ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.
The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

With the introduction of the Best Start Best Life reforms and the ongoing implementation of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten, we have an opportunity for a data and reporting specialist to join our committed, collaborative, and supportive team. The role requires:

• More than 2 years of Power BI experience and canvas analytics and other adult learning systems.
• Intermediate Power BI skills, specifically with Power BI Reporting Server and Paginated Reports, as well as Power BI Service.
• Intermediate/Advanced SQL skills for assisting with provisioning of data from complex data structures.
• Attention to detail and ability to analyse data from diverse application sources and write efficient, effective SQL to handle complex scenarios, providing required outputs under time pressures.
• Data modelling experience would be advantageous

About you

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate the Victorian Public Sector values, excel in a fast-paced changing environment, exceptional data and analytical skills, and be able to juggle multiple tasks concurrently, even when faced with tight deadlines. The successful candidate will be able to:

• Analyse and document business needs related to adult learning.
• Develop scalable reporting solutions
• Design interactive dashboards and reports to track key performance indicators (KPIs) and trends.
• Provide technical support, training, and ensuring adherence to standardised reporting guidelines.
• Automate reporting processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver actionable insights.
• Conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and implementing data quality checks for reliable reporting using canvas analytics.
• Support ad hoc reporting and deep-dive analysis to assist stakeholders in making informed decisions.
• Enjoy working collaboratively across a wide range of projects as required.