Do you want to work at an agency where each day reveals new opportunities to work on some of the biggest issues facing consumers and businesses and have opportunities to pursue new and exciting pathways?
Do you want to work at a place where smart and dedicated people from all walks of life collaborate to work on meaningful matters?
Do you want to make an impact with your specialist data expertise to help inform decision making at the ACCC?
Then this is the place for you! At the ACCC, we're proud of the impact we can make together. We understand the responsibilities and challenges that come with a fast moving and ever-changing environment. Our high performing culture is built on a foundation of care, support and inclusion. It's why we're driven by connection and collaboration, sharing our skills, knowledge and support with each other freely and frequently. It's why we prioritise the wellbeing of our people and empower them to work autonomously, flexibly and courageously. At the ACCC, we believe the best version of you is the one that's true to who you are – and that's the you we want working alongside us.
We value flexibility, and all roles can be performed from any capital city in a state or territory or Townsville and are available on a full-time, part-time or job-share basis.
Applicants from diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, people with disability and those from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
What you will do as the Lead Data Analyst:
Use large datasets of confidential administrative microdata (e.g. BLADE/PLIDA) to address research questions relevant to ACCC work.
Work with investigation and/or project teams to define business problems, and to translate those problems into questions that can be answered with data.
Scope and acquire data from internal and external sources, including by liaising with data providers and by providing input into the use of the agency's statutory information-gathering powers.
Apply a broad range of analytical, business intelligence, and statistical and machine learning techniques to build repeatable solutions or derive accurate and relevant insights, to meet a wide variety of complex use cases.
Communicate complex technical concepts to a variety of audiences.
Develop and maintain relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including data specialists in counterpart agencies.
Lead, develop and mentor junior data specialists and contribute to capability-building initiatives to improve the agency's use of data.
About you:
In order to succeed in the role, you will have:
Excellent problem-solving skills. A highly developed ability to define business problems, and to derive accurate and relevant insights from a broad range of data to meet a wide variety of complex use cases.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to convey complex concepts to a variety of audiences.
A highly developed ability to contribute expertise to multidisciplinary teams, and to develop and maintain relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
A highly developed ability to manage a demanding workload across multiple projects with competing deadlines, and to manage and contribute to capability-building initiatives.
A demonstrated ability to manage, develop and mentor junior team members. Experience managing other data specialists is highly desirable.
Expertise in a broad range of data acquisition, processing, analysis and visualisation techniques, including demonstrated expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g. R, Python, Stata) and a demonstrated commitment to maintaining currency of that expertise.
To find out more about us and the role, please read the Candidate Kit.
How to apply:
You will be asked to respond to the statement of claims of no more than 800 words and submit your resume with key outcomes or what you are most proud of in each role you have held (2 pages maximum).
Salary: $119,173 - $131,888 (plus 15.4% superannuation)
Contact Officer: Neil Crighton, 03 9290 6949
Applications Close: 11:00pm (AEDT), Sunday 24 November 2024
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