Assistant Director

Executive Level 1
- Canberra, ACT | Melbourne VIC
- $115,996 - $128,200

**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 Payments and Collections Branch (the Branch) is responsible for the administration and delivery of Commonwealth funding under the Australian Education Act 2013. The branch is responsible for collecting data to calculate payments and ensuring the accuracy of recurrent and capital payments to all schools, in accordance with the governing legislation. Successful applicants will be joining a collegiate Branch that provides interesting and rewarding work in:

- program management of capital investment in non-government schools
- program management of recurrent funding for all schools
- managing business requirements for digital services
- data collection and governance of school funding data.
- Assistant Director - Capital Funding.
- Assistant Director - School Approvals and Payments.
- Product Manager - Improvement, Innovation and Investment.
- Assistant Director - Schools Data Production

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Key responsibilities of the roles include:
Product Manager - Improvement, Innovation and Investment
- Product management of all SchoolsHUB Platform products with the Product Owner and affected business teams
- Being the advocate for external and internal SchoolsHUB users, gathering and synthesising information from multiple sources into epics and features
- Defining the high-level delivery schedule and prioritisation for features and user stories
- Working with the DEWR IT Delivery Lead to plan and execute Program Increment planning
- Working collaboratively with the Product Owner and business owners to identify minimum viable product for changes and future business needs requiring investment

Assistant Director - Capital Funding
- Contribute to the implementation and management of the Government Schools Capital Funding component of the Schools Upgrade Fund
- Assist with the management of the Capital Grants Program
- Contribute to the identification of business requirements for the new Education Funding System to replace the current IT ecosystem by 2026
- Building positive and effective relationships with established and new stakeholders
- Contribute to quality improvement for the section more broadly.

Assistant Director - School Approvals and Payments
- Strategically lead and manage a large team responsible for collecting school funding data and calculating funding entitlements under the Australian Education Act 2013
- Supporting, mentoring and coaching members of the team to develop their capabilities
- Managing complex issues escalated by members of the team, exercising good judgement and resolving issues
- Developing a thorough understanding of the complex IT ecosystem used to collect school funding data and calculating funding entitlements
- Contributing to the identification of business requirements for the new Education Funding System to replace the current IT ecosystem by 2026
- Collecting and analysing data to undertake reconciliations and ensure data accuracy
- Identifying and implementing business improvements processes.

Assistant Director - Schools Data Production
- Managing the non-government Student Attendance, government school’s data collection [including government school Students with Disability (NCCD)] and the Student Address Collection for non-government schools
- Preparing schools data extracts as required for national reporting, analysis and dissemination for government and non-government school sectors - for internal/external clients
- Providing new data products to support the work of the policy areas
- Maintaining school geographical and descriptive data sets
- Development and implementation of data collections to support evidence requirements
- Preparation of data sets as source data for funding calculations

**Qualifications and Education**
Mandatory

Assistant Director - Schools Data Production team: Degree in Mathematics, statistics, IT or data-related field (highly desirable), well-developed knowledge of SAS.

**How to Apply**
- Provide a summary (**no more than **500** words**) that identifies the role/s of interest, 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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