Brief description

The purpose of this position is to maintain and coordinate source data in the Economic Statistics Department (ESD) based on data management principles. 

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Engage in short-term planning, prioritise work and perform tasks against work plans as defined by the manager.
• Identify, evaluate and solve routine and new problems within a familiar context, applying solutions based on the relevant evidence and procedures.
• Coordinate the centralised sourcing of data, including collections, capturing and stakeholder liaison to ensure consistent inflow of source data for the compilation of economic statistics. 
• Implement data quality assurance standards to ensure consistent high-quality source data for the compilation of economic statistics. 
• Provide information for reporting purposes to ensure the monitoring of the section’s activities which will inform senior management decision-making processes.
• Perform administrative activities relating to own function, ensuring appropriate records management of source data. 
• Proactively broaden knowledge of functional area, displaying a willingness to make improvements in own work (including methods and practices).
• Evaluate own performance against given criteria, identify and address task-specific improvements. 

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (in Economics or Statistics) or an equivalent field of study; accounting as part of the qualification would be an added advantage.
• A minimum of one to two years’ experience in a data administration environment.

Additional requirements include:

• knowledge and skill in:
• industry, organisational and business awareness;
• quality assurance;
• continuous improvement;
• continued learning and/or professional development;
• planning knowledge;
• service delivery knowledge;
• reporting knowledge; and
• data capturing and administration;
• planning and organising skills;
• verbal and written communication skills;
• ability to drive results;
• ability to work in a team;
• service and stakeholder focus;
• sound judgement and decision-making; and
• resilience.