Do you excel at using data to drive change and inform strategic action? Are you passionate about creating meaningful solutions to end homelessness?

We’re looking for a Data Engagement Lead for the Logan Zero Project—a pivotal role focused on analysing, managing, and visualising data to shape impactful strategies that prevent and end homelessness in Logan. Working within the Logan Zero team, this role partners with a diverse range of stakeholders, including the Logan Zero Community Lead, Brisbane Zero partners led by Micah Projects, and the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness.

As the Data Engagement Lead, you’ll use real-time data to directly inform and improve housing solutions and system change. YFS is proud to host this role, dedicated to building a Logan where homelessness is rare, brief, and non-recurring.

This is a full-time opportunity but can be flexible for the right applicant.

About the job

• Role location: Slacks Creek
• Role type: Permanent, full-time position
• Pay range: $97,689 to $102,114 a year based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available

We’re seeking a skilled, proactive Data Engagement Lead to support the use of evidence-based tools, such as the Australian Homelessness Vulnerability Triage Tool (AHVTT), maintain high data quality standards, analyse trends, and generate meaningful reports. Your insights will empower stakeholders to better match housing solutions to individual needs and guide continuous improvements across the system.

In this role you will:

• identify service gaps and trends impacting on housing and homelessness in Logan
• equip project partners with the tools to use real-time data to better meet community need
• inform strategies to prevent and end homelessness in Logan.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, ideally, you’ll bring:

• Demonstrated experience in data quality management and data analysis.
• Proficiency in Excel, with experience in Power BI.
• Strong interpersonal skills for building rapport and supporting collaboration.
• Talent for visualising and interpreting data tailored to diverse audiences.
• Passion for ending homelessness.
• Knowledge of action planning and continuous improvement principles.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.

We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.

In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.

We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.

We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.

To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.

Interested?

Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/

Submit your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job via the "Apply Now" button.

Contact Ash Simpson on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.

Closing Date: Monday 25 November 2024 at 12pm.

Interviews are scheduled for Monday 2 December 2024.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.