Data Literacy & Governance Lead

Council Jobs; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 121,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Study assistance

Parental leave

Hybrid work

Job summary

The City of Melbourne is seeking an Analytics Governance and Literacy Specialist to lead an organisation-wide data literacy program and embed governance frameworks across the council. You will partner with subject matter experts and teams to ensure consistent, ethical use of data and insights to support decision-making.

In this role you will drive learning resources, coordinate analytics requests, measure impact, and foster a thriving Community of Practice that advances data capability and value

Qualifications

• Qualifications in business analytics, data and insights, mathematics, statistics, technology, or related field.
• Experience contributing to analytics governance or data capability initiatives.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and collaborative relationship-building skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver an organisation-wide data literacy program.
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts and L&D to align initiatives with standards.
• Partner to develop and embed analytics governance frameworks, processes, and standards.
• Facilitate the Data, Insights and Innovation Community of Practice.
• Coordinate analytics and insights requests from across the organisation.
• Establish measures to demonstrate impact and value of analytics activities.
• Define and monitor performance measures for data literacy and governance.

Skills

Data analytics

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Business analytics / data science

Job description

The City of Melbourne is seeking an Analytics Governance and Literacy Specialist to lead an organisation-wide data literacy program and embed governance frameworks across the council. You will partner with subject matter experts and teams to ensure consistent, ethical use of data and insights to support decision-making.

In this role you will drive learning resources, coordinate analytics requests, measure impact, and foster a thriving Community of Practice that advances data capability and value