Python Job: APS6 Senior Data Analyst and Senior Research Offic

Positions: Senior Data Analyst and Senior Research Officer

Classification: APS Level 6

Location: Canberra ACT | Sydney NSW

Job Reference: 125_10/22

Group: Deputy CEO Group

Unit: Mental Health Analytics & Reporting Service Unit

Salary: $90,505 – $100,051 plus superannuation

Engagement Type: Ongoing | Non-ongoing for up to 18 months | Full-time or Part-time

Advertised: Commonwealth Gazette, Thursday 27 October 2022

Closing Date: 11:30pm, Wednesday 9 November 2022

Contact Officer: Jason Thomson [email protected], 02 6244 1229

More Information: Visit our Careers Page and the AIHW Enterprise Agreement

This recruitment exercise may be used to fill similar positions within the institute or APS over the coming 18 months.

About the AIHW

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) provides reliable, regular, and relevant information and

statistics on Australia’s health and welfare.

We are committed to providing high quality, national data and analysis across the health, housing, and

community services sectors. This covers a wide range of areas, from health and welfare expenditure,

hospitals, disease and injury, disability and mental health, to ageing, disadvantaged and vulnerable

populations, homelessness, and Indigenous health and welfare.

The AIHW Difference

We value an inclusive, flexible, and productive workplace where people are treated with respect and

courtesy, and diverse and unique attributes are recognised and valued. We offer our staff a range of benefits

including:

• access to modern, mobile technology and tools to enable flexible working

• attractive remuneration packages including generous superannuation and leave provisions

• challenging and fulfilling work where individuals can use their skills and expertise

• opportunities for professional development including study assistance

Our strong culture of collaboration and commitment to excellence is consistently demonstrated in the

annual APS Employee Census with top ten rankings in both staff engagement and wellbeing scales out of 101

APS agencies.

The AIHW is committed to creating genuine opportunities for all and welcomes applications from Aboriginal

and Torres Strait Islander people(s), people with disability, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse people and people from

diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

The AIHW has offices in Canberra and Sydney and supports flexible working arrangements including remote

work for many roles.

For more information, visit the Benefits of working for the AIHW page of our website.

Position Summary

The Mental Health Analytics & Reporting Service Unit (MHARSU) of the Australian Institute of Health and

Welfare (AIHW) is responsible for a range of data analysis and reporting functions, including production of

the Mental health services in Australia report.

The MHARSU is looking for an experienced Data Analyst and Research Officer who are passionate about

improving mental health and welfare data, reporting and want to be involved in the expansion of the mental

health work program. This program is broad and includes analysis and reporting on mental health-related

data including the national mental health data collections, hospitals data, MBS and PBS. New work programs

will involve the development of an enhanced data analytics capability including linked data development and

analysis.

The Unit have the following two position vacancies:

Senior Data Analyst

There is an opportunity for a talented and motivated Data Analyst to join the Analytics Team in the MHARSU.

The Analytics Team is responsible for a range of activities including undertaking analysis for the Mental health

services in Australia report, international mental health reporting for the OECD, undertaking complex and

exploratory analysis on a range of health and welfare data collections, and analysis of linked data

collections—including the National Integrated Health Service Information (NIHSI) linked data asset.

Senior Research Officer

There is an opportunity for a talented and motivated Research Officer to join the Reporting Team in the

MHARSU. The Reporting Team is responsible for a range of activities including data analysis, data

visualisation, report preparation and web content development for the Mental health services in Australia

report and other mental health-related publications, including the AIHW’s flagships reports—Australia’s

health and Australia’s welfare.

Both roles will also involve other tasks relevant to the mental health work program as required.

Under general direction, the successful candidates will:

• Undertake complex research and/or data analysis, interpretation of data, and preparation of reports

and data visualisations, such as for the Mental health services in Australia report.

• Contribute to a range of research, design, project planning, management and development tasks to

deliver required outcomes/outputs.

• Provide advice and options on professional, technical and administrative matters.

• Develop and apply new work methods to the mental health workplan.

• Represent the AIHW and liaise with people both inside and outside the AIHW as relevant to the

above duties.

Selection Criteria

Our ideal candidates will have most, or all, of the following skills and knowledge:

1. Well-developed conceptual and analytical skills, including the demonstrated ability to:

o Senior Data Analyst – Investigate and interrogate data sets using SAS or other data analysis

and visualisation tools such as SQL, R, Python and/or Tableau.

o Senior Research Officer – Undertake research and synthesise information from a range of

sources (including academic research and grey literature) to produce high quality written

work in a range of formats.

2. Well-developed liaison and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with

internal and external clients and work within, and contribute to, a team.

3. Sound organisational skills, including the demonstrated ability to determine priorities, manage

projects and workflows, and meet deadlines.

Desirable

4. High-level SAS and/or SQL programming skills (Data Analyst role).

5. Experience as a CMS author/understanding of website content management (Research Officer role).

6. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant health or welfare discipline, previous experience in a role

involving data development, collation and/or research analysis and reporting, or subject matter

expertise relevant to the role.

How to Apply

Please submit your application online via the AIHW e-Recruit system. When applying online for the first time,

you will need to register and provide a valid email address.

Please provide:

1. A summary of your relevant skills and experience and explain why you would be the best person for

the role. Your response should align with the position summary and selection criteria information

above, and must be no more than 750 words.

2. Your current CV and the names of two referees.

Reasonable Adjustment

The AIHW is committed to providing accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment processes for all

candidates. If you require a reasonable adjustment (at any stage of the recruitment process), you can note

this in your application and provide details of any adjustments required. All efforts will be made to meet your

requirements.

Reasonable adjustments may include but are not limited to additional interview time, being interviewed at a

particular time of day, interview material printed in large font, making allowances for varying communication

styles.

RecruitAbility

The AIHW is committed to supporting the employment and career development of people with

disability. Our participation in APS RecruitAbility means we will progress an applicant who declares that they

have disability to a further stage in the recruitment process, where they opt into RecruitAbility on the

application form and meet the minimum requirements for the role.