**Data Analyst**
- 1 x Ongoing Data Analyst vacancy, Early Childhood Outcomes division
- This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Early Childhood Outcomes team
- Our team is located in Parramatta, with flexible and hybrid working arrangements available
- Salary ranges from $101,947 - $112,849 plus employers' contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Convenient access to major public transport hubs in Parramatta
- Flex leave entitlements & Access to fitness passport
**About the Department of Education**
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.
For more information about the Department of Education, please visit NSW Department of Education
**Early Childhood Outcomes Divisio**n
The Early Childhood Outcomes Division leads the delivery of the Early Years Commitment program, including comprehensive investments in the critical first 5 years of life for every child - in child development and in early education and care, making investments that support families and the community now, as well as investing in long term reforms for the future. Key initiatives will include supporting families with young children to access the services they need to support their own prosperity and wellbeing; valuing and growing the early childhood education and care sector and investing in early childhood teachers and educators.
**Who we're looking for**
These roles present an exciting opportunity to lead early childhood teams where we are committed to delivering outcomes across a broad range of reform areas to improve the quality of early childhood education programs, to build a sustainable workforce, and to increase the affordability of early childhood education and care in NSW. The teams are focused on policy development, service design, delivering programs, with a particular focus on data, information and insights. We have a strong focus on engaging with families, communities and the sector to support children to learn and grow in their early years and
We are looking for innovative, outcomes-focused people who thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
We're looking for passionate and driven team players from all walks of life from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors to join a forward-thinking team committed to delivering early childhood outcomes. It is critical that we build a team that is as diverse as the community we serve, and we encourage people with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds and people living with disability to apply.
If you are looking for a fulfilling career that will make a positive difference to communities across the state and help prepare young people for rewarding lives, then a role in our team is for you.
**About the role**
The role supports the development and implementation of the Directorate's data management, and research and analysis activities.
Key accountabilities:
- Undertake research and analysis to synthesise complex information from a range of sources to support the Directorate's priorities and the strategic management of data.
- Collaborate with other areas of the Directorate and use sophisticated technology to model the impact of reforms and policy decisions.
- Undertake quantitative data analysis of complex datasets to support the development of policy, funding models, programs, performance reporting and other Directorate priorities.
- Provide plain language advice on complex technical issues to non-technical audiences to support decision making.
- Prepare quality evidence-based written reports, submissions, and correspondence.
- Design, develop, and manage databases to capture and store multiple datasets in accordance with the Department's data management standards.
- Undertake data visualisation activities, for example building dashboards that bring together multiple data sources in Power BI.
- Review and analyse data to identify issues and to prepare proposals to improve data collection processes, accuracy, quality, and governance.
- Prepare documentation in relation to data handling and management processes
- Manage data collections to meet state and national requirements.
For further information please view the role description
**About you**
- Demonstrated experience within statistics, data analysis data modelling and visualisation.
- Proficient working knowledge and experience with visualisation tools such as Power BI/Tableau embedding visualisation best practices to tell the story.
- You have experience in working with relational databases e.g. Microsoft SQL server, Oracle, or similar.
- Excellent command of programming languages such as R/Python and SQL.
- Excellent research and analytical skills and possess a continuous improvement mindset.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- able to elicit requirements and pre