APS3 Data Entry Contractor Support Officer - Defence / Data
Location: Campbell, ACT
Contract: 19-week labour-hire contract
Pay: $50 - $60 p/h including super (negotiable)
Work type: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Work arrangement: On-site only. Remote, hybrid and off-site work is not available.
Start: Proposed 16 November 2026, subject to candidate availability and onboarding
Clearance: Must hold a current NV1 clearance or above
About the Role
Our Federal Government client needs three APS3-equivalent contractors to support a focused, high-volume data processing project. You will work through pen-and-paper survey responses, extract the required information and accurately enter it into approved electronic formats. The work is structured and detail-heavy, with clear expectations around accuracy, throughput, validation and confidentiality.
What You'll Be Doing
- Review and interpret handwritten and printed survey responses
- Extract required data using provided business rules and data dictionaries
- Enter survey data accurately into approved electronic formats
- Identify incomplete, illegible or ambiguous responses and escalated them
- Apply consistent formatting and maintain data integrityPerform self-checking and peer-review quality assurance
- Validate records, reconcile discrepancies and correct errors
- Report volumes processed, completion rates and emerging issues
- Handle sensitive information through approved systems and processes
What You Bring (Essential Criteria)
- You've handled high-volume manual data entry with strong accuracy requirements
- You can check, validate and correct data rather than simply enter it
- You can work carefully from paper forms, source documents and documented procedures
- You're confident using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft 365 applications
- You can organise repetitive, high-volume work to meet fixed timeframes
- You can handle sensitive information in line with privacy and security requirements
- You're an Australian citizen
- You must hold a current NV1 clearance or above
Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)
- Experience extracting data from paper surveys, forms or similar source documents
- Experience using business rules, data dictionaries or documented processing procedures
- Commonwealth Government or Defence experience
- Experience reporting data volumes, completion rates or quality results
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