Assistant Director, Budget Analytics

7 months ago


Canberra, Australia Department of Finance Full time

Budget Group / Budget Policy & Data Division / Data Governance & Analytics Branch
- Executive Level 1 ($122,240 - $148,030) | Ongoing & Non-ongoing | Full-time & Part-time
- Canberra, ACT

**ABOUT THE BRANCH**

Data Governance and Analytics Branch is responsible for enterprise data governance for Finance and provides data-based insights to inform Finance’s advice on government expenditure, program delivery and operations. The Branch manages requests for Finance’s data under the _Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022_ and data governance policies and manages a range of whole-of-government expenditure policy and frameworks. The Branch also provides analysis and advice on program estimates and other expenditure trends, and coordinates and contributes to a range of key Budget products.

**ABOUT THE** OPPORTUNITY**

The team interprets and presents policy insights through written and visual products for a diverse audience (including Ministers and the Expenditure Review Committee). The role involves conducting responsive policy analysis, providing data-based insights and verifying costings and other policy models. The team investigate policy assumptions and impacts using integrated Commonwealth microdata assets and other contextual datasets. The Assistant Director will work closely with Finance’s Agency Advice Units and other Government agencies to build networks, access data and analyse key policies and programs. The role also requires the development and implementation of strategies to support analytics work, such as automation of processes, improved quality assurance and building analytics capability of staff and stakeholders.

**DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION**

For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

**ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES**
- Under section 22(8) of the _Public Service Act 1999_, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.

**CONTACT INFORMATION**
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.

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