Data Analyst

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 1

Candidate Information Package

Data Governance Analyst

Job Reference Number: Recruitment team to complete

Position Title: Data Governance Analyst

Classification: APS6

Status:
Non-Ongoing – for up to 12months with possibility of

extension

Salary Range: $89,445 to $100,537 + 15.4% Superannuation

Contact Person: Dan Marsden

Contact Number: 0411 670 ***

Date Applications Open: Recruitment team to complete

Number of Vacancies: 1

Division: Regulatory Policy, Insights and Review

Branch: Regulatory Policy

Section: Data Governance

Location: All NDISQSC offices

Contact Job Title: Director – Data Governance

Contact Email: ***********@ndiscommisson.gov.au

Date Applications Close: Recruitment team to complete

The NDIS Commission is a disability friendly organisation that offers interesting and

challenging roles. People with a disability are encouraged to apply for jobs in the

Commission.

About the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (the NDIS Commission) is an independent

agency established on 1 July 2018 to improve the quality and safety of NDIS supports and

services. The Commission is the dedicated national regulator of NDIS service providers in

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Australia and a non-corporate entity under the Public Governance, Performance and

Accountability Act 2013.

The NDIS Commission’s core legislative functions are to:

• uphold the rights of, and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of, people with

disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the

National Disability Insurance Scheme;

• develop a nationally consistent approach to managing quality and safeguards for

people with disability receiving supports or services, including those received under

the National Disability Insurance Scheme;

• promote the provision of advice, information, education and training to NDIS

providers and people with disability;

• secure compliance with relevant legislation through effective compliance and

enforcement arrangements, including through the monitoring and investigation

functions conferred on the Commissioner by legislation;

• promote continuous improvement amongst NDIS providers and the delivery of

progressively higher standards of supports and services to people with disability;

• develop and oversee the broad policy design for a nationally consistent framework

relating to the screening of workers involved in the provision of supports and

services to people with disability;

• provide advice or recommendations to the National Disability Insurance Agency

(NDIA) and its Board in relation to the performance of the Agency’s functions;

• engage in, promote and coordinate the sharing of information to achieve the

objects of the relevant legislation; and

• provide NDIS market oversight, including:

i. by monitoring changes in the NDIS market which may indicate emerging

risk; and

ii. by monitoring and mitigating the risks of unplanned service withdrawal.

Data and Insights
The Data and Insights Team is responsible for the delivery of data governance frameworks
and policies, and high-quality analytics models and data products. Outputs from the Data
and Insights team ensure that Commission data is effectively managed as a strategic asset.

The team is accountable for increasing the value of NDIS Commission data through delivery
of data governance policies, analytics models, data modelling, data analysis and provision of
business intelligence.

Key duties
This position is responsible for supporting the implementation and management of a data

quality program of work to support the commission to improve its practices to enable high

quality data

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• Supports the development and implementation of data quality related policies and

• Supports the development and implementation of data quality practices including

• Enables a proactive data quality profiling capability to establish a baseline of quality

• Reports periodically to relevant stakeholders on the current status of data quality,

• Supports the use of tools and processes to build maturity in data quality practices for

Key capabilities

• Knowledge of data quality dimensions, data criticality and data profiling practices

• Experience using tools and techniques to analyse data and quantify the impact and

• Ability to work in small teams to inform action on data quality and measure impacts

• Strong communication skills to support stakeholder engagement and ability to

Our ideal candidate will also have:

• Experience managing data assets, data quality and assessing integrity of data sources -

• Lived experience of disability or demonstrated understanding of disability services in a

Employment suitability requirements
All NDIS Commission personnel are required to meet employment suitability requirements
prior to, and throughout, their employment.

Pre-employment:
To be considered in this role, candidates will need to:

• Be an Australian Citizen

• Have a favourable National Police Check

• Have or be willing to obtain and maintain a Baseline Vetting security clearance. See

• If the position involves working with children and/or vulnerable people, the

• Complete an NDIS Commission external influences and associations declaration

Ongoing suitability

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NDIS Commission employees are required to comply with the APS Code of Conduct,

including to at all times behave in a way that upholds the APS Values and Employment

Principles, and the integrity and good reputation of the NDIS Commission and the APS.

The NDIS Commission completes regular internal screening, monitoring and assessments

to ensure all employees meet employment suitability requirements.

How to apply

1. Applications are to be submitted online at NDIS Commission current vacancies page

2. Submit a statement describing how your skills, knowledge, experience would make

you the ideal person for the role. Please ensure you address the Key Duties and

Capabilities of the ideal candidate in the statement. This statement can be up to a

maximum of a 1000 words.

3. Attach an up to date Curriculum Vitae (CV) and the contact details for two referees,

one of whom must be your current (or most recent) supervisor.

The assessment/selection process
The merit assessment process is chosen to suit the circumstances of the vacancy, the

business environment in which it operates and generally includes the following stages:

The application
Applicants provide written evidence of their skills, knowledge and experience supported

by relevant examples.

Shortlisting
Shortlisting is undertaken to identify the applicants with the strongest claims.

Further assessment
The selection panel (usually 2-3 people) acquires as much information as they consider

necessary. This may include contacting referees, undertaking an interview, a work sample

test and/or psychometric testing may also be included in the assessment. The contact

person for the vacancy is available to provide further information about which assessment

techniques will be used.

RecruitAbility
We participate in the Australian Public Service RecruitAbility Scheme to attract applicants

with disability by removing some of the barriers in recruitment and employment

processes. The scheme provides an opportunity for applicants with disability to progress to

the next stage in the selection process if they are assessed as meeting the minimum

requirements of the job. Disability is defined as ‘current limitation, restrictions or

impairment, which has lasted, or is likely to last, for at least six months and restricts

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everyday activities. More information about RecruitAbility can be found here:

http://www.apsc.gov.au/priorities/disability/recruitability .

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
We recognise the richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and the unique

knowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees bring to our workplace, policy

development and service delivery. We welcome and encourage applications from

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Merit Pool
A merit pool may be created and utilised within 18 months from the date this vacancy was

advertised in APSJobs.