El1 Linkage Transformation Managers

Position: Linkage Transformation Manager

Classification: Executive Level 1

Location: Canberra ACT | Sydney NSW | Remote

Job Reference: #125_09/24

Group: Data Governance & Integration Group

Unit: Merging and Transformation Unit

Salary $115,126 - $128, 425 plus superannuation

Non-ongoing |Initial 12-month opportunity with possibility of extension|

A merit pool may be established to fill non-ongoing and ongoing positions as they
Engagement Type:
arise

Full-time or part-time

Advertised: Commonwealth Gazette Tuesday, 24 September 2024

Closing Date: 11:30pm, Monday 7 October 2024

More information: Visit our Careers Page and the AIHW Enterprise Agreement

This recruitment exercise may be used to fill similar positions in the Data Governance & Integration Group or within

the Institute over the coming 18 months.

About the AIHW

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) provides reliable, regular and relevant information and

statistics on Australia’s health and welfare.

We are committed to providing high quality, national data and analysis across the health, housing and

community services sectors. This covers a wide range of areas, from health and welfare expenditure,

hospitals, disease and injury, disability and mental health, to ageing, disadvantaged and vulnerable

populations, homelessness, and Indigenous health and welfare.

The AIHW Difference

The AIHW’s APS employee census results attest to our positive and supportive workplace culture. We are an

inclusive, flexible, and productive workplace where people are treated with respect and courtesy, and diverse

and unique attributes are recognised and valued. Our results also show that we achieved top ten rankings in

staff engagement, communication, and wellbeing scales out of 104 APS agencies.

We offer a range of benefits including:

- access to flexible working arrangements to support your work/life balance
- attractive remuneration packages including generous superannuation and leave provisions
- challenging and fulfilling work where you can use your skills and expertise
- opportunities for professional development including study assistance

Nations people(s), people with disability, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse people and people from diverse cultural

and linguistic backgrounds.

The AIHW has offices in Canberra and Sydney and offers remote work opportunities for many roles.

For more information, visit the Benefits of working for the AIHW page of our website.

Position Summary

The work of the Data Governance & Integration Group (DGIG) includes:

- building and implementing the Institute's data integration strategies including major data assets,

such as the National Health Data Hub
- protecting the confidentiality and privacy of data holdings through data governance leadership and

the AIHW Ethics Committee
- managing key relationships across government in support of the public sector data agenda.

The Merging and Transformation Unit (MATU) leads the Institute’s work in bringing together integrated data

from multiple sources into cohesive datasets for person-level analyses (also known as merging) and

enhancing the Institute’s data linkage capabilities and processes to ensure high-quality results (also known as

transformation). Staff in the Unit work closely with colleagues in the Data Linkage Unit and the Integrated

Data Access & Release Unit to perform merging and transformation tasks, delivering integrated datasets to

clients in secure research environments, in accordance with data provider and ethical committee approvals.

MATU is looking for talented EL1 Linkage Transformation Manager for an initial non-ongoing term of 12
- months with possibility of extension, who will lead small teams to undertake work on transformation and a

range of data merging projects. The ideal person for this job will a have strong technical background with the

capacity to undertake linkage transformation and extensive experience collaborating and leading a small

team to deliver on projects. This includes providing advice and assistance to staff in the Group on software

such as Splink and Databricks, and cloud environments.

Under general direction you will:

- Work collaboratively with the Unit Head and other EL1 officers within the Unit and Group to provide

leadership and direction on the linkage transformation project.
- Develop strategies to improve AIHW’s methods and processes for the linkage pipeline from various

sources as part of a national data linkage system.
- Develop, plan, manage and undertake complex linkage transformation and merging projects.
- Advise, liaise and negotiate with external researchers, government partners and other areas of the

Institute to develop and meet project requirements.

Selection Criteria

1. Achieves results by drawing on your own and others’ expertise to achieve goals in a collaborative

environment with competing demands and using project management techniques.

2. Cultivates productive