Data Analyst

Local Peoples is seeking enthusiastic and talented Data Analyst in the ACT to join our team as embedded members with our prestigious Government client. The Department is seeking the services of an experienced and highly skilled Data Analyst to work on and support the Connected Information Environment (CIE) Sustainment (DB2) project. The role is located within Data Integration & Engineering (DIE) section in Canberra. DIE section is accountable for the design, development and ongoing sustainment of core integrated data assets that are used to support downstream business needs.

The Specified Personnel will be responsible for providing the following deliverables including but not limited to

Responsibilities:

• Producing analytical work that is customer focused;

• Discovering trends, patterns and stories told by the data, structured and unstructured, and presenting them to stakeholders;

• Leveraging new open data sources and extracting further value from existing data;

• Producing creative data visualizations and intuitive graphics to presenting complex analytics;

• Performing data discovery with primary and secondary sources;

• Cleaning and pruning data to discard irrelevant information;

• Identifying new opportunities for process improvement;

• Providing concise data reports for management;

• Triaging code problems and data-related issues;

• Applying data quality techniques to cleanse data and providing feedback for ETL / data quality solutions.

Specified Personnel will be expected to transfer skills and knowledge to departmental staff and ensure appropriate documentation is stored in accordance with the Department’s recordkeeping policy and practices.

The Specified Personnel will also be responsible for producing the following deliverables, including but not limited to:

• System Design Specifications;

• Detailed business requirement documents;

• Mapping documents that provide detailed cohort rules and individual field mappings.

Essential Criteria:

1. At least five (5) years previous experience working as a Data Analyst.

2. Proven demonstrated ability to clean and prune data to discard irrelevant information.

3. Proven demonstrated ability to deal with both business representatives (to negotiate detailed business requirements) and technical personnel (to negotiate detailed technical logic).

4. Proven demonstrated ability to work independently to perform data discovery / data mapping work.

5. Demonstrated ability to collaborate with subject matter experts to gain a comprehensive understanding of the inputs, processing rules and outputs of existing systems.

Desirable criteria

1. Ability to triage code problems and data-related issues as well as identifying new opportunities for process improvement.

2. Detailed knowledge of business systems in the department, or the ability to quickly acquire this knowledge.

3. Tertiary qualifications in a related field such as computer science, information technology, mathematics, statistics or economics.

Residency and Clearance

• Must have Baseline Clearance

• Australian Citizen

• This role is open to ACT

Who are Local Peoples?

Local Peoples is a strategic research and design studio based in Melbourne and Canberra.

Our mission is to design healthy, resilient and resourceful communities. We are proud to be a certified B-Corporation with a strong focus on our social, environmental and economic impact.

We work across brand and digital design, place and experience design,, content and community engagement. Our key partners include state and local government, social enterprises, universities and large commercial organisations. All are experiencing complex challenges right now and we believe that design research, thinking and delivery can help to solve these challenges and make positive change for people and the planet.

We produce www.mattersjournal.com, a publication and community of 100K+, which focuses on design-led social innovation and impact.

Benefits of working with Local Peoples:

• We are experts in team design and augmentation - supporting with the right skills and experience at the right time.

• We are leaders in the human centred design space with diverse design skills across brand design, service design, User interface (UI) and User experience (UX) design, design research, communications and place design.
• We are a certified B-Corporation and prioritise the social, environmental and economic impact of our work.
• Our people always have the full support of the studio to call upon for design thinking, tools and tips, so you are not just getting access to one bright mind, but a collective of many with diverse and deep experiences.
• We are top tier talent who are experienced and incredibly passionate about supporting the impact of your agency and the public sector

Local Peoples proudly supports the LGBTQ+ community, neurodiverse individuals, and First Nations people. We are committed to creating inclusive spaces where everyone, regardless of their identity, feels valued and respected. Together, we strive for equality and a positive future for all.

Local Peoples works, creates, and plays on the lands of the Wurundjeri, Bunurong, and Wathaurong peoples of the Kulin Nation, land which has never been ceded. We thank them for caring for this land for over 40,000 years and recognize and pay our deepest respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land