Senior Analyst

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Analyst will work within the Insights team of the Social Investment Analytics Unit to analyse and understand administrative data, supporting the Department's objective of building a fairer and safer Victoria. This includes helping DFFH program areas to develop business cases under the Early Intervention Investment Framework (EIIF), Treasury reporting tasks, and other analytics projects.

The role will develop reports and briefings from descriptive and statistical insights, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as analytics, statistics, IT or equivalent experience.
• Strong data analysis and storytelling with data, including descriptive statistics.
• Experience supporting program areas with business cases and funding bids.

Responsibilities

• Develop reports and briefings based on descriptive and statistical insights from administrative data, including linked data.
• Develop and apply knowledge of DFFH services and areas needs to scope and deliver modelling projects.
• Independently develop business cases based on quantitative evidence to support funding bids.

Skills

Data analysis

Descriptive statistics

Business case development

Stakeholder collaboration

EIIF familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in analytics/statistics/IT

Tools

SQL

R/Python

Excel

Job description

Department of Families, Fairness & Housing VIC – Melbourne VIC

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a
safe, respected and valued life.

Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTIQA+
equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are
disadvantaged and vulnerable.

We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across
metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated. All jobs can be
worked flexibly, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse
backgrounds and abilities.

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For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and
Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)

THE ROLE

The Senior Analyst will work within the Insights team of the Social Investment Analytics Unit to analyse and understand administrative data, supporting the Department's objective of building a fairer and safer Victoria. This includes helping DFFH program areas to develop business cases under the Early Intervention Investment Framework (EIIF), Treasury reporting tasks, and other analytics projects.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

Develop reports and briefings, based on descriptive and statistical insights from administrative data, including linked data.

Develop and apply knowledge of DFFH services and DFFH areas needs to the scoping and delivery of modelling projects.

Independently develop business cases based on strong quantitative evidence, in support of DFFH program areas' funding bids.