Strategic Research Officer (Geospatial)

Reference number: 13416
Position number: 2251

Closing Date: 11:45 pm, Thursday 10 December 2020

• Permanent Full Time
• Classified as Band 6
• $87,836.00 - $97,640.00 salary per annum plus 9.5% superannuation
• Monthly RDOs available

The Opportunity:

Moonee Valley City Council is seeking a Strategic Research Officer to be part of the Research and Facilities Planning team. We welcome applications from motivated individuals to be a part of this dynamic team. The Strategic Research Officer supports the organisation to provide, promote and maintain a strong evidence base for planning and informed decision making through the analysis, interpretation and presentation of socio-economic, service and community data. In this role you will work with stakeholders across the organisation to drive best practice approaches and build capacity in the use and development of research and data analytics methods and products. You will also help to design the research tools used to monitor and evaluate the implementation of MV2040, Council’s long-term strategic plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership to the coordination of research across the organisation and building of a shared evidence base
• Capacity building and training around use of data and the communication of complex information in a variety of formats
• Applying innovation and advising on new and improved methods of data collection, processing, interpretation and visualisation
• Collecting, managing, analysing and presenting socio-economic, service and community data
• Forecasting emerging trends and identifying Council’s long-term service and infrastructure demands
• Influencing the use of monitoring and evaluation products to measure the impact of actions and initiatives.
• Preparing briefing papers, presentations and publications to inform planning

About You:

• A continuous improvement philosophy is at the core of your work
• Ability to design the process, provide advice, advocate, collaborate, train or empower.
• Highly developed analytical, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience analysing data using a range of products and methods
• A sound knowledge and understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Tertiary qualification in social sciences or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
• A curious, proactive and flexible approach.

Benefits

At Moonee Valley City Council, we provide a number of benefits to our valued employees including:

• Flexible work opportunities
• Local Government Employees Health Plan
• Novated vehicle leasing
• Employee assistance programs / phone or in person counselling services

Next steps
Applications must be submitted through our online system https://mooneevalley.mercury.com.au/ and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council Application Guide found at the bottom of the advertisement. Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.

For further information please view the Position Description or contact Geua Montana, on 9243 1088.

Our Culture of Inclusion

If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.

We don’t just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we'll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.

Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email H2@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.