Insights and Analytics Officer

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Insights and Analytics Officer
Centre for Work Health and Safety
SafeWork NSW

• Role can be located in Sydney or Gosford 
• Salary range $94,783 - $104,918pa (Grade 7/8) 
• Temporary opportunity up to 6 months with possible extension to 12 months

SafeWork NSW is responsible for reducing fatalities and serious injury across NSW workplaces, as set out in the NSW Roadmap. The success of the Roadmap is dependent on effective injury and illness surveillance that provides the evidence to support harm prevention initiatives.

The Centre for Work Health and Safety is a collaborative research body that promotes a new perspective and a smarter approach to the way we think and act towards work health and safety (WHS). We use holistic research, data analysis and evidence-based insights to inform policy, practice and innovative WHS approaches.

The Centre’s Insights and Analytics team covers a range of functions, including the development of a WHS data hub, estimating the WHS risk of NSW workplaces via machine learning algorithms, and expert analytical and statistical support to the Centre’s research projects. 

As the Insights and Analytics officer, you will work in collaboration with the Senior Insights and Analytics Officer to provide support across data, analytics and administration for the Centre.

Using your expertise in analytics, you will ensure ‘best science by coordinating data entry, collation and analysis from a range of sources to influence improved WHS practice and behavIours in NSW workplaces. 

Ability to use a programming language for statistical computing and graphics will be highly regarded – R/Rstudio preferentially.

Please apply with no more than one page answering the following questions, and an up to date resume of no more than five pages, detailing your experience as relevant to the position.

For further information, please review Role Description or contact Dr Greg Zelic, Insights and Analytics Manager, Centre for WHS on 0436 652 245. 

Additional Information:

• A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for future temporary (delete if not an external advert) or ongoing vacancies in roles with similar capability requirements.
• The Department of Finance, Services and Innovation is an EEO employer and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultures and people with a disability. At DFSI, we endeavor to make roles flexible. While these roles are advertised as full time, we will consider requests to undertake flexible work arrangements including on a part-time or job share basis.

Closing date: Thursday 2 August 2018 (11.59pm)

Job Reference: 00006CNC