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Join to apply for the Chief Data Officer, Data and Analytics role at Services Australia
Services Australia (the Agency) is at the frontline of government service delivery, supporting millions of Australians. We support the economic, health and social wellbeing of Australia by delivering high-quality services and payments to the community on behalf of government. Our Agency’s responsibilities include Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support services, as well as whole of government services such as myGov.
Our goal is to make government services simple, so people can get on with their lives. We’re modernising the way we work to deliver a simple, helpful, respectful and transparent experience for customers.
The Chief Data Officer, Data and Analytics is responsible for data governance, reporting, analysis and data science for the Agency. The role has responsibility for driving the strategic vision and execution of data management initiatives, with a focus on extracting actionable insights from the agency’s core data assets.
The Chief Data Officer, Data and Analytics also provides expert advice and support in the development of advanced analytics methodologies, machine learning, data curation, data pipeline engineering and in the design of strategic and tactical reporting solutions.
As an enabling area, the division seeks to collaborate across the agency and Commonwealth to drive innovation, optimise business processes and enhance agency performance through the effective use and governance of data and analytics.
Positive and effective leadership is critical to your success in this role. The Agency expects its leaders to:
* Create and share the vision
* By aligning all planning and resource allocation across the enterprise, to achieve our Corporate Plan
* By maintaining the connection between workstream plans and our agency’s performance against its service delivery goals
* Create and develop high performing teams
* By understanding the future skill needs and ensuring we have the training today for our workforce needs tomorrow
* Encouraging and enabling staff to develop themselves as leaders, and seek new experience by taking on new roles
* Being a trusted leader and accountable for your decisions across the enterprise
* Create and sustain productive working relationships
* Actively embed our principles – simple, helpful, respectful and transparent
* Collaborate with colleagues to ensure planning aligns with our vision, and plan for technology development and enabling systems
* Be authentic, honest and challenge constructively to ensure required outcomes are achieved.
* Create and reward an inclusive culture
* Create pathways for staff to flag pain points and make suggestions
* Constantly demonstrate to staff that their efforts and achievements are valued
* Promote a culture of positively engaging with risk
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field are highly desirable, but not essential.
This process may be used to fill similar vacancies at this classification both within the Agency and the wider APS, as they become available within an 18-month period.
Salary and benefits
* The Senior Executive Band 2 level offers an attractive remuneration package, including 15.4% superannuation and salary packaging options.
* Conditions that support your health, wellbeing and lifestyle.
* Generous leave provisions, including accruable annual leave of 23 days per year with the capacity to purchase an additional 4 weeks annual leave per year after 12 months service.
* Accruable personal leave including sick and carers leave at 18 days per year.
* To apply, you need to be an Australian citizen.
* You will need to pass our pre-employment screening process, which includes a pre-employment check, and where relevant, a working with children and vulnerable people check.
* You will also need, or have the ability to acquire an Australian Government security clearance, to the appropriate level for the position. This will be arranged for you, if successful.
Apply
To obtain a candidate pack or submit an application, please follow the link. Applications must be submitted using the online recruitment system:
https://www.beaumontandbeaumont.com.au/11503
You are required to provide a statement of no more than 1,000 words outlining your background, skills and experience and how they relate to the requirements of the role. You will also need to submit a resume that outlines your career history, qualifications and achievements.
If you have any queries, need assistance with the application process, or if you would like to have a confidential conversation regarding the role, please contact Jonathan Beaumont on 02 6126 4500 or via servicesaustralia@beaumontandbeaumont.com.au (Ref: 11503). Enquiries will be kept in strict confidence.
Please note applications close 11:30 PM AEST 19 June 2025.
We have found that some emails, particularly to Gmail accounts, find their way to your spam folder. If you are expecting an email from our system and it has not been received, please check this folder before contacting us.
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information see: http://www.apsc.gov.au/priorities/disability/recruitability.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Analyst and Information Technology
* Industries
Government Administration
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