Analyst - Parramatta, Australia - NSW Department of Communities and Justice

NSW Department of Communities and Justice

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Parramatta, Australia

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Description

Division:
Strategy Policy and Commissioning- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150- Req ID: 59356
Analyst, Performance Monitoring and Development

Location - Parramatta with flexible/hybrid working

Employment type - Temporary Full-Time up to 31 December 2023 (with possibility of extension)

Salary - ($101,947 pa - $112,849pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading (Clerk Grade 7/8)

Your role

To coordinate and undertake data development, analysis, interpretation and reporting that informs and enables DCJ to fulfil its service delivery objectives in line with NSW Government reform directions and legislative requirements.

What you'll do

The Performance Monitoring and Development Team provides vital and strategic performance intelligence to DCJ Executives and business areas to support them in monitoring, and achieving DCJ's strategic objectives and outcomes for our clients.

This involves working with both internal and external stakeholders to identify key performance metrics and to provide useful insights and analysis for informed decision making.

Your primary role will be to develop and provide performance reports to our internal and external clients with continuous, vital and strategic performance intelligence to support them in their decision making.

You will undertake extraction, analysis, interpretation, and reporting on data from external and internal data sets to inform service delivery planning and resource allocation, client outcomes measurement, organisational performance reporting and reform initiatives.

You will contribute to the design, development and implementation of performance measures, tools and governance processes to improve business systems/ processes and workflows and enhance organisational capability in analysing and understanding DCJ performance.

In addition, you'll provide technical support, tools, advice and skills development to district and program management staff to improve organisational capability in analysing and understanding data as well as provide proactive and evidence-based advice to the Manager and Director to ensure that business unit matters which impact current business and future decision-making are fully considered.

You'll work collaboratively with your team members towards mutual continued development and provide feedback to each other on analysis undertaken.

We work in a flexible/hybrid way environment, balancing work-from-home and from our brand new, state-of-the-art agile workspace at Parramatta Square.

What we're looking for
The Analyst requires the following in addition to role description capabilities:

Experience in developing performance reporting framework and reports in a human service context
Demonstrated experience in drawing insights through data and data analysis and presenting the results tailored to the targeted audience
Good oral and written communication skills to effectively engage with stakeholders to achieve outcomes

Knowledge which would be viewed favourable (but not pre-requisites)

Knowledge and experience using the DCJ internal client information systems and/or data warehouses in child protection, housing and homelessness
Understanding of Child Protection, OOHC, Earlier Intervention, Social Housing or Homelessness
Good project management skills and ability to develop presentations

This role also requires a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

Download the role description.

We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference.

We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities.

We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 1 targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

Targeted Question 1
Provide an example of where you had to produce a performance reporting/analysis product. What was your role in the project, what was the purpose of the product, what analysis did you undertake, what were the challenges you encountered and what was the outcome?

Applications close at 11:59pm AEST.

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