Analyst

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC in Melbourne is seeking an Analyst to provide a critical role in Commercial Services at Corrections Victoria. You will perform performance reporting and analyze correctional data to reveal opportunities for improved measurement.

You will interpret data, present findings to senior management, and collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen performance frameworks and outcomes across the corrections system.

Qualifications

• There are no mandatory qualifications for this role; a tertiary qualification is highly desirable.
• Analytical ability to interpret performance data and identify improvement opportunities.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across service delivery areas on performance measurement issues.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis of performance data to identify outcome-based measures for reporting.
• Provide technical advice to Corrections Victoria business areas to improve data understanding and robust solutions for reporting.
• Analyze and present statistical information to senior management on system performance and regional trends.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification desirable

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Melbourne VIC

• Utilise your performance analysis skills and ability to influence stakeholders.
• Ongoing, Full time opportunity.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Analyst to provide a critical role in Commercial Services at Corrections Victoria.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria's purpose is to enhance community safety through the operation of safe and humane community corrections, adult prison and post-sentence systems that supports reducing reoffending by delivering on the fundamentals of good order and control in prisons, a professional and skilled workforce, case management and programs and services that address the root causes of offending behaviour.

About the Role

The Analyst will be responsible for a range of performance reporting functions, including analysis and interpretation of correctional data and identification of opportunities for improved performance measurement.

Some of your duties will include:

• Conduct analysis and interpretation of performance data, with a focus on identifying suitable outcome and output based performance measures for internal and external performance reporting.
• Provide technical advice to Corrections Victoria business areas and other relevant stakeholders to improve understanding of available data and develop robust solutions for a range of performance reporting.
• Analyse, interpret and present statistical information to senior management on issues impacting system and regional performance, including prisoner and offender trends and profiles, population growth and other operational or policy considerations.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to analyse, interpret and present statistical information on performance of the corrections system, including a comprehensive understanding of performance frameworks, measures and operational data systems.
• Strong strategic and organisational awareness and demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders in service development and delivery areas on performance measurement issues.

Qualifications/requirements

• There are no mandatory qualifications for this role; however a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline would be highly desirable.

The successful candidate willbe requiredto undergo pre-employment checkswhich mayincludereference checks,nationally coordinated criminal historychecks(NCCHC),andmisconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may includeVicRoadschecks,driverslicencechecks, medicalchecks, Working with ChildrenChecks, andDeclaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

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.