Quality Data & Administration Specialist

Role: Quality Data and Administration Specialist

Location: Murarrie, Brisbane

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

We're looking for a highly organised and detail-focused Quality Data and Administration Specialist to support national quality and regulatory compliance activities. Reporting to the Quality Manager, you'll take ownership of NQA ITS governance and administration, maintain the National Early Childhood Worker Register, and ensure critical regulatory data is accurate, compliant and up to date.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, systems, reporting and stakeholder engagement while contributing to positive outcomes for children, families and communities across Australia

Your Impact:

You'll play a key role in maintaining the integrity of Goodstart's national quality and regulatory data, ensuring critical information is accurate, current and compliant. Through the management of NQA ITS, the National Early Childhood Worker Register, and ongoing reporting and process improvements, you'll help support regulatory obligations, informed decision-making, and quality outcomes across our network.

• Manage national access and governance of NQA ITS.


• Maintain the National Early Childhood Worker Register and ensure data accuracy.


• Produce reports and insights to support compliance and decision-making.


• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting and data quality.


• Develop guidance materials and support staff using NQA ITS.


• Act as the internal subject matter expert for worker register requirements.

What Goodstart can offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs


• Salary packaging benefits available through AccessPay (eligibility applies)


• Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)


•  Fitness Passport - access to gyms and pools for you and your family at a heavily discounted price


• Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA


• Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.


• Free annual flu shot (optional)


• Option to purchase extra leave for even greater work life balance  


• First Nations Support and Cultural Leave


• Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes


• Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.

You’ll bring to the table:

• Experience within the Early Childhood Education and Care sector or working with the National Quality Framework.


• Experience in administration, compliance, data governance or system administration.


• Strong analytical and reporting skills with excellent attention to detail.


• Experience managing data integrity and improving processes.


• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.


• Advanced organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.


• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.


• Experience with NQA ITS or similar regulatory systems will be highly regarded.


• Current QLD Working with Children Check


• Willing to obtain a Certificate of Completion for the National Child Safety Foundation Training, completed via Geccko platform

How to apply

Click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your application.

We review applications as they are submitted. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible for your best chance to progress to the next stage of the process. 

Have a question? Contact our Talent Acquisition Team via email [email protected] 

If you are a placement agency or external recruiter, please refrain from submitting resumes to Goodstart unless you have a signed staffing agency agreement with us. Goodstart will not be responsible for or pay any placement fees for candidates submitted by agencies that are not approved suppliers. Any resumes received from agencies or external recruiters without an agreement will be reviewed by Goodstart and may be shared with our internal recruiting team for their reference.

Supporting our people and protecting our children

We’re an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We know that Goodstarters from diverse cultures, backgrounds and experiences strengthen our teams and help us grow. We’re also deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Safety is our priority and we will take any action necessary to ensure that all children can feel safe and be safe, and are safeguarded from abuse, neglect and harm. As a Child Safe Organisation, all of our candidates must have or obtain a valid working with children check along with Certificate of Completion for the National Child Safety Foundation Training, completed via Geccko platform