• 12 Month Contract + 12 Month Extension
• Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra opportunity + WFH Flexibility
• Ability to obtain a Baseline Clearance

Our Client, a large established federal government agency is seeking to engage an Actuary / Data Scientist for a long term contract position. This role will be a team leadership wihin the Agency and will have delegated authority and responsibility to resolve issues and risks. The position will have a considerable level of public contact in relation to complex, difficult or sensitive issues. It is required to liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a representational role on behalf of the branch/division/ Agency.

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;
• 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 undertaken.

Essential criteria

• Qualifications include Actuarial Studies or Mathematics/Statistics, progressing towards Associate and/or Fellowship qualifications;
• 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.

For a copy of the full job description, including the application instructions, please get in touch with Alison at the Recruitment Hive by clicking the Quick Apply button. Alternatively, you can reach Alison on (02)6299 1006 to discuss further.

Please note, applications close on Monday 12/05/2025 at 11 am.

Job ID AC10873