At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead data analytics projects to enhance education and care services across the ACT.
- Company: Join a dynamic team in the Education and Care, Regulation and Support Branch.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, superannuation, and flexible working options including hybrid work.
- Other info: Temporary role with potential for permanency and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on education policy while developing your analytical skills.
- Qualifications: Experience with PowerBI and strong communication skills are highly desirable.
The predicted salary is between 127597 - 136873 $ per year.
The Education and Care, Regulation and Support (ECRS) Branch regulates and supports over 370 education and care services, 670 home-educated resident children, 49 non-government schools, and five ACT school CRICOS providers. ECRS is seeking a collaborative and innovative candidate to oversee the development of data analytics to drive reporting and intelligence for education and care services, non-government schools and home educating families across the ACT, under the Education and Care Services National Law (ACT), the Education Act 2004 and the Children and Young People Act 2008 (CYP Act).
In addition, this role will undertake complex policy and project work, and prepare briefings and ministerial correspondences, often within tight timeframes. This position requires leadership and expertise in regulatory functions and a strong ability to accurately interpret and apply legislation. The ideal candidate will be strategic and innovative with high level interpersonal, communication, and IT skills.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other requirements:
- Experience with PowerBI and/or data visualization tools is highly desirable.
- Experience in a regulatory context is highly desirable.
This is a temporary position available from 7 December 2026 to 30 June 2027 with the possibility of permanency. An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
This position is located in a workplace designated for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.
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