The Early Childhood Regulatory Authority, Early Childhood Division, Department of Education is seeking expressions of interest for 2 x temporary full-time Principal Intelligence Analysts. These positions are located in the Brisbane City Office.

Job details

About the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority (ECRA)

Our purpose is to deliver fair, proactive and risk-based regulation to support the early childhood sector to deliver safe and high-quality services.

The Department of Education is the regulatory authority for early childhood education and care (the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority). ECRA administers both the National Quality Framework (NQF) and the Education and Care Services Act 2013 under which early childhood education and care services in Queensland operate.

For further information about the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority, please visit our website at https://earlychildhood.qld.gov.au/

The role presents an exciting opportunity to be part of a regulatory team that strives to make a positive impact on quality and compliance in early childhood, improving outcomes for Queensland children in the early years.

About the role, you will:

As a Principal Intelligence Analyst, you will:

• Plan and deliver strategic, operational and tactical regulatory intelligence projects that help the business better understand its existing and emerging risks and issues and take appropriate action.
• Undertake data analysis, conduct research, and apply structured analytical techniques to develop clear, concise and actionable intelligence products.
• Collect, process and organise data from various sources in collaboration with other regulatory agencies.
• Apply technical expertise in quantitative analysis and presentation of data to develop strategies for improving the regulatory authority's ability to monitor and respond to harm in the early childhood sector.
• Develop, implement and deploy predictive models and algorithms using a variety of machine learning techniques.
• Translate intelligence into visually appealing and actionable business insights for a general audience, identifying risks and issues arising from the data and their impact on analysis and findings.
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in data science and machine learning and apply these techniques to solve business problems.
• Work with regulatory officers to provide tools to improve our decision-making and regulatory effectiveness.
• Work both independently and as part of a team, and cultivate and maintain productive working relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders and regulatory networks, including business stakeholders and subject matter experts.

The ideal candidates will:

• Provide insightful, timely and influential strategic, operational and tactical intelligence products that contribute to best practice early childhood regulation as defined in the Regulating for Quality policy.
• Establish the capability to support intelligence-led compliance planning and delivery that reduces risk to children in the early childhood sector, at both the strategic and operational level.

The Principal Intelligence Analysts report to the Director, Standards, Early Childhood Regulatory Authority.

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
• A claim to the role of no more than two pages, addressing your suitability to this unique role within the Early Childhood Regulatory Authority.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. 

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services. #LI-PRIORITY

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached role description and candidate information fact sheet and follow the instructions.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CO633503_25T - Role Description (PDF, 247KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 245KB)
  Information Package for Applicants