The Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority’s (IHACPA) vision to design pricing systems that promote safe, efficient health and aged care for all Australians. This is implemented through activity based funding (ABF) which provides incentives for efficiency and increases transparency in the delivery and funding of public hospital services across Australia.

In response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Commonwealth Government announced that IHACPA’s functions is expanded to include providing advice to the Commonwealth Minister for Health and Aged Care on aged care pricing matters.

IHACPA is seeking an enthusiastic candidate to fill the vacancy of Data Analyst. This position implements and provides input into the oversight of the end-to-end data acquisition cycle, from specification to provision of high quality data sets for users within IHACPA.

Key responsibilities:

• Working closely with various stakeholders to implement new data warehouse and process for managing the IHACPA aged care activity and cost data. 
• Providing technical support to data collection covering data acquisitions, analysis, monitoring, validating, information security, and reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintaining technical material such as tools in Statistical Analysis System (SAS) and Sequential Query Language (SQL) to transform and consolidate data as required.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders to fill IHACPA reporting requirements in new Secure Data Management System build.
• Making inputs to IHACPA strategies, policies, priorities and work practices for various data management systems.

Key capabilities:

• Manage programs effectively, work to tight deadlines and respond quickly to changing priorities with sound judgement, consultation and persistence.
• Support the section’s operations, including development, continuous improvement, change control and stakeholder engagement across the program of work.
• Deliver the section’s objectives by achieving outcomes, contributing to operational capability and responsiveness, and supporting change in uncertain environments.
• Understand client requirements, collect data, deliver analysis and resolve problems. Identify, evaluate and recommend options, and implement solutions where required.
• Build productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including IHACPA staff and management, and working groups.
• Apply IHACPA’s governance framework and help ensure internal controls are managed effectively, including risk management, delegations, compliance, finance, human resources, workplace health and safety, and ICT.

Desirable qualifications and experience:

• A tertiary qualification in data development/submission management or a related field, and/or working knowledge of these areas.
• Knowledge or previous experience using SAS, SQL or Python.

• To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made.  
• An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:  
  • Satisfactory completion of a criminal history check, and where relevant, a Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check,  
  • Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where required),  
  • Providing evidence of qualifications (where required)

• Applications close Thursday 27 August 2026 at 11:30pm AEST. 
• Applicants are asked to quote reference number 26-IHACPADIV-31656 to assist when making an enquiry.   
• This recruitment process is being used to fill both ongoing and non-ongoing positions. Non-ongoing positions will be offered on a specified term basis for an initial period of up to 12 months with the possibility of being extended (this will not exceed a total of 24 months in the same or similar role). 

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing is focused on achieving better health and wellbeing for all Australians. If you would like to join our team, and can meet our job requirements, we invite you to apply for a position with us to build better health, better care and better quality for all Australians. The department is committed to providing an inclusive and diverse workplace where the experiences, skills and perspectives of all individuals are valued. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and cultures, so we can better represent the community we serve. The department welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, mature age people, people who identify as LGBTI+, and people with parenting and/or caring responsibilities.