About the Department The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle. About the Role This role will provide leadership and strategic thinking across the teams work programme to improve the quality of data holdings and ensure the delivery of excellent services. As the Principal Infrastructure Services Officer, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: Provide leadership to support team operations in undertaking data collection, storage, analysis and customised reporting of infrastructure information, including related systems, projects and programs of work. Empower and mentor team members, fostering an inclusive team environment and technical excellence. Lead the development of strategic advice to the division executive, senior management and departmental stakeholders across a range of infrastructure and asset management issues. Drive continual improvement for documentation, procedures and processes to align with best practice standards and be a champion for high-quality data. Deliver high-quality integrated service to stakeholders. About You The ideal applicant will possess the following knowledge, skills, experience and personal attributes: Strong interpersonal communication skills to establish and maintain productive relationships with team members and key stakeholders. Effective management of competing priorities within tight timeframes while keeping line supervisors informed of progress and issues. Continual identification/implementation of business improvements resulting in quantifiable benefits. Excellent data literacy and high attention to detail. Experience with end-to-end data management, with infrastructure data being desirable. Experience with MS Office, ServiceNow, SAP and/or SQL Servers would be highly desirable. Please refer to the attached role description for the full list of responsibilities and mandatory requirements for this position. Interested? To Apply Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history). * Attach a maximum two-page statement responding to 'About the Role' and 'About You' outlining your skills and experience including relevant examples to evidence your claim. We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
