The Opportunity

• Continuing Position
• 148K to 157K + 17% superannuation

As the Master Data Management (MDM) Data Quality Manager you will lead the development and implementation of UNSW’s master data quality framework, ensuring data is reliable, fit for purpose, and a strategic asset.

You will oversee policies, standards, processes, and tools that support trusted analytics, reporting, and decision-making, translating quality principles into practices such as validation rules, monitoring, issue management, and remediation for MDM. You will partner with MDM stakeholders, to embed quality management into daily operations, develop and manage data quality metrics, drive improvement initiatives, resolve systemic data issues, and align processes with UNSW’s strategic priorities and regulatory obligations.

The Organisation

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. But what makes us different isn’t only what we do, it’s how we do it. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re Australia’s number one university for impact and among the nation’s Top 20 employers. And it’s why we come to campus each day.

Benefits and Culture: 

UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to UNSW benefits including:

• Hybrid/Flexible working arrangements
• Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
• Access to lifelong learning and career development
• Progressive HR practices
• Discounts and entitlements 
• On-site parking available

Who you are

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in information management, data management, or a related discipline with extensive relevant experience, or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
• Proven experience in implementing master data quality frameworks with demonstrated success in embedding them into day-to-day business operations.
• Strong track record in deploying and managing data quality tools and platforms (e.g. data quality dashboards, data profiling tools, validation engines, catalogues), with practical experience designing business rules and monitoring processes.
• Demonstrated ability to translate data quality principles into tangible outcomes including measurable improvements in accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and consistency of data.
• Experience leading data issue management and remediation processes, including root-cause analysis, escalation pathways, and long-term resolution at source.
• Advanced analytical and reporting capability, with experience developing metrics, scorecards, and dashboards to monitor and communicate the state of data quality.
• High attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance pragmatic fixes with longer-term structural improvements.
• Familiarity with regulatory obligations in higher education (e.g. TEQSA, State Records Act, Privacy Act) and sector best practices in data quality management.

To apply: Please submit your CV and Cover Letter, addressing the Skills and Experience required, via the APPLY button.  

Contact: Kim Symons - Talent Acquisition Manager e: k.symons@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: 11.55pm, Sunday 9^th March 2026.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.