Are you passionate about applying data insights to drive policy change?
Join the Pathways Insights team as a senior analyst and help transform how we understand and support students as they transition from school.
About the Department
The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.
About the Division
An exciting opportunity exists to join the new Strategy and Secondary School Reform Group in a key role supporting the Pathways Insights team in the Senior Secondary Pathways Reform Division.
The Senior Secondary Pathways Reform Division (SSPRD) was established in 2021 to lead a generational reform agenda in response to the 2020 Review into Vocational and Applied Learning Pathways in Senior Secondary Schooling. These reforms collectively support all Victorian secondary students to pursue high-quality and valued vocational pathways aligned to their strengths and interests and to finish schooling with the skills and capabilities they need for success in further education, training, work, and life.
The SSPRD includes 14 high performing and highly interdependent teams within four branches led by an Executive Director.
About the Role
In this key role, your core work will involve analysing data to generate actionable insights from a dynamic linked dataset. Collaborating closely with a dedicated project team, your expertise in data analysis will be essential in ensuring our solutions effectively address user needs and are delivered on schedule.
Attributes
We are seeking an experienced data and analytics professional with strong technical capability and demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills. The ideal candidate will have experience in:
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Leading complex data analysis, integration, and linkage projects using R and/or Python and SQL
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Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including executives, through clear and structured communication of insights
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Operating effectively in complex data environments with competing priorities and delivery deadlines
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Working collaboratively with policy and program experts to shape analytical questions, ensuring outputs align with policy objectives and decision-making needs.
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Designing, developing, and maintaining dashboards and reporting solutions (e.g. Power BI or similar BI tools)
Your responsibilities will include:
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Developing clean, maintainable, and testable code to support robust analytical and reporting solutions, including statistical analysis of multiple variables within complex datasets
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Ensuring analytical and reporting products are delivered on time and meet quality and governance standards
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Translating complex analytical outputs into clear, concise, and actionable insights for senior stakeholders
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Contributing to the development of divisional data capability and literacy
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Engaging in peer code reviews, and mentoring junior analysts
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Executive reporting, governance coordination, and briefing preparation within government or large organisations
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Leading end-to-end development, deployment, and maintenance of dashboards and reporting products
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Delivering coordinated reporting outputs and briefings for executive boards and senior leadership
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
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Data engineering using Python and/or PySpark, including data pipeline development and transformation workflows
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Working with sensitive or secure data environments, such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Datalab
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Using Microsoft Azure Databricks for large-scale data processing and analytics
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Working with Department of Education Victoria data or similarly complex government datasets
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Data governance, privacy, and data sharing frameworks, including applied experience in regulated environments
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A relevant tertiary qualification in data science, statistics, computer science, mathematics, or a related discipline.
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Leveraging AI responsibly to streamline repeatable analytical, reporting, and data management tasks, improving efficiency while maintaining quality, transparency, and governance standards
Further Information
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description for the capabilities to address in application.
The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page
Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.
Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.
For further information pertaining to the role, please contact
Tahnu Phillips - Manager email at
[email protected].
Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.
Please let us know via phone or email if you require any adjustments to ensure your full participation in the recruitment process or if you need the ad or any attachments in an accessible format (e.g large print) due to any viewing difficulties or other accessibility requirements.
The position would start from September 14, 2026.
Applications close 11:59pm 7th July, 2026.
