Data Enablement Officer

Council Jobs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 96,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

ACT Government Education Directorate is seeking an Administrative Services Officer Class 5 in Canberra to support the Director and staff by guiding information management, ensuring data quality and formatting for easy access and reporting.

You will work with staff across levels to identify data visualisation needs and develop them in accordance with data security and change management policies. This temporary role runs through 25 February 2027 with potential extension or permanency.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of SharePoint, Power BI and Microsoft Excel is highly desirable.
• Experience working in information management, data quality or analytics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and direction on information management, data quality and format to support access, analytics and reporting.
• Collaborate with a diverse range of staff to determine data visualisation needs and develop them in line with data security and change management policies.

Skills

SharePoint

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $95,722 - $100,956 plus superannuation
Position No: 59355
Directorate: Education
Advertised (Gazettal date): 02 November 2026
Contact Officer: Gillian Abdilla on***************@act.gov.auor(02) 6207 4***

Details: This role is a new opportunity to support the Director and other Branch staff by providing guidance and direction on information management, data quality and format for the purposes of ease of access, analytics and reporting. This position includes working with a diverse range of staff at all levels to determines data visualisations needs and developing them in accordance with data security and change management policies.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

Highly Desirable:

• Knowledge of SharePoint, Power BI and Microsoft Excel.
• Previous experience working in areas relating to student wellbeing, inclusion and disability.

Note: This is a temporary position available immediately until 25 February 2027 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

Closes: 16 November 2026

Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.