Information Officer

3 weeks ago


Parramatta, Australia NSW Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Division: Strategy Policy and Commissioning- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150- Req ID: 64574**Information Officer**
- Exciting and rewarding opportunity to elevate your career with the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR)
- Ongoing Full-Time
- Location: Parramatta with flexible/hybrid options
- Clerk Grade 7/8, Salary ($106,025 pa - $117,363 pa), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

**Your role**

The Information Officer is part of the team that delivers BOCSAR’s Information Service. This role provides accurate, timely and appropriate statistical information on crime and criminal justice issues to government, media, the public and others through direct communication, statistical reports, research, web, and other means.

This is a critical and often face-paced role requiring someone with a curiosity about the justice system, an aptitude for working with data, strong communication skills and a commitment to truth and accuracy.

**What you’ll do**
- Provide timely and accurate statistical information in response to ad hoc queries
- Provide objective and balanced interpretations of the data
- Draft, update and review statistical reports, complying with prescribed standards for published reports and deadlines
- Comply with BOCSAR’s standards for checking data to ensure that accurate information is disseminated
- Analyse and interpret statistical data, draft briefs, reports, correspondence, and presentations in response to requests from Ministerial, Cabinet, DCJ, media and others
- Administer, record, and respond to incoming requests for information to the BOCSAR Information Service
- Use software packages to extract data from databases
- Ensuring that data is reliable and appropriately used by being attentive to detail, committed to accuracy and providing appropriate descriptive commentary and explanation
- Meeting timeframes by working quickly under pressure and planning towards long term fixed deadlines

**What we’re looking for**
- Tertiary qualification or equivalent in statistics, behavioural science, or another discipline with a strong statistical component.
- Capacity to exercise judgement when providing advice and information on crime and Criminal justice issues
- High-level oral and written communication and liaison skills.

Download the role description

**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**We do work that really matters**

Communities and Justice (DCJ) enables services to work better together to support everyone’s right to access justice, support families, and strengthen/bolster the promotion of early intervention and inclusion, with benefits for the whole community.

The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) is a business unit within Department of Communities and Justice. BOCSAR is responsible for informing the public and government about emerging trends and patterns in crime and the criminal justice system. We do this by releasing statistical reports, publishing research reports, evaluating programs and policies, distributing ad hoc data requests and undertaking both simple and complex statistical and analytical investigations to improve understanding. BOCSAR also build and maintain many statistical databases covering crime, criminal courts, prison, youth detention and reoffending behaviour.

At BOCSAR we are committed to open information. We are continuously looking for ways to improve our information sharing and add value to justice statistics to aid understanding and encourage evidence-informed decisions.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

**Applications close **13th of February 2024 at 11:59pm AEST.

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.


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