice and ceremony. Our Aboriginality is what distinguishes us from mainstream services and what enables us to deliver the positive outcomes we achieve.

About the role:

The Research and Evidence Development Team (the ‘RED’ Team) supports program design, the development and implementation of internal and external evaluations, embedding evaluative inquiry across VACCA’s programs, and research projects. This is an exciting time for the Research and Evidence Development Team (RED team): it is charged with leading organisational change to better evidence the benefits of VACCA’s services, strengthen program design and delivery, support service innovation, and build a proactive approach to research and evaluation in the service of VACCA’s strategic directions

The Data Designer and Analyst plays a critical role in supporting monitoring and evaluation of VACCA programs through an end to end data role. The role is responsible for: ensuring that M&E data plans are translated into data items for VACCA’s case management database and/or other project specific databases; design and testing of M&E reports through databases; training and support to program and project teams in data entry and extraction; monitoring in partnership with Program Managers the appropriate entry of data; report extraction and data analysis; data visualisation and reporting

About You:

• You will have experience in data design and analysis within a human service setting
• Qualification in data design and analysis or social science statistics
• Understanding of data planning including indicators and measurement and data items; understanding of data analysis methods and data visualisation strategies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively
• Demonstrated experience in building supportive working relationships and in training and support relating to data management

What we can offer you!!

• Professional support and training via in-house learning and development training modules
• Attractive salary packaging to increase your take home pay
• Great career development opportunities.
• Access to Employee support and wellbeing program(s)
• Opportunity to work and build connection with the Aboriginal Community and culture

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people to apply.

Applications should include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and current resume.

We encourage applicants to view the Position Description prior to applying.

We are committed to Aboriginal self-determination and supporting strong, safe, thriving Aboriginal communities and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity, honouring all cultural backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities and spiritual beliefs.

VACCA is a child-safe organisation and is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people with zero tolerance for child abuse. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a National Police Record Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement of employment and periodically following commencement.

VACCA is an equal opportunity employer and has a smoke-free workplace policy.

A position description is attached.