Senior Data Analyst

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About This Role

• Utilise your Analytical expertise to provide support and advice to the Civil and Enforcement Services business unit.
• An ongoing, full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.

About The Business Unit

Civil and Enforcement Services (CES) is a business unit within the Courts Civil and Criminal Law group at the Department of Justice and Community Safety. CES is responsible for the collection and enforcement of fines and civil debt judgments in Victoria.

Strategic Insights and Information (SII) communicates the role and function of CES to the general community and its stakeholders. The Analytics function within SII has the primary responsibility of delivering end-to-end analytics and reporting across CES to the Executive team, other key decision makers and into the public domain.

About The Role

We are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Data Analyst to join our team within Civil and Enforcement Services. In this role, you will lead complex data initiatives, uncover meaningful trends, and deliver strategic insights that inform high-impact decisions. You will produce advanced analytics and reporting using SQL Server, Power BI and Python, mentor junior analysts, and promote data-driven thinking across teams. You should have proven experience in business intelligence and data analytics, strong data storytelling and visualization skills, and the ability to work with large, complex datasets.

Some Of Your Duties Will Include

• Lead the development and delivery of complex reports, self-service dashboards, campaigns and analyses using data from internal and external sources.
• Optimise and automate analytics and reporting processes to generate repeatable intelligence.
• Interrogate, examine and transform data to produce analytical solutions that support business decision making.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Seasoned skills in business intelligence, data and analysis using tools such as MS SQL, Power BI, Python, R, with demonstrated application in a business setting.
• Extensive experience with large enterprise data warehouses, BI tools, analytics projects, and deployment of organisation-wide reports and dashboards.
• Experience extracting, cleansing and analysing very large and complex datasets using advanced SQL.

To learn more about the Technical Expertise required, please read the attached position description.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, IT, or a related quantitative field.

How To Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Depending on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, driver's license checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please contact the person listed on this advertisement.

Important Information

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind affecting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, identity, relationships, culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child-safe and child-friendly environment for all children and young people we interact with or are impacted by our work.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Government Administration