Business Analyst

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About the role:

The Facilities Division plans, builds and maintains Victoria Police facilities throughout Victoria. The portfolio consists of over 700, owned, leased and licenced sites consisting of a diverse range of assets including Police Stations, residences, forensic facilities, warehouse and logistics facilities, and office space.

The Planning Unit engages with executive and operational level stakeholders within Victoria Police to understand service delivery transformation and how this can be forwarded through changes to the current real estate or facilities model. They carry out horizon scanning to identify new property or service trends and review how this may impact future organisational real estate needs, as well as how that integrates with the multi-year investment strategy and pipeline.

Reporting directly to the Program Manager, the Business Analyst is a key member of the team having direct input into investment priority feasibility assessments, business case development and site acquisition and will have a pivotal role in strategic decision-making process.

This is a fixed term contract position expiring on 31 January 2026.

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

Your duties will include:

• Review, research and analyse business requirements for relevant systems and make recommendations to improve efficiencies.
• Enhance and improve knowledge management.
• Support in in the configuration, testing and documentation of new functionality and revised practices and the development of training materials.
• Liaise with and develop good working relationships with potential internal and external stakeholder in order to improve the property business process and information flow analysis capability.
• Assist in the ongoing update and management of Victoria Police property business processes.
• Manage and continuously evolve existing processes for research and analysis efficiency.
• Utilise technology for data gathering, processing, and reporting.
• Contribute to projects relating to Victoria Police's property initiatives and strategies.
• Assist the Planning Unit in the development of a 30 Year Strategic Infrastructure Master planning project

As the successful applicant, you will have:

• Qualification related to urban development, town planning, property, urban design, architecture or equivalent.
• Relevant experience contributing to complex business analysis, recommendations and strategic advice.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in using various analytical tools (e.g. Power BI, ArcGIS, Excel).
• Previous experience in property or related fields highly regarded.
• A strong commitment to Operational Infrastructure Department's strategy goals - supporting our people and embracing customer centricity, innovation and collaboration in our delivery of services.

Requirements and relevant information:

• One (1) x full-time, Fixed Term position to 31/01/2026 available (maternity backfill).
• This position is located at Victoria Police Centre, 311 Spencer Street, Docklands.
• Flexible working arrangement – 3 days in office and 2 days working from home.
• A probation period of six months is applicable for external applications (existing Victoria Police employees who have already passed probation period do not subject to this requirement).
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
• The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct screening.

Your application must include:

• Resume
• Completed application form – the word document (2. Application form) for you to complete and attach to your submission, is attached to the job advertisement. 

Applications close midnight, 23 June 2024.

Please Note: All applications will need to be submitted through one of the following platforms; Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE) website, Victorian Government careers website (Careers.vic) or Seek. Applications will not be accepted via other platforms or email.

Current Victorian Government employees must apply via Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE). 

If you have a disability/medical condition and require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirements/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process, please contact VPS Recruitment via email **************@police.vic.gov.au or on (03) 8335 8***.

About Us:

Victoria Police has a dedicated workforce of more than 22,000 employees consisting of police, protective services officers, police custody officers, and public service staff. Each employee plays a vital role in providing the 24/7, 365 days a year emergency response and public safety capability the organisation delivers to its community. As a Victoria Police employee, you have a dedication and commitment to community safety. 

Having a workforce that reflects the community we serve is important to Victoria Police. We want to attract and retain people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, sexual orientation, family and caring responsibilities, and cultures including people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. If you are interested in a position, we encourage you to apply as we celebrate the benefit that diversity brings to our employees, our services, and our community.