Principal Data Governance and Analytics Officer

10 hours ago


Greater Adelaide SA, Australia Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Full time

Executive Level 1
- Adelaide, SA
- $125,220 - $138,394

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.

We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.

With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you are engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.

It is our ambition to do things differently, to create the ‘department of great jobs’- where our people reflect our purpose.

**The Role**
Reporting to the Director - Policy, Data and Compliance, the Principal Data Governance and Analytics Officer is responsible for leading the development and implementation of data strategy, governance frameworks, data management practices, and analytics initiatives that align with the USI Office’s business objectives. This role enables data-driven decision-making and leads innovation by ensuring high-quality and well-governed data, strengthening organisational capability, and promoting continuous improvement in data practices.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the Assistant Director may include:

- Lead the development, implementation, and review of data strategy and governance, including the data governance framework, metadata management, data quality standards, and the management of master and reference data to support effective and trusted data use, and compliance with Australian Government regulatory and legislative requirements.
- Manage cross-functional data projects from planning through delivery to achieve outcomes that support the USI Office’s business objectives.
- Conduct in-depth statistical analysis and research to provide actionable insights and identify policy implications that support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Oversee the development and management of analytics solutions, including Power BI reporting, data modelling, and the design and maintenance of data warehouse and reporting infrastructure.
- Represent the USI Office in national or industry advisory committee or working groups, contributing expertise in data governance and analytics to support shared initiatives.
- Work collaboratively with other government agencies and research institutions to support the development of data sharing agreements and promote responsible data use.
- Manage a team of data professionals, including mentoring and building team capability.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide a summary (no more than 750 words) that outlines 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.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Don’t meet all the role requirements?**

**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.



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