Senior Analyst Movement and Place, Department of Transport and Planning. Melbourne VIC. Government - State (Government & Defence). Full time. VPS 5 $106,534 - 128,897 + Superannuation.

Company description: About Us The Department of Transport and Planning brings together all transport modes to design, plan, build and operate Victoria's transport system. Our job is to further integrate the transport network and improve the delivery of services to Victorians for simpler, quicker and safer journeys that connect people and places and support Victoria's prosperity and liveability. We're focused on outcomes that deliver more choice, connections and confidence in our travel, ensuring the whole transport network works as one to deliver better services and outcomes.

Strategy and Precincts: The Strategy and Precincts is a Group within the Department of Transport and Planning which defines and plans the needs and approach to Victorian places and communities. Integrated Land and Transport Planning division. Working collaboratively across state and local government, the division leads strategic land use and transport planning to shape a thriving and connected Victoria. The division delivers complex integrated land use and transport planning policies, guidance material, projects, studies and planning scheme amendments. Through this work, the division shapes how our places and transport networks are designed and planned, to deliver well located housing, jobs and services in healthy communities and environments.

Plan for Victoria branch: Join our team to lead, develop, and maintain Victoria's long-term state plan, shaping a thriving and connected future. This role involves integrating strategic land use and transport, guiding the development of homes near transport, affordable housing policies, job opportunities, and local services. Work collaboratively across government to bring this vision to life for the coming decades.

Job description: About the Role. To access the Position Description, please click here. Are you passionate about shaping the future of transport and land use in Victoria?

Join us as a Senior Analyst Movement and Place and play a pivotal role in creating an integrated transport and land use system. You will lead complex data analysis and translate these insights into impactful visualisations and spatial mappings. Collaborate with state and local planners to achieve coordinated outcomes, using your expertise in GIS mapping, Power BI, and other visualisation tools. Work alongside multi-disciplinary teams, providing critical analytics to support transport studies and plans. Your efforts will embed movement and place principles, fostering a connected and thriving Victoria. With your exceptional communication skills, you'll deliver high-quality briefings to senior stakeholders, guiding key decisions and strategies. Analytics experience is essential. Join us and be a champion of integrated transport and land use planning!

Position Outcomes / Accountabilities: As a Senior Analyst, you'll transform complex data into actionable insights, enhancing the transport network's operational management and driving continuous improvement. Your expertise will influence policy and project development across various agencies. You'll deliver integrated transport advice, refine plans and strategies, and ensure system performance goals are met. Leading the development of Movement and Place spatial mapping, you'll support informed decision-making. You'll prepare high-quality analysis, reports, and presentations, fostering stakeholder relationships and leveraging data assets to create sophisticated analytics. Sharing knowledge on emerging trends, you'll keep products relevant and anticipate senior decision-makers' needs. Join us to promote safe, inclusive, and flexible team operations, shaping a thriving Victoria.

Key Selection Criteria Knowledge and Skills: Data literacy (applied) Considers data sources, collection and structure impacts in the delivery of data analysis. Generates descriptive statistics and relevant data visualisation leading to decisions under the guidance from subject matter experts. Ability to utilise advanced excel formulas, pivot tables and generation of data charts is required.

Strategic planning (foundational) Supports the strategic planning process in own work area and seeks information about how their work relates to broader organisational strategy; Understands concepts relating to strategic planning.

Critical thinking and problem solving (applied) Resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines. Where guidelines are not available, analyses ideas available and takes action through self, or in consultation with others to resolve problems. If required, determine additional information needed to make informed decisions. Applies critical thinking and problem solving concepts in the right context.

Innovation and continuous improvement (foundational) Synthesise ideas and concepts across diverse Contributes ideas toward improving the disciplines to develop new and different ways effectiveness of own work area; Understands of thinking, working or delivering solutions; and delivers against standards of quality and strives to improve efficiency, effectiveness, effectiveness applicable to own area of work; and quality of work Maintains quality in the face of time pressure.

Systems thinking (foundational) Understands and can identify how own work is part of a system that connects to and interacts with other processes, people and structures; Understands systems thinking concepts and the role that systems thinking can play in solving complex problems and apply in own area of work.

Partnering and Co-Creation Identifies and partners with users/stakeholders/ experts to ensure active collaboration in the design process to understand user needs, obtain ideas, insights and input. Work with stakeholders/users to build prototypes and coordinate testing to validate the strategy, program or product. Ensures decisions are made within agreed timeframes.

Communicate with impact (applied) Prepares and delivers logical sequential and succinct presentations; Uses clear and concise language; Uses media appropriate to the audience and presents information to develop the understanding of the topic.

Personal Attributes: Outcomes thinking (foundational) Articulates how work, policies and services fit into organisation's objectives; Accepts responsibility for own actions; shows commitment to completing work activities effectively. Resilience (applied) Gives frank and honest feedback/advice. Listens when ideas are challenged, seeks to understand the nature of criticism and respond constructively; Displays confidence and conviction when communicating an opinion.

Flexibility and adaptability (applied) Accept changed priorities without undue discomfort. Responds quickly to changes. Comfortable working in collaboration with teams outside of own organisation. Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory: Experience in working in and managing content distribution in BI tools (Power BI, Tableau). Knowledge and experience with professional spatial products and tools.

Desirable: Tertiary qualifications in mathematics, statistics, engineering, information systems or equivalent. Experience in transport planning with a focus on strategic place-based outcomes.

What we offer: Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable. Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services. A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork. Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements. Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs. We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture.

Culture Value: We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

How to Apply: DTP Employees or DTP Affiliates with VicGov People Login. To apply, click here to log in and start the application process. Non-DTP Employees (Including VPS outside of DTP). Create an account by clicking the ‘Apply' button and follow the prompts. For help, click here for Quick Reference Guide. Applications close at 11:59 PM on Tuesday the 16th of July 2024.

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For more information, contact on: raelene.stratton@transport.vic.gov.au