Survey Systems Manager

7 days ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Department of the Environment Full time

EL 1 - $112,294 - $120,780 per annum plus superannuation
- ABARES Division
- Canberra, ACT

**Who we are**
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) provides data, analysis and research to inform policy and decision-making in Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors. ABARES has capabilities in multi-disciplinary research and analysis in the fields of economics, science, and social science, and produces a number of key datasets relating to our portfolio industries.

The Farm Performance, Biosecurity & Information Branch provides analysis and advice on the performance and structure of Australia’s farm sector, investigates biosecurity risks facing the sector and policy responses, and supports the data and analytical infrastructure that underpins all of ABARES work.

The Farm Data and Analysis (FDA) Program is the home of ABARES farm surveys, analysis, modelling and productivity research. Our mission is to develop an inclusive, collaborative and innovative culture as we produce high quality research on current and emerging issues in agriculture. The core of the FDA program are the ABARES farm surveys, which collect detailed physical and financial information from farms throughout Australia. This valuable and sensitive data is stored and managed by ABARES to generate summary statistics and to conduct research, while protecting its confidentiality and security.

**The Job**
The duties of this role include:

- leading delivery, support and maintenance of bespoke farm survey collection software including key liaison with IT support team
- leading training and troubleshooting of survey collection software used across regional and remote Australia by 25-30 survey collectors each year to conduct around 2,300 farm surveys
- managing and supporting farm survey database infrastructure eg permissions, governance, workflow and table structures
- working with others in the survey team to support survey delivery including reviewing travel and expenses, arranging mailouts, and supporting training activities
- contributing to the planning and coordination of team operations to ensure goals and objectives are met.

**What we are looking for**

**Knowledge and experience**
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate:

- in-depth understanding of survey data collection software and links to database and analytical systems
- thorough understanding of end-to-end survey data business processes and how systems work to enable these processes
- experience communicating business problems and requirements to IT developers and support staff
- a history of successful project management and delivery
- experience in farm surveys and/or Australian agriculture would be highly desirable.

**For additional information, please read the Job Description below.

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