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Form of workJob no: 512593
Employment type: Ongoing
Location: Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Any location in Australia
Categories: APS Level 6, Data
About the department
The department plays a key role in the Australian Government’s agenda to create jobs and build a stronger, more resilient and competitive economy. Our work builds on Australia’s existing strengths, supports businesses to grow, and drives new opportunities for long-term productivity growth and prosperity. The success of the department helps Australia recover from the economic consequences of COVID‑19 and adapt to its ongoing effects. Through our work, we support the government’s economic recovery plan and help to deliver a better future for all Australians.
About the team
The Commercialisation Division brings together the department’s policy and program teams working on commercialisation, entrepreneurship and business research. These include the Research & Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI), venture capital and early-stage finance, challenge-based innovation, and responsibility for the Industry Innovation and Science Australia board.
The R&DTI Branch provides advice to government on business R&D policy and delivers, in partnership with the ATO, the R&DTI program. The R&DTI supports Australian companies to boost investment in eligible R&D by reducing the cost of investment through a tax offset, which in turn aims to boost Australia’s economic competitiveness, jobs and growth. The R&DTI is a key pillar of Australia’s innovation and R&D policy ecosystem, supporting more than 12,000 companies to invest in R&D each year, at a cost of $2.7 billion per annum on average in tax revenue foregone. More information on the R&DTI is available at https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/research-and-development-tax-incentive .
The branch encompasses a number of highly collaborative teams working together to provide holistic business R&D advice to government and ensure the effective and efficient administration of the R&DTI program. The branch provides outstanding opportunities to gain skills across policy development and advice, data intelligence and insights, communications and stakeholder engagement, governance, operations and administrative review, and work with innovative Australian businesses.
The Data Intelligence & Insights Team in the R&DTI Branch is responsible for the collation and analysis of all R&DTI program data to generate policy insights, assess compliance risk, monitor program performance, and improve customer service outcomes.
The team draws together data from the Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to understand business R&D and how it contributes to innovation, jobs and growth. It also identifies opportunities to apply machine learning and other state-of-the art data science techniques to better leverage R&DTI program data to enhance program administration.
Data Intelligence and Insights staff exercise expertise in data manipulation and analysis, interpretation and illustration, and provision of advice to inform management and policy decision making.
The opportunity
The R&DTI Branch is seeking multiple data analysts / data scientists at the APS6 level who will apply state-of-the-art machine-learning and data analysis techniques (e.g. machine-learning) to the R&DTI program’s substantial data holdings. This data-driven analysis will generate policy insights, monitor program performance, assess compliance risk and enhance program administration.
What’s in it for you?
Successful applicants will have the opportunity to apply data science and analysis techniques to DISR’s considerable data holdings, using industry-standard data science tools such as Python, R and PowerBI. They will be well supported by a management team with a strong data-technical background.
DISR supports hybrid-remote and flexible working arrangements and the R&DTI program is delivered through a national network of teams located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.
Our ideal candidate
Our ideal candidate will have a background in data science, data analysis, business intelligence, econometrics, or statistics. They will possess some or all of the following:
Proficiency in at least one of the following data analysis tools / languages: Python, R, PowerBI / DAX, SQL.
The ability to present, in written or verbal form, data-driven analysis to non-technical senior executive stakeholders.
The ability to work with stakeholders to understand their analysis needs and co-design custom data analysis projects.
A drive to spot opportunities for using cutting-edge data analysis techniques to inform policy, automate work and enhance administrative processes and decision-making.
They would also ideally:
Have a passion for working within a diverse, high performing and inclusive team.
Strive for excellence and achieve timely and high-quality results.
Collaborate and facilitate cooperation and partnerships to deliver.
Be curious and innovative, always looking for ways to improve what we do and deliver faster, better and simpler services for businesses engaging with the R&DTI, while maintaining the integrity of the program.
Exemplify personal drive and integrity, by committing to action, providing frank and impartial advice, demonstrating self-awareness and displaying resilience.
Be a compelling and influential communicator with strong negotiation skills.
Tertiary qualifications related to data science, data analysis, business intelligence, statistical analysis or econometrics are desirable but not essential. Please contact the contact officer if you would like to discuss the suitability of your qualifications.
DISR has a commitment to inclusion and diversity, with an ambition of being the best possible place to work. This reflects the importance we place on our people and on creating a workplace culture where each and every one of us is valued and respected for our contribution. Our ideal candidate adds to this culture and our workplace in their own way.
What you will do
In line with the APSC Integrated Leadership System, the role will require you to:
Support strategic direction by: Harnessing information and opportunities and showing judgement, intelligence and common sense.
Achieve results by: Identifying and using resources wisely, applying and building professional expertise, and responding positively to change.
Support productive working relationships by: nurturing internal and external relationships, listening to, understanding and recognising the needs of others, valuing individual differences and diversity, and sharing learning and supporting others.
Display personal drive and integrity by: demonstrating public service professionalism and probity, engaging with risk and showing personal courage, committing to action, promoting and adopting a positive and balanced approach to work, and demonstrating self-awareness and a commitment to personal development.
Eligibility
To be eligible for employment in the APS and the department, candidates must be Australian Citizens.
Positions require a Baseline security clearance and successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.
Notes
A merit pool may be established and used to fill future vacancies within 18 months from the date the vacancy was first advertised in the Gazette.
The department offers flexible work opportunities for many roles. These vacancies are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide or Canberra based, although flexible or remote work arrangements may be considered. Please reach out to the contact officer to discuss this further.
How to apply
Your application must not contain any classified or sensitive information. This includes in your application responses, CV and any other documents. The selection panel may not consider applications containing classified information.
Please provide a pitch explaining how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role and why you are the best candidate for the position. Your pitch can contain no more than 5000 characters (approximately 750 words) and should align to the key duties listed above.
Please complete your application online and provide your current CV with your application. (CVs must be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format).
Accessible application documentation is available in other formats on request. Please contact recruitment@industry.gov.au or (02) 6276 1235 if you require assistance with your application.
Please refer to our Applying for a position information for additional information on how to apply.
Contact Information
For more information on this vacancy, please contact Mark Muir via mark.muir@industry.gov.au, or on 02 6243 7185.
Advertised: 20 Mar 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 02 Apr 2023 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
