The role of a Senior Performance Data Analyst is to provide data analysis and advice in support of a high profile, government, and Board priorities; and produce reports and recommendations to improve decision making on strategic and operational priorities using a range of evaluation tools to extract and present relevant information including:
- Develop and deliver strategic business, and operational reports.
- Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of projects to ensure agency objectives are met
- Contribute to the maintenance of data quality and integrity across a range of systems to support policy priorities of the Department.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
Data analysis and reporting
- Analyse data using standard tools (e.g. SQL, server, Access, Excel, SPSS, SAS and Visual Basic)
- Undertake complex statistical and analytic projects to monitor the department progress against key outcomes
- Ensure delivery of timely, accurate and high-quality data products and reports
- Develop innovative approaches to the presentation of complex data for non-data stakeholders
- Present complex concepts ideas and issues in clear confident and timely manner
- Information dissemination
- Prepare and present discussion papers, submissions, reports and briefings for the Minister, Board, committees, or key decision makers on pre-accredited market responsiveness and performance
- Document and disseminate information about research and evaluation activity
- Produce and, as appropriate, publish and distribute print and online content to communicate with diverse audiences, deliver presentations
- Produce briefings and program or project reports and provide advice to enable effective decision making
- Report upon performance standards such as timelines, budgets, quality outcomes/outputs
Stakeholder engagement and consultation
- Consult with Division stakeholders to inform information collection, analysis and reporting
- Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to inform research and analysis and build research capacity
- Represent the Office/Department in a range of forums
Expert advice
- Provide specialist vocational education and performance measurement advice to inform policies, projects or initiatives and to enable effective decision making and achievement of outcomes
- Demonstrate leadership in the development of methodologies for gathering and analysing training market responsiveness
- Provide specialist advice to inform data quality improvements, policies, projects or
- initiatives
- Provide specialist advice on the evaluation of policy and performance
Policy research
- Apply research methods to identify issues, trends, risks requirements and issues for policies, projects, or initiatives
- Identify emerging risks, issues, and opportunities to enhance business or policy outcomes
- Undertake research and analysis to provide an evidence base for the planning and development of policy, projects or initiatives
Policy evaluation
- Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness and value of policy, projects/programs or initiatives and develop reports and recommendations
- Consult with internal and external stakeholders to inform evaluations
- Develop customised data sets for internal stakeholders across Division that require data collection analysis and reporting for evaluation purposes
- Monitor policy against objectives and make recommendations for resolving
- emerging issues and risks impacting on successful achievement of objectives
- Project planning
- Use appropriate project management planning and monitoring tools to track project progress
- Initiate, accelerate, decelerate, redefine, and terminate projects or activities as necessary to achieve outcomes and strategic benefits
- Identify and document program or project risks and issues and develop effective management strategies
- Establish and implement QA processes and procedures, review quality of project team outputs
REQUIRED CAPABILITIES
Project Management
- Uses persuasion and negotiation skills to influence key stakeholders
- Ensures project objectives are met by producing detailed project plans, identifying logical next steps and monitoring the progress of project team members
- Manages project risks by producing risk registers with risk treatments and risk controls, and regularly monitors their likelihood of eventuation by producing risk reports
Stakeholder Management
- Finds innovative solutions to resolve stakeholder issues
- Identifies and responds to stakeholder 's underlying needs
- Identifies issues in common for one or more stakeholders and uses to build mutually beneficial partnerships
- Uses understanding of the stakeholder 's organisational context to ensure outcomes are achieved
Specialist Expertise for 'Research, Analysis & Evaluation '
- Experience in the use of statistical and analytical software, including SQL, R, Excel, SPSS, PowerBI, Visual Basic/or Python. Experience in the use of other business information software is also valued
- Experience applying analytical skills to modelling of system performance
- Knowledge of research theory and practice including an understanding of the benefits of various research methods
- A broad understanding of vocational training data and associated state and Commonwealth skills and policy environments
Written Communication
- Edits written communications to ensure they contain the information necessary to achieve their purpose
- Ensures appropriate style and formats are used
- Prepares complex briefs, letters, emails and reports using clear, concise andgrammatically correct language
- Prepare high quality data narrative to support senior management accessing the results from complex data and statistical analysis
- Present complex data to a non-technical audience via written briefs, reports and presentations
Consultancy
- Assists clients to clarify their needs
- Clarifies expectations of the roles, process and outcomes
- Develops practical solutions to problems
- Liaises regularly with clients
- Provides advice in area of expertise
- Responds flexibly to client needs
Conceptual and Analytical Ability
- Deals with concepts and complexity comfortably
- Has creative ideas and can project how these can link to innovations
- Uses analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems
Detail Focus
- Highlights practical considerations of plans and activities
- Identifies gaps in information
- Looks for logical sequences of information
- Observes fine details
- Undertakes detailed quality checks of data and work
Initiative and Accountability
- Proactive and self-starting
- Seizes opportunities and acts upon them
- Takes responsibility for own actions
- Proactively identifies areas for improvement and approaches to problem solving
Relationship Building
- Builds trust through consistent actions, values and communication
- Establishes and maintains relationships with people at all levels
- Forges useful partnerships with people across business areas, functions and organisations
- Minimises surprises
- Promotes harmony and consensus through diplomatic handling of disagreements
QUALIFICATIONS
- Desirable: Bachelor 's degree Statistics, Economics or related field
Juan Carlos Marino Londono
Recruitment Specialist
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