People & Safety System and Data Analyst

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 7 - Salary Range $109,825 to $122,758 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Be part of something new

This is a brand-new role at Melton City Council that has been created to support our growing community and evolving strategic priorities. This is a great opportunity to shape the future of the role, bring fresh ideas, and make a meaningful impact from day one.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth.

We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly analytical and solutions-focused People & Safety Systems & Data Analyst to play a pivotal role in transforming workforce and safety data into actionable insights that support strategic decision-making across Council.

Reporting to the Projects Systems & Data Coordinator, this role is a key member of the People & Safety team and is responsible for delivering workforce reporting, analytics and data management solutions that support informed decision-making, workforce planning, compliance and continuous improvement initiatives. Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation, you will help drive a data-informed culture by ensuring the delivery of accurate, meaningful and timely workforce and safety insights.

If you are passionate about data, systems and leveraging analytics to improve organisational performance and outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver workforce and safety reporting, dashboards and analytics that provide meaningful insights, trend analysis and key metrics aligned with Council's strategic priorities. Translate complex data into actionable information to support evidence-based decision-making, workforce planning and continuous improvement.
• Ensure the integrity, accuracy, security and compliance of People and Safety data across systems and processes. Conduct regular audits of data quality, system controls and reporting standards to identify risks, implement corrective actions and ensure compliance with Council policies, standards and legislative requirements.
• Support the effective operation, enhancement and continuous improvement of People and Safety systems. Collaborate with Information Technology teams, stakeholders and software vendors to coordinate system upgrades, integrations, implementations and process improvements that meet evolving business needs.
• Provide expert advice, training and ongoing support to People and Safety employees to enhance system utilisation, reporting capability and data literacy. Foster a strong data-driven culture that improves data accuracy, consistency and informed decision-making across the organisation.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualification in human resource management, business, information systems, data analytics or related discipline with relevant work experience, or less formal qualification with substantial relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience in HRIS and or Safety system administration.
• Proven experience in workforce data analytics, reporting and dashboard development.
• Experience using Technology One or other enterprise HRIS, payroll, safety or workforce management systems in highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Excel and data visualisation tools such as Power BI

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave*
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Additional $500 per annum pro rata superannuation for female employees over the age of 45
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)*
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment.

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Janine Thomas, Projects System & Data Coordinator on 9747 7214.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any public health orders applicable to local government.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

Applications close 11:59pm Monday 21 September 2026