Please modify an existing cover letter for a job application based on the following position description and resume excerpts:

Position description excerpt:

About the Role  
The Manager Road Safety Data and Insights will support government and senior management to 
understand road safety problems and develop interventions that reduce road trauma through the 
utilisation of data and insights.  
The role will lead a team of analysts to deliver a work program that will help drive down road trauma 
through the generation of data and evidence-based insights, oversee data governance including data 
sharing agreements and privacy requirements, and generate and continuously improve the evidence 
base available to support road safety research and policy development. 
 
The Manager Road Safety Data and Insights will manage Road Safety Victoria’s Data and Insights 
functions and apply advanced techniques to combine, interpret, and visualise road safety data and other 
key resources to generate valuable insights.  
The role requires strong people leadership skills to engage and support the immediate team, and to 
optimise business outcomes by aligning team roles and activity with organisational strategies.  
The Manager will be a confident and effective communicator, who can translate complex and technical 
information into a digestible format for a wide range of audiences, both verbally and in written form.  
The role also requires a clear, analytical mind, an inquisitive nature to aid understanding of current and 
emerging road safety issues and solutions, and a willingness to pursue best practice and innovation to 
advance road safety data and insights. 
POSITION OUTCOMES 
• Effective People Leadership – Provided effective leadership, people management and support to 
their team. Staff are engaged with high levels of cohesion and commitment and are delivering on 
the services required. The Manager has supported capability uplift and growth in the team.  
• Specialist and High-Quality Advice – Provided key internal and external stakeholders with clear, 
timely and accurate advice with regard to road safety data and insights to effectively support 
decision making and high-quality road safety outcomes.  
• Strong Relationships – Fostered and maintained effective and collaborative relationships with 
key internal and external stakeholders to achieve mutual objectives.  
• High Quality Data Analysis –Effectively overseen and contributed to specialist data collation 
and analysis undertaken by the team, to inform policy and strategy development.  
• Outcomes and Performance Focus – Led the team to deliver and maintain the necessary tools, 
systems and capability to support Road Safety Victoria and the broader road safety partnership, 
to understand road safety trends and issues, and monitor ongoing strategic performance 
against targets.  
• Promoted and supported safe, inclusive and flexible team operations.  
• In line with Section 31A of the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic) other duties may be assigned 
consistent with employment classification, skills, and capabilities 
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA  
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS  
• Data Literacy (Accomplished) - Considers data sources, collection and structure impacts in the 
delivery of data analysis. Derives value from data sets to enable immediate and/or future 
decision making (predictive). May have expertise in formulation basic data models or algorithms.  
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Leading) - Considers a broad range of topics (beyond 
immediate area of work), works across government and at senior levels to develop and deliver 
sustainable solutions. determine additional information needed to make informed decisions. 
Applies critical thinking and problem-solving concepts in the right context.  
• Team management (Accomplished) - Provides thought leadership and high level advice on road 
safety data, systems and insight generation. Ensures staff are productively deployed through 
effective workforce planning practices. Translates organisational strategy into workforce 
requirements (e.g. roles, team structures, capabilities). Takes actions to optimise workforce 
effectiveness.  
• Partnering and Co-creation (Leading) - Champions the importance of partnership through co
creation approaches; Brings people together to share resources, tools and case studies to build 
capability and confidence around co-design; Takes the lead in complex and high-profile VPS 
wide co-create activities; Identifies potential issues and setbacks and is aware of the broader 
political, organisational and demographic landscape that may influence co-design, sharing 
expertise with others.  
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement (Accomplished) - Uses understanding of clients or 
stakeholders’ context to design and implement systems for continuous improvement within team 
or organisation; Reviews and analyses internal and external information to improve 
effectiveness and quality of work; Creates team environments where innovation and creativity 
are fostered and rewarded.  
• Stakeholder Management (Accomplished) - Identifies issues in common for one or more clients 
or stakeholders and uses them to build mutually beneficial partnerships; Identifies and responds 
to stakeholder’s underlying needs; Uses understanding of the stakeholder’s organisational 
context to ensure outcomes are achieved.  
• Systems Thinking (Accomplished) - Diagnoses trends, obstacles and opportunities in the 
internal and external environment that connect to own work and team’s work; Coaches others in 
using systems thinking to solve problems and create solutions; Understands the linkages 
between systems and communities to inform policy; Conceptualises and defines the systems 
working within the organisation.  
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES  
• Flexibility and Adaptability (Leading) – Works to find new ways to deliver outcomes; Recognises 
the merits of different options and acts accordingly; Has courage to alter strategies in situations 
when there are clear indications existing strategy may not deliver the best outcome; where 
significant amount of effort or investment has been put in. Builds commitment of others to adopt 
new strategies to deliver against outcomes. 
• Outcomes Thinking (Accomplished) – Establishes mechanisms to monitor impact of work on the 
community; Ensures team/ organisation’s operating and delivery model is designed in ways that 
creates a positive impact on community. 
• Working Collaboratively (Leading) – Build a culture of collaboration across the organisation; 
Looks for and facilitates opportunities to collaborate with external stakeholders; Identifies and 
overcomes barriers to communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Resume excerpt:

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND PLANNING, Victoria, Australia
The government department responsible for transport and planning in the state of Victoria.
Product Owner, 
•	Defined delivery features and created a shared vision to the Data Fusion team, enabling team self-management, innovation, and the iterative delivery of a data fusion model and 4 KPI reports capable of creating a foundational step change in traffic analysis capability.
•	Engaged with stakeholders to define the requirements and oversaw the delivery of the Metro Travel Time Comparison Dashboard, allowing before and after analysis capability along customized sections of routes.
•	Formed a new team focused on the Corporate Reporting and Enablement product, including setting the product vision, team values and initial quarterly goals for the team.
•	Led the development of an enterprise-wide Power BI operating model, requiring extensive engagement with a diverse stakeholder group from across the organisation.
•	Set sprint goals for the team using input from customers to define value and priority, and negotiation with the team around feasibility within the sprint period.
•	Initiated and facilitated feature discovery sessions with customers for several products, including the definition of expected outcomes, constraints, timelines, user story generation and ways of working/engagement expectations throughout development.
•	Coordinated the delivery of the Roads Customer Engagement Model dashboard, enabling the exposure of operational customer engagement insights to the organization and converting a detracting customer into an active promoter of our services.
•	Co-presented a paper at the 2018 Australasian Road Safety Conference on utilising the ANRAM road safety model to develop a tool to assess the impact of network-wide road safety interventions.
Smarter Roads Program – ITS Integration Specialist, 
•	Managed over 60 data feeds that supplied real-time and static data to the Optimal Reality platform, enabling the foundations for the Situational Awareness application, which provides real-time information to traffic operations staff.
•	Validated that the data feeds into the Optimal Reality platform were implemented and being consumed according to the agreed design specifications, which provided staff with confidence in insights being produced by the system.
•	Engaged with key business stakeholders to document requirements for enhancements to data feeds and with technical teams to ensure the enhancements met requirements and the preferred architecture.


Network Performance Specialist, 
•	Presented to and convinced VAGO of the accuracy of the Data Fusion Model outputs and reports for them to use them as an input into the auditing of the Smarter Roads Program and its effectiveness at achieving its road performance objectives.
•	Engaged with rural regions to define survey locations for the rural and metro coverage traffic survey collection program, and led procurement activities to release and evaluate a tender for data collection. This has led to data being collected to fill traffic data gaps in high value locations around the network.
Transport Reform Congestion Workstream, 
•	Brainstormed focus areas for innovation and approach to defining opportunities.
•	Defined the expected outcomes, designed and co-facilitated ideation workshops with stakeholders from across the broader transport portfolio.
•	Documented experiments and opportunities onto one-pager documents covering stakeholders, expected risks and benefits.
•	Co-presented experiments and opportunities to the Transport Reform Board for approval, with three projects approved for implementation.
Data Fusion Model Cross-functional Priority Team, 
•	Utilised SME knowledge to populate possible stakeholders for the Data Fusion Model and known use cases for the outputs.
•	Created an approach for and assisted in validating the almost 200 requirements for the Situation Awareness project.
•	Facilitated a reflection session with the team to document reflections and recommendations on the formation and operations of the team.
•	Presented team reflections and recommendations from the project to over 80 people during the sprint showcase.
•	Advised the Data Fusion Model project team on enterprise-level data practices and shared previous experiences on similar approaches to guide the project towards the best outcome for the organisation.
•	Provided expert advice and input while sitting on the evaluation panel for the Situational Awareness POC tender, which will help to inform the Creating More Road Space program of work.
Corporate Data Coordinator, 
•	Guided and oversaw the sourcing of data and development of the Strategic Outcomes Dashboard, enabling the Vision and Strategy Governance Committee to make informed decisions using strategic KPIs.
•	Coordinated between internal and external stakeholders in the creation of a public facing dashboard view of the Traffic Monitor report, allowing for greater public accessibility to insights while ensuring the underlying data remains up to date.
Team Leader, 
•	Led the delivery of the approx. $750k Screenlines project, requiring the collection and validation of traffic data from over 1000 locations across metropolitan Melbourne, which was then used for modelling and long-term transport planning by both internal and external stakeholders.
•	Managed a broad portfolio of data collection programs, including rural coverage, metropolitan arterial monitoring, and bicycle data stations, which created the data foundations for network-wide and multi-modal analysis and reporting.
Data Analyst, 
•	Developed model processes and reporting for the VicRoads Australian National Risk Assessment Model tool, which enabled projects to compare the potential safety impacts of infrastructure projects. Once the tool was created, all project proposals required an ANRAM report to be included. A copy of the tool was also rolled out nationally.
•	Leveraged previous work on the Australian National Risk Assessment Model to develop a road safety analysis tool that allows users to perform network-wide modelling of road safety improvement impacts to help inform strategy, policy and programs of works.
•	Mentored other team members in the use of SQL, ArcGIS and programming methodology, improving the technical capability within the team, and allowing others in the team to undertake more complex projects.

Current cover letter:

Dear Recruiting Manager,
I am writing to express my interest in the Business Analyst position. With my extensive experience in data analysis and a proven track record of successfully delivering transport data projects, I believe that I possess the skills and expertise necessary to excel in this role.
In my various roles at the Department of Transport and Planning in Victoria, formerly Department of Transport and VicRoads, I have been responsible for leading various projects requiring the elicitation of business requirements, data analysis and modelling, communication with senior stakeholders, and developing effective cross-functional teams. These experiences have provided me with a solid foundation in converting stakeholder needs into meaningful outcomes using transport data.
One specific example of my expertise is when I served as a Product Owner for our Corporate Reporting and Enablement product. In this capacity, I defined delivery features while creating a shared vision among team members. By engaging stakeholders throughout the process, I oversaw successful delivery of several key initiatives such as developing an enterprise-wide Power BI operating model and a Roads Customer Engagement Model dashboard which improved customer engagement significantly. I also played an integral part in facilitating feature discovery sessions with customers, to ensure their needs were met throughout development cycles.
Additionally, during my tenure as an ITS Integration Specialist in the Optimal Reality project of the Smarter Roads Program, I managed over 60 data feeds that supplied real-time and static data to the Optimal Reality platform, which enabled traffic operations staff to make informed decisions. I collaborated with key business stakeholders to document requirements for enhancements to data feeds and ensured their successful implementation.
I am confident that my strong analytical skills, ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, and experience in documenting comprehensive business requirements into technical deliverables will enable me to contribute significantly to the ITDP program as a Business Analyst. Furthermore, my exceptional communication skills allow me to present complex technical concepts in a clear and concise manner, ensuring effective understanding among stakeholders.
I greatly appreciate your consideration for the Business Analyst position, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.