Cost Modeller/data Analyst

**Job Reference Number **22-HRDIV-14765

**Classification **APS Level 6

**Job Title **Cost Modeller/Data Analyst

**Division **Home and Residential division

**Branch **Support at Home Reform Branch

**Section **Support at Home Analytics Section

**Location **Woden, ACT; Parramatta, NSW; Darwin City, NT; Adelaide, SA;
Hobart, TAS; Melbourne, VIC; Perth, WA; Brisbane, QLD

**Status **Non-ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$88,439 - $99,772

**Contact Officer Name**:David Creelman
**Phone**:02 6289 7711

**Eligibility**
- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health and Aged Care

applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a

variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:

- Satisfactory completion of an Australian Federal Police criminal history check,

and where relevant a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check.
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where

required).
- Providing evidence of qualifications.

**Division Responsibilities**

The Home and Residential Division is responsible for providing aged care to senior

Australians in the setting that suits their needs and preferences. It is responsible for the

reform work to improve aged care services at home and in residential care. This includes:

- The design, development and implementation to establish a single support at home

program which will replace the Commonwealth Home Support Programme, Home

Care Packages, Short Term Restorative Care and Residential Respite
- Implementation of the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding

model for residential care
- Commissioning a new single assessment workforce
- Development, implementation and the management of efficient, effective and

sustainable funding programs for home and residential care
- Data and analysis to support evidence-based decisions and policies.

**Branch Responsibilities**

The Support at Home Reform Branch is responsible for the design of a new Support at Home

Program to replace Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP), Home Care Package

Program (HCP) and Short-Term Restorative Care (including residential respite service

referrals); and designing and implementing a new Single Assessment System. This includes

policy development, managing budget processes, developing an underpinning Assessment,

Classification and Funding (ACF) model, consumer and provider research activities,

stakeholder consultation and management, and overarching project management.

**Section Responsibilities**

The Support at Home Analytics Section contributes to development of the Support at Home

reforms through modelling and analysis on aspects such as pricing, program costings,

demand modelling, and consideration of program cost containment options.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Make refinements and updates to the Support at Home program’s Excel-based

costing model, under the direction of the Assistant Director.
- Develop costings for new policy proposals, including working with staff across the

Department to understand the design of the policies being costed, and collate

available evidence.
- Undertake ad hoc data analysis (as required) using Excel and/or statistical analysis

software (e.g. R, SAS etc) to support the evidence base for the program.
- Conduct research to support evidence-based policy development.
- Engage and work collaboratively across the Department and with external

stakeholders.
- Undertake relevant activities to support delivery of project outcomes as required.***

**Key Capabilities**
- A high level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel is essential.
- Experience in costings or in estimating the value of new spending proposals.
- Strong conceptual and analytical skills, including sound judgement and the ability to

interpret information.
- Capacity to use evidence, including quantitative data where appropriate, to prepare

high quality reports and advice.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, including ability to work with internal

and external stakeholders, and communicating the findings from quantitative

analysis to a range of audiences

**Desirable Experience**
- Ability to conduct simple analysis of large datasets using statistical analysis software

(e.g. R, SAS, etc)
- Prior knowledge of aged care.

**Minimum Requirements**

RecruitAbility is a scheme which aims to attract and develop applicants with disability and

also facilitate cultural changes in selection panels and agency recruitment. All vacancies for

the Department of Health and Aged Care are advertised under the RecruitAbility Scheme.

Job applicants with disability who:

- opt into the scheme
- declare they have disability, and
- meet the minimum requirements of a vacancy advertised under the scheme

are advanced to a further stage in the selection process.
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