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- Design and undertake analysis of system performance and trends based on a range of data sources
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Full-time, Ongoing opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
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VPS 5: $116,413 - $140,849 plus superannuation
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Senior Analyst, to provide a critical role within Systems Integration Analysis and Outcomes.
About the Business Unit
Corrections Victoria (CV) is part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety and oversees Victoria's adult corrections system, including public and privately operated prisons and a transitional centre. It ensures that people in prison are safely and securely contained within a safe, secure and humane correctional system, and delivers programs and services aimed at addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour to support rehabilitation and reduce the likelihood of reoffending.
CV also oversees community correctional services, with a focus on managing offenders in the community, supporting rehabilitation, and diverting low-risk offenders from custody where appropriate to reduce reoffending and support community safety.
Policy and Strategy (PS) is a division within CV that aims to drive systemic improvements in the corrections system by providing strategic, evidence-based advice. PS works closely with other business units to deliver a modern corrections system for Victorians that is focused on human rights, rehabilitation and community safety.
About the Role
The Senior Analyst role sits within the System Analysis and Outcomes (SAO) team in PS. SAO delivers strategic analysis of system trends and service needs, develops measurement and reporting frameworks to inform investment and reform, and supports evidence-based policy, research and evaluation priorities.
Operating in a complex and dynamic environment, the role requires sound judgement, strong analytical capability and the ability to build and maintain effective stakeholder relationships. The successful candidate will monitor and analyse system performance and outcomes to support strategic planning, policy development and operational decision-making. Key responsibilities include monitoring of program and service effectiveness, developing outcome and performance measures, supporting reporting on departmental priorities and reforms, contributing to whole-of-government data linkage initiatives, and supporting Corrections Victoria's research priorities.
Some of your duties will include:
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Undertake investigations of business and system wide data sets and evaluate data from multiple sources to identify emerging issues, risk and trends impacting implementation of system reforms and service performance.
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Lead the preparation of written advice and reports that clearly convey complex data to support CV executives to make evidence-based policy and operational decisions.
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Provide expert advice on the quality, accuracy and relevance of data, identify current and future data requirements, and collaborate with key stakeholders to improve data and information capture, sharing, quality and management.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
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Demonstrated ability to analyse, interpret, present and communicate quantitative and quantitative data to a range of audiences to support strategic decision making.
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Demonstrated ability to support strategic insights into the corrections system and the effectiveness of its programs and services based on best practice data analysis.
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Demonstrated ability to monitor and provide advice on data trends, ideally related to CV clients, to inform evidence-based reform and system integration policy to improve offender outcomes.
Qualifications
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A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline is strongly preferred.
How to Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
