Policy and Program Officer

1 week ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Government Full time

APS Level 5
- Canberra ACT
- $87,264 - $93,294

**About the Department of Education**
We contribute to Australia's economic prosperity and social wellbeing by creating opportunities and driving better outcomes through access to quality education and learning.

**The Role**
The Office of the Chief Data Officer (OCDO) works across the Department of Education, driving the department’s data agenda through work on cross-cutting issues involving data and data governance. Data governance refers to the frameworks, policies and processes that the department follows to maximise the value of data while managing risks.

The team actively works to build the capability of all staff to better use and understand data. The team also leads and contributes to data governance projects across the department and the broader APS. This work is often responsive, sometimes fast paced, and requires creative solutions to a diverse range of existing and emerging issues.

Reporting to an Assistant Director, the Data Governance Officer contributes to the implementation of the department’s Data Strategy and assists with work to build departmental capability in managing and using data effectively for policy and program delivery. The areas of focus of the Data Strategy are:

- culture and leadership
- staff capability
- governance
- analytics and visualisation
- data release, sharing and use and
- data infrastructure.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
In this role, you may be responsible for the following:

- Assisting with initiatives to deliver the department’s Data Strategy including contributing to department wide data projects and advice in the above focus areas.
- Supporting and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to advance the department’s data agenda.
- Communicating complex information to a range of audiences through high-quality written materials including papers, presentations, briefs and reports.
- Helping to undertake and/or design activities to support the department’s data capability, including but not limited to the development of reference and training materials.
- Conveying a positive and professional image of the department and modelling the expected behaviours of the APS Code of Conduct and APS Values.

**How to Apply**
- Provide a summary (**no more than 500 words**) that outlines your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
- Upload your Resume
- Provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**
Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Please refer to the **Job Information Pack** for more information about the role.

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