Manager information systems

Salary: Level 8, $151,827 - $164,428 per annum (pro-rata) (PSCA 2024) This is a permanent full-time position commencing February 2025 The School Curriculum and Standards Division supports the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (the Authority) by providing administrative and secretariat services and implementing its decisions. The Authority ensures quality curriculum, assessment, and standards to empower all Western Australian students to become confident, creative learners and active, informed citizens who contribute positively to society. Within this framework, the Examinations, Certification, and Testing (ECT) Directorate plays a vital role in delivering essential educational services and initiatives. The ECT Directorate is responsible for managing the logistics of the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) course examinations, Externally Set Tasks (EST), and the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) across Western Australia. It also oversees the design and analysis of literacy and numeracy assessments for the Online Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (OLNA) and ensures high data integrity through collection, analysis, and reporting. Additional responsibilities include developing online exam structures, evaluating educational measurement activities for Years 11 and 12, and ensuring seamless data transfer between schools and the Authority. The Directorate is committed to meeting reporting requirements and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships, supported by a diverse team of specialists in program analysis, systems, cyber security, and data management. The Role The Manager Information Systems oversees the strategic and operational management of information communication technology (ICT) and the Authority’s off-the-shelf and proprietary information systems (IS), ensuring compliance with legislative and operational requirements and ethical data management policies, supporting the Authority’s strategic direction and maintaining high professional standards. This role involves managing staff performance, implementing and reviewing internal controls and policies, and overseeing risk management strategies to align with agency objectives. The successful candidate will also be responsible for preparing and monitoring financial plans, ensuring project budgets, capital works, and recurrent expenditure are effectively managed within allocated resources. This position plays a critical role in developing and managing ICT and IS tenders, policies, and programs, including the acquisition, implementation, and optimisation of systems that support the Authority’s goals. The role requires expertise in understanding and development of collection and reporting systems of complex statistical and mathematical education measurement data, overseeing the quality assurance processes for data printed on Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) reports made available to stakeholders including schools and providing technical consulting on data extraction from the Authority’s systems for research projects. Effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders, coupled with a strong focus on staff development and adherence to records management policies, will be essential to achieving organisational success. Professional Benefits We are conveniently located in Cannington and our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include: 11.5% employer contributed superannuation, increasing to 12% by July 2025. Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance. Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave. #J-18808-Ljbffr