Data Support Officer Job in Melbourne - SEEK

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Summary:

  • "Cleaning and transforming spread-sheet into CSV format
  • Familiarity working GeoJSON and Shapefile
  • Experience writing SQL queries to extract data
  • Writing scripts to automate data-processing tasks using Batch, PowerShell or FME.

 

Morgan Consulting have extensive experience in the Government sector and are currently partnering with several Local Council Departments with their recruitment needs to ensure the best possible outcome for both Council and candidates. This is an interesting, short term temporary assignment in the heart of Melbourne.

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

  • The position is responsible for assisting the preparation of datasets from data across the company to support the Open Data initiatives.
  • The Data Support Officer works with data from across the organisation and works to transform it into data that is suitable for the Open Data platform.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS:

  • Provide Work with data custodians to prepare datasets from spreadsheets, databases and other sources into formats suitable for users of the Open Data Platform
  • Develop processes for efficiently converting batches of similar datasets, through scripting
  • Implement FME scripts that extract spatial and non-spatial data from databases for automatic uploading.
  • Write scripts or use other tools to improve data quality and confidence prior to publishing.
  • Prepare ad hoc data reports as required.
  • Share knowledge of data transformation processes within the branch.
  • Support best practice data handling to ensure data privacy, security and confidentiality.
  • Collaborate with council teams to identify, prepare and publish datasets
  • Assist the Open Data Team to maintain a pipeline of high value data for publishing.
  • Support open data collaboration efforts with external councils.
  • Support the council data’s various data quality improvement projects.
  • Provide assistance and support council’s ‘hackathon’ style events such as GovHack
  • Upload council data to council’s open data platform (Socrata)
  • Assist with the open data approval process through the internal Information Management Governance Forum (IMGF) group.
  • Provide feedback into the council’s data publication process
  • Ensure appropriate dataset metadata is captured as part of data publication process
  • Help respond to queries regarding specific open datasets."
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Link:

https://www.seek.com.au/job/33360264

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05/02/2017, 22:23

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05/02/2017, 18:23