Manager, Data and Analytics

Job no:506272
Work type:Fixed term - Full-time
Campus:Adelaide
Categories:HEO9, Management

(HEO9) $116,557 to $124,698 per annum plus an employer contribution of up to 17% superannuation may apply.

Fixed term, full-time opportunity available for three years.

An exciting opportunity to make your mark in the Data & Analytics space!

Leading a small and newly formed team you will be empowered to foster business intelligence solutions which will enable SATAC customers to make data driven decisions and access data insights. The right candidate is innovative, driven by the value of data and has a business improvement mindset.

Working under broad direction, and with a considerable degree of autonomy, the Manager, Data & Analytics is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining robust business intelligence solutions. The position will foster data as an asset and design and deliver innovation, value, improve processes and reporting and support decision making through data insights to Senior Management, and other key stakeholders. The role oversees a small team responsible for supporting the tertiary educational sector, in subject scaling, aggregation and Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) calculation exercises, allocation of tertiary admission components to SACE/NTCET year 12 results, and monitoring changes, developments and trends in the educational sector.

To be successful you will need:

• Significant experience regarding solutions related to the use and development of data and analytics to support member engagement and lifecycle management.
• Experience working with the analysis of data from complex data sets and systems.
• Significant experience with advanced analytics, business modelling, and optimisation, simulation modelling and statistical techniques.
• Experience of applying analytics tools and techniques to a variety of complex business problems and an understanding of which approaches are relevant in different scenarios, delivering value.
• Experience in data sourcing, cleansing, preparation and management.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment
The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaboration - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career. 

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration. 

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework  and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff. 

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life. Flexible working arrangements are on offer for all roles at the University. 

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities. 

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs  

Your division's broader role
The South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) Limited provides reliable, efficient and innovative tertiary admissions services to its member institutions and on a fee for service basis to other tertiary education institutions in South Australia and the Northern Territory.
SATAC manages centralised application and admissions processes on behalf of its members and participating fee for service institutions, as well as administering admissions aptitude tests, providing publication and research services, and acting as a one-stop shop for queries regarding application processes and outcomes.
Learn more at: www.satac.edu.au

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.
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Applications close 11:55pm, 14 November 2021.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Jianna Hudson
General Manager, Strategy, Growth and Partnerships
P: +61 8 82244000
E: [email protected]

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply.

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