• Based in Business Intelligence and Planning at the City West campus
• Full-time, fixed term contract until 31 December 2025
• Commencement Salary: $96,696 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About You

You thrive in promoting data-informed decision-making and utilise your strong stakeholder management skills to drive strategic and operational excellence. You are committed to identifying profound insights from your extraction, analysis and presentation of qualitative and quantitative data.

Your expert knowledge of business intelligence tools, such as Cognos, Power BI and Tableau, allow you to apply interpretation and visualisation of core performance reports.

About the Role

Reporting to the Manager: Data and Insights, the Data and Insights Analyst provides oversight, specialised guidance and technical expertise in supporting the Unit’s contributions to University-wide corporate performance reporting, data analytics, reviews and improvement initiatives. Some of the major activities the position performs are contributing to the development and deployment of corporate performance reporting resources, business intelligence tools, market and competitor analysis and environmental scanning.

This position and the specific work is required to support the merger through identification of relevant data sources, analysis and input into various projects.

The position also supports broader Business Intelligence and Planning activities and projects along with the deployment of Business Intelligence-related training resources.

About Uni SA

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

The Business Intelligence and Planning Unit is a central unit reporting to the Vice Chancellor. BIP contributes to corporate performance through supporting and improving processes and frameworks for management decision making. Its main functions are:

• Supporting corporate planning and review and the University’s indicator framework
• The development of corporate information management and reporting through its Business Intelligence environment
• Building institution‐wide competency in the development, deployment and use of information to support decision making
• Providing advice, information and support in relation to teaching and learning and research priorities, government reporting and quality assurance
• Supporting Uni SA’s evaluation framework
• Providing environmental scanning and market analysis

Essential Skills and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification and experience in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education
• Proven contemporary knowledge and expertise in the use of Business Intelligence tools and techniques to analyse, interpret and present data in a range of formats and forums to address business needs
• Ability to work directly with relational/non-relational databases to extract, manage and manipulate complex datasets (e.g., SQL and no SQL)
• High level writing and presentation skills that extend to clear and accurate analytical reports appropriate for a management audience and decision makers and the ability to present information in a clear and concise manner using a variety of visual presentation strategies
• Demonstrated ability to exercise initiative, establish priorities and manage complex projects to completion within tight timeframes and/or in alignment with the changing expectations of a project-based environment

Benefits

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. Uni SA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

• Access to great personal development opportunities
• Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
• Flexible working conditions
• A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees
• Various on-site services available at our campuses which may include on-site gym membership

Culture

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

Start Your Unstoppable Career!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at Uni SA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Emma Kelvin, Senior Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact Uni SA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at recruitment@unisa.edu.au using job reference number 6635.

Applications close: 11.30pm Sunday 27 October 2024

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on recruitment@unisa.edu.au. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

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