SES Band 1 Chief Data Officer - Assistant Secretary, Data and Insights

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SES Band 1 Chief Data Officer - Assistant Secretary, Data and Insights The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is seeking applications from talented and highly motivated individuals to fill the Senior Executive Service (SES) Band 1 vacancy of Chief Data Officer - Assistant Secretary, Data and Insights Branch. As an Assistant Secretary in the department, you will be a key member of the senior leadership team. You will support the Executive in the provision of advice to Government and contribute to the leadership, management and strategic direction setting of the department. You will manage, develop and implement major government and departmental initiatives; participate in both departmental and whole of government forums; and contribute to corporate leadership and capability development for the department, including building high performing teams. Our ideal candidate will have proven capacity to lead organisational wide data related activities in complex organisational settings. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in driving data innovation, ensuring data integrity, and enhancing data-driven decision-making across the DVA. You will drive innovation and reform, collaborating across the department to ensure the data strategy aligns with organisational goals. With a data-driven, forward-thinking approach, you will be adept at navigating challenges while fostering a culture of continuous learning. In addition to your strategic acumen, you understand operational delivery and how to ensure that data lead solutions meet agency needs. You excel in stakeholder engagement, provide high-level advice, and have strong communication skills, quickly gaining the confidence of staff and senior management alike. Your personal drive, sound judgement, and focus on results enables you to build trust and respect within the organisation. Duties ... Eligibility ... Mandatory Requirements ... Notes This recruitment process is being used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s. For more information about the role, please see the Candidate Information Pack. Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for an initial specified term of up to 23 months. A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months. Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period. DVA embraces and fosters a culture that supports diversity, inclusion and respect, where people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We are dedicated and committed to attracting and recruiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and encourage applications from people with disability, people that identify as LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Take on a rewarding, varied, and broad career with an Australian Public Service Department that can bring balance and flexibility to your working life, while supporting you to stay connected to your community. DVA is committed to improving the data skills and capability of our workforce to underpin our goal of becoming a leading data-driven organisation. RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: Candidate Information Pack Start your application by clicking the "begin" button. #J-18808-Ljbffr