Data and Systems Team Leader

Description:

The Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) is seeking a Data and Systems Team Leader to join the Program Workforce Unit. The Data and Systems Team Leader will lead a team responsible for the system management and reporting on the casual workforce.

What You Will Do

In the Data and Systems Team Leader role, you will:

• Oversee and maintain IT and data repository systems, ensuring reliability, security, and efficiency in line with government policies.
• Lead the administration, configuration, and continuous improvement of workforce-related systems, including user access management, permissions, and governance controls.
• Provide leadership, guidance and training to team members to support comprehensive reporting of casual workforce within required timelines.
• Analyse complex datasets to support decision-making and provide actionable insights through reports and dashboards.
• Work with ICT to build, maintain and enhance databases, including data integrity, security, backups, and performance optimisation.
• Identify and implement improvements and automation solutions to data management, system processes and business processes to enhance operational and data efficiency thus reducing manual workload.
• Coordinate and support IT and data-related projects, including system upgrades, UAT Activities, migrations, decommissioning and integrations with internal and external platforms.
• Lead the development and maintenance of documentation such as system manuals, process maps, data dictionaries and quality assurance procedures.
• Support the design and enhancement of workforce reporting tools, dashboards, and reporting frameworks using SQL, Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, and related technologies.
• Provide expert advice to stakeholders on system capability, data requirements, design changes, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Develop training materials and provide guidance to users and junior team members on system and data best practices.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality outcomes, including the tracking of progress to meet critical deadlines.
  
  
  

What we are looking for

The QCAA is committed to selecting the person best suited to the role and to furthering equity and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from all gender groups, Aboriginal people, Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with all abilities.

The Ideal Candidate For This Role

• Works with the team to organise work priorities so they deliver on broader organisational commitments (leads strategically)
• Analyses available data and supports others to identify essential information to uncover the cause of issues (makes insightful decisions)
• Demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence and transparency (drives accountability and outcomes)
• Builds and sustains relationships to enable the collaborative delivery of customer-focused outcomes (builds enduring relationships)
• Maintains a high standard of practice through governance and risk management (demonstrates sound governance).
  
  
  

To be successful in this role, you will have strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to manage multiple tasks while adhering to agreed priorities, timeframes, and accountabilities. Experience in database development and management, ICT solution oversight, reporting, and data visualization—particularly using SQL and Microsoft Power Platforms—will be highly regarded. Additionally, the ability to coordinate the delivery of work packages will be advantageous.

How To Apply

Please read the information in the role description and the Information for Applicants documents. Your application should include:

• a letter or statement (up to 2 pages maximum) that addresses the points outlined in the 'What we are looking for' section
• your résumé that details your qualifications and experience, and the names of two work-related referees, one of which should be your immediate supervisor.
  
  
  

Documents must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format and use at least 11-point font size.

Apply online at www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au .

If you have technical difficulties or to discuss reasonable adjustment options, please email peopleandculture@qcaa.qld.edu.au .

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