Role Title: Senior Data Project Officer

Employment Type: Temporary full time - up until 30 June 2027

Role Classification: Clerk 9/10

Remuneration: Salary from $125,693 - $138,510, plus superannuation and annual leave loading

Hours per Week: 35

Location: St Leonard’s, Sydney (hybrid work available)

Join our Workplace Relations Branch at the Ministry of Health for an exciting Senior Project Data Officer opportunity and help shape the future of health in New South Wales!

The Ministry of Health is dedicated to delivering high-quality services and improving the health outcomes of the people in New South Wales. We value collaboration, innovation, and excellence, as we strive to create an environment where employees can thrive and make a real difference.

Our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment are more than just words – they're the guiding principles that shape every aspect of our work.

About the Branch

The Workplace Relations Branch within the People, Culture & Governance division of the NSW Ministry of Health leads system-wide industrial relations for the health system, including negotiating and determining wages and employment conditions across the NSW Health system. The Branch conducts industrial cases in relevant tribunals such as the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW.

The Branch is responsible for leading human resource and workplace health and safety policy for the Health system, and the human resources strategy and functions for the Ministry and the Health Executive Service

To learn more about the Ministry and what benefits we offer, access our Employee Benefits Handbook.

About this role

You'll be joining the largest public health system in Australia and contribute to a world-class health system in NSW.

As the Senior Data Project Officer, you will play a critical role in supporting the Safe Staffing Levels team in the collection, analysis and provision of technical and insightful data and analytics to support decision making for the statewide implementation of Safe Staffing Levels (which includes the rollout of nurse-to patient-ratios) across NSW Health.

You will work in dynamic environment with a highly experienced team, including the Principal Nursing Workload and Staffing Advisor and Safe Staffing Levels Principal Project Officer to manage data processes for the strategic analysis of Workforce and activity data. This role will require you to utilise your highly developed data analysis skills and extensive experience in MS Excel and Microsoft office products.

For more information, please read the full Role Description.

What you'll be doing

• Managing data, processes and systems for the development and management of sophisticated information reporting tools designed to enable high quality, strategic analysis of workforce and activity data to support the Principal Nursing Workload Advisor and Staffing Advisor, Safe Staffing Levels Project Team and other key internal stakeholders.
• Collecting, recording and analysing data, ensuring accuracy and quality by identifying and rectifying errors, and collaborating with stakeholders to resolve or escalate issues as necessary.
• Prioritising complex initiatives, while effectively taking direction and being responsible for investigating and implementing changes to project scope.
• Ensuring practice is documented, stored, and maintained for all to access to enable effective delivery and enhanced ways of working; challenging constructively and being objectively critical to achieve solutions that are fit for purpose.
• Producing accurate analysis and reports in a timely manner.
• Provide education and support to system users of specific electronic reporting tools for workforce profiling for Safe Staffing Levels

About you

We are seeking motivated and committed individuals who can support the work of NSW Health with:

• Tertiary qualification and/or extensive work experience in an appropriate discipline (eg health, health-related research,).
• Extensive experience and contemporary knowledge and skills in advanced analytics and modelling, preferably in health.
• Highly developed skills in MS Excel and Microsoft Office tools and experience developing and presenting reports.
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.

How to apply

At the Ministry of Health, we want you to make the most of the opportunities you’ll get to grow your skills and your career, surrounded by authentic, smart people and leaders.

Please review the role description and submit your up-to-date resume (up to 5 pages) and demonstrate your ability by attaching a response to the two target questions below.

1. Describe your experience in the collection and analysis of a big data set and how you used the data (max 200 words).

1. Provide an example where you have managed or provided critical advice with the use of data analysis or modelling to progress a project. What was the situation, how did you manage the relevant stakeholders and what was the outcome (max 200 words).

For role related queries or questions contact Terence Johnson on [email protected] or 0410480150 and quote REQ579518.

If you do require any adjustments to the recruitment process during the recruitment process, please contact Anu Kundu on [email protected]

Closing Date: 2 weeks from advertising date

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

At the Ministry of Health, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like assistance with your application or to obtain more information on how to apply, please visit The Stepping Up Initiative.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be an Australian citizen, or a permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen, or hold a valid visa with permission to wor