The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) was established to ensure Victoria's strong economic performance by growing industries and regions. Here at DJPR, we're making sure Victoria's economy benefits all Victorians by creating more jobs for more people, building thriving places and regions and nurturing inclusive communities.

Our work supports six ministers, spans 15 portfolios and operates across metropolitan, regional and international offices. We also oversee various public entities, including public corporations, regulatory authorities and specialist boards.

The Department strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and offers reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Our values are accountability, integrity and respect, and underpin everything we do.

Programs Outcomes and Analytics Manager

• $124,033 - $165,983 (Plus Superannuation)
• Ongoing 
• Usual hours of work: Full Time (flexibility may be available)
• Usual work location: 1 Spring Street, Melbourne (flexibility may be available)

The position of Program Outcomes and Analytics Manager forms a part of the Delivery Centre branch within Corporate Services. The Delivery Centre has been established to improve performance in delivering the department's projects on time, on budget.  This is to be achieved through a variety of strategies including identifying best-practice approaches to project and program delivery within the department, developing associated guidance and tools to support a consistent approach across the department, and establishing robust monitoring and reporting capabilities on departmental performance in project and program delivery.

The Program Outcomes and Analytics Manager reports to the Director of Analytics and Assurance, leading a small team of business analysts who will leverage department-wide project and program data to provide advice to relevant Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions stakeholders and decision makers including but not limited to departmental executives, deputy secretaries and the Secretary.

The Manager will lead the development and implementation of the standardised policies and practices related to the collection, gathering, storage, and maintenance of project and program data, including datapoints, key metrics, timeframes, and collection standards. These standards will support the design and production of regular standardised and on-demand reports that provide information on public value delivered by the Department. A key challenge for the role will be streamlining the data collection and management task across the department as well as finding opportunities to automate as much of the data collection and reporting functions as possible.

The key accountabilities of the role will include:

• Lead the design of systems, products, and frameworks to provide the Executive Board, Deputy Secretaries, and other senior leaders with improved intelligence on DJPR project status, outcomes, and their relationship with demographic, socio-economic, and other factors
• Manage and contribute to the development of program outcome reporting and analytic products, including data visualisation tools
• Engage with key internal and external stakeholders to develop user requirements for reporting and analytics products, and to guide product iteration
• Provide expert advice and reporting to the Executive Board and Directors and leverage Departmental and other available data to contribute to the development of evidence-based recommendations and decisions
• Ensure the team's human, financial, and physical resources are managed effectively within corporate policies and processes against agreed targets, performance standards and objectives.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Mark Wiggins, Executive Director - Delivery Centre on 0418 608 805 or mark.wiggins@ecodev.vic.gov.au

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department.

For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

How to Apply

Please click the ‘Apply Now' button. As part of the application process, you will need to provide a copy of your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.

Applications close at midnight on 28 February 2021