Data Coordinator, Coroners Prevention Unit - Melbourne, Australia - Court Services Victoria

Court Services Victoria

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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

Organisation:
Court Services Victoria

Salary:
$90,067 - $102,192

Occupation:
Analyst

Reference:
VG/CS012B

Be part of a high performing team of professionals.
Use your data expertise and insight to make a positive difference in the Victorian community.
Have the ability to work flexibly between the office and home.

About us:

The Coroners Court is responsible for:

Independently investigating deaths and fires. Certain deaths and fires are reported to the Coroners for independent investigation. Their investigations seek to establish the facts
when, where, how, and why the death or fire happened.
Reducing preventable deaths. Wherever possible, the Coroner will suggest ways to prevent similar deaths or fires by making well informed and practical recommendations, based on the evidence before them.
Promoting public health and safety and the administration of justice. The court regularly reports on data and trends regarding preventable deaths in Victoria to help inform public health responses.

About the role

The Coroners Prevention Unit (CPU) provides support to Coroners to fulfil their prevention mandate to improve public health and safety.

To support this, the CPU maintains several databases containing information on deaths reported to and investigated by Coroners.

The primary purpose of collecting the information in these databases is to assist Coroners to understand the circumstances and contexts underpinning Victorian deaths, so that opportunities can be identified to reduce the risk of preventable deaths occurring in future.

The Data Coordinator is responsible for leading a small team of Project Officers

Key accountabilities include:

Overseeing the daytoday operations of the CPU databases, including data coding and maintenance as well as extracting, collating, analysing, and reporting on coronial data.
Managing suicide data sharing arrangements between the Coroners Court and the Department of Health, which is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding.
Supporting the Manager of Policy and Research by undertaking tasks and projects associated with the provision and interpretation of best practice data.

About you:

Experience in critically reviewing written material and extracting relevant information from it.
The ability to plan and prioritise your workload and to work collaboratively with others.
Proven expertise in collating data to write reports for a range of audiences.
Experience in leading a team in a research or government policy setting is desirable, but not essential.

How to apply

Resume.
A cover letter (not exceeding two pages) demonstrating attributes and experience relevant to the role (see the Key Selection criteria in the Position Description).
A short response to the following question (in addition to the two pages above)
The Coroners Court is an environment that can expose staff to images, case history, testimony and behaviour that can cause stress and/or distress at times. _

Question:
What strategies would you employ to help deal with these potential stressors?

For further information on the role, please see the attached Position Description.

Other Information:

Court Services Victoria (CSV) is the employer of staff at all Victorian courts and tribunals, the Judicial College of Victoria, and the Judicial Commission of Victoria.

CSV offers a wide range of legal and non-legal career options as well as attractive employee benefits.