Executive Director, System Performance Job at Department for Education AU

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1. Executive Director, System Performance Job
2. Adelaide, Australia
3. Full-Time

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About Company

For children's services and education, including early childhood, schools, higher and further education policies, apprenticeships, and broader skills in England, the Department for Education is accountable. Position at Department for Education as Executive Director-System Performance

We strive to offer programmes, instruction, and skill development for kids that guarantee equitable opportunity for everyone, regardless of background, familial situation, or need. We are, at our core, the department responsible for potential realisation. By defending the weak and assuring the provision of high standards of education, training, and care, we help children and learners thrive.  Realizing everyone's potential in this way fuels our economy, fortifies society, and improves fairness. Drive economic growth through strengthening the pipeline for talent, boosting productivity, and encouraging labour participation (cross-cutting outcome). Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are the supporting departments (MHCLG).

Executive Director, System Performance Job at Department for Education AU

Job Responsibilities

The position is also responsible for data analytics and performance reporting at the school and department level and is required to contribute to whole government projects and initiatives related to data and reporting. The Executive Director is also responsible for the effective design and delivery of significant programs of reform as delegated by the Chief Executive.

• Provide high capability in people and change leadership to foster a constructive performance culture aligned to the DfE values
• Drive corporate cultural change and recognise the value of performance measurement, reporting and accountability
• Effective use of data across the Department through high-level data analysis, monitoring and performance reporting
• Build and maintain high quality, collaborative working relationships within, and across the Department and external stakeholders.
• Ensure the Department has a robust project / program and data management framework to assist delivery of services and core functions
• Leadership of the transition of System Performance to a cloud-based data warehousing, analysis and reporting environment through the EdAnlaytics Project
• Provision of strategic guidance and the System Performance division’s contribution to the further development and implementation of school improvement model

Job Requirement

• A relevant tertiary qualification e.g., Education, Public Policy or Business Intelligence
• Proven successful experience at a senior executive level in major policy, program and project formation with demonstrated success as a strategic change agent in a large and complex organisation
• High order leadership and management skills with experience in leading teams and establishing a culture of performance, professionalism and continuous improvement to drive business excellence
• Outstanding communication skills coupled with highly developed people management skills that engender trust, confidence and enthusiasm.
• Understanding of the effective use of student assessment and child development outcome data for performance reporting, strategy development and impact evaluation and the system and program level
• Demonstrated record of achievements with the capacity to cope with complexity, uncertainty and resource constraints in a changing environment.

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