Principal Workforce Analyst

About us
The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention, preparedness and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments, as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities. The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response, including road crash rescue, bushfire, hazardous material, technical and vertical rescue, severe weather incidents, remote and Swiftwater rescue, and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.
The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR), Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ), as well as the broader department which work together to pre-empt, prevent, mitigate and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.
The QFD is an organisation that is focused on reframing the department's relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, and organisations through the Path to Treaty, Closing the Gap and building our cultural.
Purpose of the role
Workforce Strategy and Analytics delivers workforce strategy, planning, and analytic services that contribute to achieving a highly capable, contemporary, and connected workforce. The Workforce Analytics unit has a primary function to deliver staff and establishment reporting and data to meet departmental and external requirements. A secondary function will be the capability to transform this data into descriptive, predictive, and interactive analytics that offer workforce insights, to support the departments executive decision-making and strategic workforce planning.
Reporting to the Executive Manager, you will be responsible for managing the team and functions of the unit through the development, review and improvement of workforce data and reporting systems and processes. You will also be required to provide high level advice to senior management to support optimal business planning and operations to deliver the department's purpose and objectives.
Key requirements
Highly desirable requirements
- Experience in managing data extraction and analysis, and presenting workforce information (i.e. staff, payroll, establishment data) for decision-making in a large complex organisation.
- Knowledge and/or experience in Queensland government workforce reporting requirements.
- Knowledge and/or experience with Human Resources (HR) data warehouses, SQL databases and data integration across multiple platforms, (i.e. Power BI with SQL Server, MS Excel, and other business intelligence tools) for the delivery of reporting products and dashboards.

Your key accountabilities
Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:

- Manage the research, analysis and preparation of high quality workforce information and reporting in line with departmental and external reporting requirements to meet the needs of key stakeholders.
- Manage and ensure workforce data governance, including audit recommendations, security and other control mechanisms in the delivery of data and reporting products to ensure accurate information.
- Provide high level advice, with data driven insights, on a range of strategic HR issues and support the development of key strategies and priorties to build workforce capacity and capability.
- Establish, build, and maintain effective working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of quality data, reporting and other services.
- Prepare and review complex reports, submissions, briefs and correspondence, including accurate response relating to strategic workforce analytics, in accordance with departmental requirements.
- Manage complex projects, and represent QFD on various forums and committees, in the delivery of strategic workforce initiatives and practices, and ensure positive outcomes are delivered within agreed timeframes.
- Manage the continuous development and review of workforce data and reporting systems and processes to improve workforce information management and team capability.
- Manage the workforce analytics function and team, fostering positive teamwork, and assisting in the ongoing development of staff through performance, planning, and review.

Capabilities
To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Team Leader (leading self)
Vision
- Leads strategically
- Stimulates ideas and innovation

Results
- Builds enduring relationships
- Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability
- Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
- Pursues continuous growth

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFD shared values of:

- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Courage
- LoyaltyThis work is