Manager, Investment Analytics - Melbourne, Australia - Department of Justice and Community Safety

Department of Justice and Community Safety

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Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | CBD

Job type:
Full time / until 30/06/2025

Organisation:
Department of Justice and Community Safety

Salary:
$127,467 - $170,579

Occupation:
Economics

Reference:
VG/D01395

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background.

If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit

We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
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Seeking an experienced Manager, Investment Analytics:

Fixed term role available for immediate filling until 30 June 2025:

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Attractive VPS 6 salary between ($127,467 - $170,579) plus superannuation

What does the business unit do?

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.

Data, Digital and Insights (DDI) focuses on meeting the departments data and digital needs by providing responsive and sustainable services focused on supporting departmental outcomes.

The specialist groups within DDI consist of Technology Solutions and Evidence and Insights.

Technology Solutions explores and employs modern technology to enable the department's business to function via the use of modern, appropriate platforms, products and services.

Evidence and Insights is responsible for providing end-to-end evidence-based policy support to the Department of Justice and Community Safety, and the reporting of data and research to the Victorian public through the Crime Statistics Agency and the National Coronial Information System.

What will the role do?

A Manager, Investment Analytics is sought to lead a team dedicated to providing analytic support for the development and monitoring of new policies and programs across the department, with a focus on the impacts of interventions designed to prevent future contact with the justice system.

The Investment Analytics team will be required to collaborate closely across the department to develop a strong understanding of new policy initiatives and programs, in order to establish mechanisms to measure and report regularly on program outcomes.

The Manager will lead the conceptual development of reusable statistical modelling approaches, methodologies and tools to develop evidence on system demand, potential intervention points and on the likely impacts and return on investment of proposed initiatives.

The team will access and use a vast range of linked administrative data sources to support this work.

This role will require the development of strong partnerships with policy development and implementation areas across the department, and the ability to identify, interpret and translate complex statistical analyses to ensure they are understood, relevant and usable by policymakers.

What skills should a Manager, Investment Analytics have?

Knowledge of modelling and forecasting, data science, analytics, and/or economic analysis approaches.
Experience in leading work programs comprising quantitative research, data visualisation, statistical modelling and/or forecasting.
Understanding of policy development approaches and processes and/or the criminal justice system is desirable.
Experience in leading research, inferential statistical analysis, data visualisation, statistical modelling, and forecasting.
Experience in the interpretation, presentation, and communication of quantitative and qualitative data, including the ability to turn data and analysis into policyrelevant insights.
Ability to prepare written briefings on complex issues and in the production of research papers to a peerreview publication standard is highly desirable.
Understanding of policy development approaches and processes and/or the criminal justice system is desirable.
A tertiary qualification and/or experience in statistics, criminology, economics, data analytics, data science social science or a related field with a major focus on quantitative research methods or data analysis is highly desirable.

What's in it for you?

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally.