• Join a diverse workforce and enjoy our inclusive workplace culture
• Contribute to a shared goal of health and social equity
• Part time/ Full time opportunity - 0.8/ 1 EFT available

cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. We are committed to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging.

Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their roles. That's why we're committed to enabling staff's full participation through promoting workplace flexibility and the provision of reasonable adjustments, as well as opportunities for attending staff development to increase your skills and hone your practice

About the role

• 0.8 /1 EFT until 30 June 2023 with the likelihood of extension.
• Work location: Footscray, currently a Hybrid work model.
• This role is a Grade 5 under the Agreement of Managers & Administrative Officers.

The Population Health Analyst is instrumental in ensuring cohealth's health promotion and inclusion initiatives are appropriately targeted to address health inequities. This cluster is undertaking an exciting new program of work to drive better health outcomes in our services and in our communities.

The Population Health Analyst will use their technical expertise to analyse and interpret quantitative data on the health of our community members and our clients, at a population level, and produce useful outputs (e.g., profiles, dashboards) and visualisations to inform program and service responses. They will work collaboratively with the Manager, Health Promotion, to use their work to shape health promotion initiatives, including service and program responses.

Your daily duties will vary but will include:

• Responsible for collating, analysing and interpreting quantitative data on the health and wellbeing of the population across cohealth's catchment, as relevant to the organisation's health promotion priority areas
• Maintain a repository of population health data as relevant to the organisation's health promotion priority areas to allow the provision of a proactive and responsive information service
• Develop and maintain easy to use and interactive data visualisations/dashboards and reports on the population's health and the impact of the Health Promotion Program
• Data profiling to identify and understand anomalies and advise the Health Promotion Manager and communicate key findings with a range of audience
• Support data quality improvement initiatives, including collaborating on solutions and providing training to co-workers in areas of expertise

What we're looking for:

• Tertiary degree in public health, statistics, epidemiology or similar discipline
• Experience using statistical methods to assess/ understand population's health, through the collation, analysis and interpretation of health service data to support decision making
• At least 2 years' experience extracting / manipulating / analysing raw data and turning this into intelligence, ideally in a healthcare/community planner role
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills, demonstrated by an ability to work in a self-directed way to manage several projects simultaneously, ensuring planning, organising and prioritising workload to meet deadlines
• High standard of verbal and written communication to a range of audiences, including communicating difficult concepts in simple language
• High-level problem-solving abilities

Why join us?

As part of our team, you will thrive through a culture of professional growth, workplace flexibility and staff health & wellbeing initiatives, flexible roster and hours to provide a work-life balance.

Application process

Click Apply Now to be directed to our careers page and submit your application. Please upload your resume and answer the four questions provided on Talent Propeller. Applicants are also required to address the key selection criteria to be considered for the role.

In line with our commitment to having a workforce that reflects the community we're serving, we strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, LGBTIQA+ and/or with disability.

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