The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live asafe, respected and valued life.
Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTQI+equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who aredisadvantaged and vulnerable.
We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings acrossmetropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.
We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated. All jobs can beworked flexibly, and we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diversebackgrounds and abilities. .
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For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness andHousing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)
Department:
Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
THE ROLE
The Senior Product Specialist designs reporting products and develops interactive business intelligence and data tools that provide direct access for approved departmental users to performance and service data, including:
Working collaboratively with program and operational stakeholders to identify requirements for reports and interactive tools.
Development of data models in close collaboration with data experts to ensure appropriate transformation, use and interpretation of data fields
Effectively design dashboards, reports and applications that structure and visualise data to support key insights and analysis.
Planning and delivery of new products, and enhancement of existing reports and tools.
Documentation and user training and support for interactive tools.
Close collaboration with all Performance and Analysis teams to ensure reports and tools support business needs, including the needs relating to analysis and reporting.
Applicants should possess expertise in identifying and documenting business and user needs, translating those needs into well-designed reports and effective data tools. They should have experience in building business intelligence and interactive data tools, preferably Power BI or similar. They need the ability to understand source data systems and interpret data in relation to the service context. Applicants need sound project management skills, effective stakeholder management, be highly analytical and strongly collaborative.
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
Plan, manage, and deliver projects to design new reports and develop business intelligence and interactive data tools.
Work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify and document business needs and develop products that respond to those needs.
Develop data models and design proposals for data tools.
Please open the position description to read more.
COVID-19 VACCINATION
The department strongly recommends (but does not mandate) that employees maintain their COVID-19 vaccination status in accordance with current
ATAGI (Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation) advice
, given their individual circumstances. As of June 2023, DFFH does not require evidence of COVID-19 vaccination status.
HOW TO APPLY
All VPS employees (and ex-VPS employees with extended access to the Jobs and Skills Exchange website) MUST apply via the
Jobs and Skills Exchange
(JSE)
portal.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter
(max 2 pages)
outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment screening, including a national police check and misconduct screening.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit Department of Families, Fairness and Housing Victoria | Jobs (www.dffh.vic.gov.au/jobs)
Please apply to submit your interest in this position.
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