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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

This role required a highly collaborative approach, sound time management skills, concise and professional writing and presentation skills, creative problem-solving abilities, a detailed focus, advanced computer skills, an ability to juggle multiple deliverables under pressure. As a Senior Data Analyst in the Strategy and Performance Branch, my responsibilities included:• Production and management of a client and services database containing information provided by department-funded homelessness agencies, using SAS and SQL Management Studio for ETL. I increased use-ability through creating new variables from existing data elements to maximise information about clients and their journeys through homelessness services. • Communicating and explaining the structure of the data and the available fields and their definitions to stakeholders internally or in other departments, as well as interpreting and explaining the significance of analysis results. • Communicating detailed knowledge of the Victorian homelessness services sector and how it related to the client data collection.• Preparing reports for ad hoc or regular requests, including providing advice on the most appropriate data fields to use. I used MS Access, SQL Server Management Studio, Excel and PowerQuery for reporting.• Writing for a variety of audiences and resources including; writing memos and operational guidance, preparing technical manuals, documenting/maintaining lists of database fields and definitions, stating results of analyses, writing notes to accompany data to ensure accurate use. I was often required to explain complex processes or concepts in plain language in written form and in-person presentations including to executives. • Presenting training sessions to internal colleagues.• Representing Victoria on two national data working groups, with other state/territories and Commonwealth-funded data agencies on national homelessness and housing data collection, measurement and reporting.

Melbourne, Australia

As a Senior Performance Business Analyst in Operational Performance and Quality, my responsibilities included:• Production and management of a client and services database containing information provided by department-funded homelessness agencies, using SAS and SQL Management Studio for ETL. I increased useability through creating new variables from existing data elements to maximise the available information about clients and their journeys through homelessness services. • Leading the consultation, design, development and release of an internal homelessness data reporting dashboard using QlikView, alongside a QlikView technical expert. This included providing training for colleagues, documenting definitions and preparing support materials. I was nominated for a Secretary’s Excellence Award for the development of this dashboard. • Communicating and explaining the structure of the data and the available fields and their definitions to stakeholders internally or in other departments, as well as interpreting and explaining the significance of analysis results. • Communicating detailed knowledge of the Victorian homelessness services sector and how it related to the client data collection. • Extraction and provision of accurate data in response to ad hoc requests or development of regular reports. I used MS Access, SQL Server Management Studio and Excel for reporting.• Writing for a variety of audiences and resources including; writing memos and operational guidance, preparing technical manuals, documenting and maintaining lists of database fields and definitions, stating results of analyses, writing notes to accompany data tables to allow their accurate use. I was often required to explain complex processes or concepts in plain language.• Representing Victoria on two national data working groups, with other state/territories and Commonwealth-funded data agencies on national homelessness and housing data collection, measurement and reporting.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

As Project Officer in Housing and Community Building Division, I had the following key responsibilities:• Providing a number of vital administration roles in the implementation of a new national data collection, the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection, including back-end database creation, drafting of technical and non-technical communications and stakeholder management. • Reporting internally on implementation progress and highlighted risks. Provided advice and practical support internally and to funded agencies for setting up regular reporting. • Assisting agencies to report data to meet contractual requirements, plus provided training in managing client information with the new web-based client management system SHIP.• Completed user acceptance testing for the new client management system.• Providing system administration for the new client management system including user authentication and access provision and designing improvements to the system.• Producing training materials and provided in-person training.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

As Project Officer within Disability Services Division, my main task was to manage an annual quality reporting process:• Preparing and sending the report template, data collection and data cleaning. Using MS Excel, creating a data automation process to extract the submitted information.• Providing timely feedback and constructive analysis of the quality processes within the organisation to the disability program advisers, highlighting any quality concerns, situations of legislative non-compliance or lapses in best practice• Writing the final report and preparing it for publication.

Postgrad Certificate, International Health

Advanced Diploma, Naturopathy

Activities and Societies: LiFE Flower Essences Pranic healing

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Psychology