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Position Title

Australian Institute of Health & Welfare - Housing and Homelessnes Reporting and Development Intern

Location

Canberra

Position Duration

Minimum of 152 hours

Position Overview

About Us

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is a major national agency established under the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987 as a corporate Commonwealth entity to provide reliable, regular and relevant information and statistics on Australia’s health and welfare.

The Housing and Homelessness Reporting and Development Unit is responsible for reporting on homelessness support services and housing provided to Australians in need. The Unit is also responsible for supporting states and territories to develop nationally consistent data definitions for national reporting requirements.

Position Description

The successful applicant will undertake research and publication tasks for the Housing and Homelessness Reporting and Development Unit (HHRDU).

The Housing Assistance in Australia report provides information relating to government-funded provision of social housing, rent assistance and home purchase assistance. The successful applicant will review the data tables in the report and provide recommendations for improvement. The successful applicant will also support the data analyst to implement changes.

The HHRDU is developing a new report that contains key findings from the longitudinal analysis of clients using homelessness support services. This project will focus on increased understanding of the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection data and reporting of emerging priority groups. The successful applicant will undertake data checking and assist with the preparation of the report including interpreting data and conducting research.

Additionally, there will also be opportunities to support data improvement activities through literature reviews and analyses exploration and to provide support of other HHRDU reporting products, for example, the Housing Data Dashboard data updates.

Level 3, 80 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (02) 8270 9200 www.and.org.au

Selection Criteria

Good verbal and written communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team

Well organised with the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines to achieve outcomes

Ideal Degree/Discipline

Statistics, Epidemiology, Demography, Data Science. Health Informatics, Economics or Health Sciences.

Eligibility Requirements

Second last or final year of a relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree

Australian citizens only

Identify as having disability

Candidates may be required to undergo a background check security clearance

Apply Here

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Contact the AND Programs Team at applications@and.org.au or 1300 363 645 for further information.

Please be aware that all Stepping Into internships are paid placements. The employing organisation will pay the intern’s pro rata salary for the internship period (including superannuation) at a rate commensurate with the duties performed and abiding by Fair Work standards.