Principal Analyst

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Utilise your data analysis expertise to provide support and advice to Policy and Strategy stakeholders
• 2-year fixed term, full time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Principal Analyst to provide a critical role within the Policy, Strategy and System Outcomes branch.

About the Business Unit

The Principal Analyst role sits within Policy Strategy and Systems Outcomes (PSSO). PSSO provides strategic advice and develops policy to improve rehabilitation and reintegration outcomes for people across the corrections system, including in prisons and community corrections. This is a critical component of the department's strategy to reduce offending, keep people out of prison and contribute to community safety.

About the Role

In this newly created role, The Principal Analyst will be a member of the System Analysis and Outcomes team within PSSO. System Analysis and Outcomes delivers strategic analysis of system trends and service needs to address system gaps, develops measurement frameworks to inform investment and reform, and drives evidence-based CJS policy and research and evaluation priorities.

The role will provide strategic, data driven advice on whole of corrections system trends, including the impacts of bail reform, delivering authoritative analysis to support system responses to reforms and to provide a deeper understanding of the changing profile of people in the system.

The role operates within a complex and dynamic environment that requires a capacity to exercise sound judgement, and the ability to proactively develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders

Some of your duties will include:

• Lead the provision of insightful analysis and authoritative advice to senior departmental executives
• Lead investigations of business and system wide data sets and evaluate data from multiple sources
• Provide expert advice on the quality, accuracy and relevance of data
• Proactively build and maintain positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic insights into corrections system trends and effectiveness based on best practice data analysis techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse, interpret, present and communicate quantitative and quantitative data from a range of sources to a range of audiences
• Excellent conceptual and analytical skills with ability to analyse complex data in the context of operational and policy decision making.

Qualifications/requirements

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline is strongly preferred.

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

Applications close Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 11.59PM