Location of work: ACT, NSW, VIC Length of contract: 12 months Contract extensions: 12 months Candidate must be an Australian Citizen - Must be able to obtain Baseline Key duties and responsibilities Oversight and management of reporting, analysis and data management activities Extracting, cleansing and preparing of data from multiple sources, in particular the data warehouse, and advising on appropriate data checks for reasonableness. Updating and development of regular performance monitoring. Supporting the division to fulfill statutory requirements of Act 2013 including the provision of data and analysis for reporting to the Board, Minister and for the purpose of public data sharing. Utilising statistical and mathematical modelling techniques to undertake analytical work on a range of tasks, including actuarial monitoring and analyses, data tabulations, scheme projects and cost benefit analyses. Assisting in designing actuarial, statistical and mathematical models to undertake analytical work that respond to business issues, including actuarial monitoring and analyses, data tabulations, scheme projects and cost benefit analyses. Undertaking ad hoc modelling requests and report production. Effectively communicating (verbally and in writing) the progress of work responsibilities and outcomes of work undertak Candidate must provide a one page pitch to address all criteria specified. This is equal to 5000 characters Essential criteria - Actuaries - require tertiary qualifications include Actuarial Studies or Mathematics/Statistics, progressing towards Associate and/or Fellowship qualifications. - Data Scientists - required tertiary qualifications include Mathematics/Statistics, Data Science, other related qualifications, or equivalent working experience as a Data Scientist. - 3 years of actuarial / data scientist experience supporting government policy development, with some exposure to government processes (budget, legislation, policy development, briefs / documents) - Experience with complex internal or external stakeholder engagement and management - Proficient R or Python programming skills including data manipulation and analysis - Proficient SQL / SAS programming Desirable criteria - Proficient understanding of statistical modelling techniques such as Generalised Linear Modelling, tabular machine learning techniques such as gradient boosting, natural language processing, or large language models, and how they are used in application - Experience in applying technical skills to solve open-ended and evolving business problems
