Vacancy Details

Campus Location: Canberra, Australia | North Sydney, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Ballarat, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

Job No: APTAV119774#001

  • Deliver high level educational data analytics solutions to enhance the quality of ACU's online education offerings
  • Join an experienced, supportive team of education-focused data and quality assurance professionals
  • 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging, and generous leave provisions
  • A full-time continuing role based at one of ACU's main campuses with flexible working conditions
  • Join a university ranked internationally in the top 2% for research excellence

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

About the role:

As the Data Analyst, Online Learning, you'll provide insights into online student behaviour driven by analysis of internal and external data for the online course offerings at ACU. You'll have the opportunity to translate analytical findings into practical intervention strategies to enhance the experience and success of online students. You will ensure that insights derived from analysis are put into practical use, this will require working closely with internal stakeholders, translating findings from analysis for non-technical audiences, demonstrating passion for both data and the student experience. You will work closely with the wider Centre for Education & Innovation team, to provide the data and insights that drive our continual improvement cycle. This role will influence operations across the organisation to drive quality student experience, improve retention and establish an evaluation plan for our ACU Online offerings.

More specifically the role entails:

  • Leveraging Banner (student administration), Canvas LMS (learning and teaching) and Explorance Blue (survey and evaluation) data to generate insights designed to improve the quality of ACU's online educational offerings.
  • Application of data science knowledge and skills within ACU's Microsoft and Oracle driven enterprise data environment (PowerBI, SQL etc.).
  • Stakeholder engagement and communication about data and analytics requirements, progression of analytics projects, and, the interpretation of data and reporting products produced by the team.
  • Understanding the key quality assurance frameworks and processes associated with ACU's online educational products.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to David Heath, Quality Assurance Manager - Quality Assurance at: David.Heath@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

  • The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
  • Total remuneration valued to $130,436 - $145,816 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $110,220 - $123,227 (pro rata) pa (HEW 8), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
  • 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
  • Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
  • As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

  • resume (maximum 5 pages).
  • responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
  • brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

Applications close: 22-SEP-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.