Job description
Agency Department of Corporate and Digital Development Work unit Workforce Insights
Job title Principal Workforce Analyst Designation Administrative Officer 7
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $113,938 - $122,574 Location Darwin
Position number 15881 RTF 305483 Closing 30/09/2024
Contact officer Heather Walshe on 08 8999 1987 or heather.walshe2@nt.gov.au
About the agency https://dcdd.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Job Details?rtf Id=305483
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF
YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Provide high quality workforce analytics in collaboration with client agencies to guide and inform decisions relating to
workforce and workforce planning, policy development, and strategic decision-making.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Supervise, monitor, and guide the work of the staff under the control of the position to ensure quality client-oriented
services are being delivered.
2. Continue the improvement of data gathering and reporting processes, in particular to increase efficiency and
transparency while ensuring the information requirements of all stakeholders are met.
3. Communicate the impact to the workforce and strategic significance of analytic outcomes to senior stakeholders in easy-
to-understand terms.
4. Collaborate with key client agency and external stakeholders to support the delivery of consistent and accurate
workforce insights with supporting information and reports.
5. Build and maintain key relationships with stakeholders and team members to foster a collaborative, effective and
efficient environment that ensures the delivery of meaningful workforce insights.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to provide timely advice
and information and present analysis outcomes in a manner that is easily understood by client, stakeholders, and senior
management.
2. Demonstrated experience and contemporary knowledge of operational and strategic HR management and
organisational effectiveness.
3. High-level organisational skills, time management and the ability to prioritise multiple complex tasks in a high-pressure,
real-time environment.
4. Good working knowledge of contemporary project management principles, practices, and processes.
5. Demonstrated ability to consult and document business requirements with clients, and to understand the workforce and
technical concepts to be translated to meaningful analysis outcomes.
6. Strong working knowledge of data and information analysis methodologies, and presentation techniques within a human
resources environment.
7. Demonstrated proficiency in the use of data visualisation and modelling software such as Power BI, Excel and
Power Query or ability to quickly acquire.
8. Demonstrated work ethic and attitude that emulates DCDD values of being professional, accountable, honest,
innovative, and respectful.
Desirable
1. Relevant qualifications in Human Resources, Project Management, Risk Management, IT, or a related field.
Further information
- The work unit values and supports available flexible working options where operationally practical.
- The recommended applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check prior to selection being confirmed. A
criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
- When choosing to apply for this position, the applicant should consider the full requirements of the position in aligning
their work experience and capabilities to this role. Please refer to the NTPS Capability Framework.