Description:
Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE889718
This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP
The System Response and Transformation (SRT) division is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled analytics professional to lead the System Business Intelligence team and to contribute to the improvement of positive educational outcomes for young people in Western Australia.
Professional Benefits
Working for the Department of Education attracts a range of attractive professional and personal benefits including:
- 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
- more than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
- free secure parking under the East Perth building
- a range of salary packaging options
- negotiate flexible working arrangements
- belong to a fun, positive, motivated and high performing team.
The Role and our Branch
The System Response and Transformation Division (SRT) drives high performance and assurance at a system level by providing senior leaders with visibility and assurance of system performance and improvement initiatives. This is achieved by ensuring strategic responses and projects are delivered within expectations; collecting and analysing data and reporting on performance; and overseeing the development of transformation opportunities in line with the Department’s strategic intent.
We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply.
The Department of Education’s core purpose is to provide every student with a pathway to a successful future. Student health, wellbeing, engagement and achievement are interrelated and core to each student’s success. Quality teaching strengthens student performance and enhances their ability to achieve their goals. This is best achieved when the system, schools, students, families, communities and other agencies work in partnership.
The partnership approach is underpinned by school autonomy within a connected and unified public school system – schools know their students, families and communities best and are best placed to effect positive outcomes through local place-based decision-making.
Local planning in schools is best supported by a public school system where quality decisions are made at the highest level. This includes directing resources to where they are most needed and designing new initiatives that make a difference to schools and young people. Quality information, accountability and effective project and program management are core to achieving this – building and assuring these practices across the Department is the remit of the SRT division.
The allocation of staff to projects and initiatives within the division is flexible with the right people being drawn upon at the right time from across the Division to support delivery of our collective business priorities based on the necessary skills and expertise.
The Division’s Business Intelligence team has responsibility for the development and delivery of the Department’s data strategy and the associated technology, policies and processes to enable its effective implementation. The Manager will work with the Director to consult and negotiate with stakeholders across the Department to develop a shared vision, an aspirational but achievable implementation plan and to ultimately build consistent and safe practice across the Department as a connected whole, while maintaining the ability for individual business units to deliver on their remit. The successful applicant will ideally have extensive current knowledge and experience in data science through leading business intelligence, data management and data visualisation at an enterprise level, including and with modern data tools; the ability to analyse the current and future organisational needs to develop and implement initiatives contributing to the achievement of organisational goals and outcomes; and experience with engaging stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, building strong relationships to influence and negotiate consensus outcomes.
The branch will also continue developing and refining data displays for senior leadership to support understanding and analysis of performance to inform decision making related to the delivery of the Department’s strategic intent and high-profile operations. The team, both at branch and divisional level, operates under an agile methodology and mindset to solve problems and support others to deliver high quality outcomes.
Cultural Diversity
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Your written application will be assessed against the following Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated extensive current knowledge and experience in leading business intelligence, data management and data visualisation at an enterprise level, including and with modern data tools.
- Demonstrated extensive experience analysing the current and future organisational needs to develop and implement initiatives contributing to the achievement of organisational goals and outcomes.
- Demonstrated highly developed leadership, interpersonal, management and coordination skills in leading teams and processes resulting in collaborative decision making and sustainable and repeatable solutions.
- Demonstrated high level verbal, written and presentation skills for preparing briefings, submissions, performance reporting and submissions about complex strategic issues and represent the Department at all levels of Government.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build strong relationships, consult at all levels to influence and negotiate consensus outcomes.
For a full outline of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the JDF.
It is recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.
All inquiries are welcomed
Please contact Michelle Ostberg, Director System Response and Transformation by telephoning (08) 9264 4019 or emailing Michelle.Ostberg@education.wa.edu.au
Application Instructions
All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow all instructions. It is recommended you have relevant documents completed and ready to attach with your online application. Please allow enough time to complete this process as applications must be received prior to the closing date and time.
Your application should include:
- A five (5) page statement addressing the selection criteria listed above, in context of the role and business needs of the branch
- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
- The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.
After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please phone (08) 9264 4127.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please phone (08) 9264 8666 for assistance.
Eligibility and Training Requirements
Employees will be required to:
- provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy;
- complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement
- complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter.
- complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement; and
- complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy
- consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment
- obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check if required
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Monday, 6 May 2024.
Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions at, or after, 4:30pm will not be accepted.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE
PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED
This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our division for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.