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Sam Nielsen

Director, Performance and Insights at NSW Public Service Commission
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Seasoned executive with strategic intelligence and data analysis expertise.
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Location
Concord, New South Wales, Australia, AU
Skills
  • Leadership
  • Strategic Intelligence
  • Data Analysis
  • Project Management
  • Research
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Sam Nielsen is a seasoned executive with 20+ years of experience in strategic intelligence, data analysis, and leadership. He has held senior roles in the NSW Public Service Commission, QUT, and various NGOs, driving strategy, innovation, and policy development. His expertise spans data science, analytics, and policy, with a strong academic background in psychology and disaster management.

Experience

  • NSW Public Service Commission
    • Australia
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Director, Performance and Insights
      • Nov 2020 - Present

      Creating data and insights to support strategy and transformation of the NSW public sector - the largest employer in Australia; Senior Executive; Chief Audit Executive; Acting Deputy Commissioner (Jun-Oct 2022).

    • Director, Workforce Analytics & Systems
      • Jan 2020 - Nov 2020

  • QUT (Queensland University of Technology)
    • Australia
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Director, International Strategy Unit
      • Dec 2018 - Jan 2020

      International strategy development; international performance, benchmarking and profiling; data modelling and predictive analytics.

    • Director, Strategic Intelligence Unit
      • Jul 2014 - Dec 2018

      Strategy; Data science; Insights and evidence; Innovation; Analytics; Institutional research and knowledge; Leadership; Decision support

    • Director, Reporting and Analysis
      • Jul 2009 - Jun 2014

      Analytics; Data warehousing; Statistics; Institutional research; Strategic evidence; Business Intelligence; Surveys; Rankings; Corporate reviews; Leadership

  • QUT
    • Associate Director, Institutional Research and Surveys
      • 2006 - 2009

    • Manager, Strategic Information and Analysis
      • 2004 - 2006

    • Project Manager, Integrated Planning Project
      • 2003 - 2004

    • Business Analyst ( Data Warehouse, Strategic Analysis)
      • 2002 - 2003

  • QUT
    • Senior Data and Analysis Officer
      • 2000 - 2001

  • Varied
    • Doctoral studies / NGO consultant
      • 1997 - 1999

  • QUT
    • Senior Research Officer
      • 1994 - 1996

    • Research Fellow (ARC Research Fellowship)
      • 1992 - 1994

    • Senior Research Assistant / Research Assistant
      • 1991 - 1992

Education

  • Queensland University of Technology
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Disaster management
  • UQ
    PGradDip Psychology
  • UQ
    Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

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