Data Analyst

APS 4: $68,122 - $76,624; APS 5: $76,629 - $86,073 (plus 15.4% super)
- location: Adelaide
- several ongoing positions; full-time or part-time

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is looking to recruit a number of Data Analysts at the APS 4 and APS 5 levels to work in our Health and Disability Surveys team and our Education, Crime, Culture and Migrants Surveys team. Positions are located only in Adelaide. Ongoing (permanent) full-time and part-time positions will be offered.

**About the roles**

The Health and Disability Surveys and Education, Crime, Culture and Migrants Surveys teams are located in Adelaide and Canberra, with about 70 people.

These teams progress the collection and processing of data to provide insights into important social issues. They are responsible for key collections covering topics such as: mental health; disability; nutrition; physical activity; education; crime; time use; and surveys about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The data from these collections helps inform Australia’s important decisions. For example, the Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers tells us how many Australians live with disability so policy makers can provide support. The Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, which is currently underway, will shed light on mental health in Australia during the COVID pandemic. The Multi Purpose Household Survey is run annually to collect information on crime rates in Australia, as well as people’s experience with the health system.

As a Data Analyst your role will involve:

- Designing and testing data collection instruments including questionnaires and forms.
- Analysing, interpreting and undertaking quality assurance of survey data.
- Producing estimates, counts and other aggregate statistics.
- Partnering with other ABS areas who are part of the statistical cycle (from methodology, collection to publication) to produce quality and fit for purpose data and related products.
- APS 4 roles - Data Analysts at the APS 4 level work as part of a team, to deliver complex projects. These analysts work as part of team to deliver on aspects of the survey cycle. They can work with limited supervision and solve problems in their work.
- APS 5 roles - Data Analysts at the APS 5 level typically have some previous professional experience working on moderately complex data analysis under limited direction. These analysts organise their workflow, make independent decisions, provide advice and deliver aspects of the survey cycle within their area of responsibility and specialisation.

**What we are looking for (selection criteria)**

To be suitable you should have most or all of the following skills, qualities and experience:

- Strong conceptual, analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Ability to contribute to a high performing team, including teams from across different sections
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Experience in, or the ability to learn, one or more statistical programming languages, such as R, python or SAS

Also desirable (but not essential) are:

- academic qualifications in statistics, psychology/social sciences, data science, mathematics or other fields with a strong quantitative component
- experience in a data or statistical analysis role

**How to apply**

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