aso6 data quality and metadata analyst

Department for Education

Job reference: 709728

Location: ADELAIDE

Job status: Long Term Contract

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

Why work with us

Every child and young person deserves a great education.

We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child's potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.

Together we will make our education system the best it can be.

When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.

About the role

Data in the Department for Education is leveraged as a strategic asset to improve educational outcomes. This is accomplished by effectively curating, managing, and analysing data, providing advice and insight to support evidence-informed practices, and fostering a data literate culture.

The Data Operations and Service directorate provides data analytics and business intelligence services to the Department for Education and leads data governance.

The Data Operations and Service directorate is responsible for ingesting, storing, organising, and managing data held in the Department's data warehouses/repositories, ensuring that data is clean, high quality, usable and available. The team is also responsible for liaising with customers to assess and prioritise their requirements, and leading data governance operations for the Department. Data Operations and Service manages the full range of data life cycle functions, including business analysis, data engineering, product development, and testing.

The Data Quality and Metadata Analyst develops and maintains effective data quality management and metadata governance practices for ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of critical Department for Education data assets. The role involves working closely with data governance roles across the department to identify and assess data quality issues and maintain metadata assets, to enhance data integrity and usability of data.

Reporting to the Manager, Data Governance and Quality, the role will also support data governance and quality initiatives that will leverage high-quality and well governed evidence and data for decision making and establish a data literate culture across the Department.

Qualifications

Essential: Nil.

Highly Desirable: Certification in data management, data quality, metadata management (e.g., CDMP, DAMA) or an IT related field.

Special conditions

The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry.

The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN –EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course or the online (Fundamentals) course which will be required to be updated every three years.

For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.

Remuneration

ASO6 $98,478 - $104,165 per annum (1.0 FTE) + superannuation (12%) and leave loading

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed to Karina Strudwick, Manager - Data Governance and Quality, via email:

Application instructions

Applications should be made through the IWorkForSA website.

Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key competencies in the attached position description.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Additional note

There are multiple positions (1.0 FTE), initial 24-month term contract.

Applications close: 03/12/2025 11:30 PM