Senior Data and Reporting Analyst

Senior Data and Reporting Analyst

Location - Parramatta (Hybrid working arrangements available)

Employment type – 1 x Ongoing full-time role

Salary - $125,693 – $138,510 plus employer’s contribution and annual leave loading

Your role

Join the Reform Reporting team as a motivated Senior Data and Reporting Analyst and contribute your skills, expertise, and knowledge in a dynamic and evolving reporting environment. This role sits within the Child and Family directorate, within the Department of Communities and Justice’s System Reform Division.

As a member of the team, you will play a key role in the centralised monitoring and reporting of out-of-home care reform and child and family initiatives. You will also provide targeted project management advice to ensure a standardised approach to program and project design and delivery across Child and Family.

Your work will directly enable informed decision-making, demonstrate accountability, and support meaningful improvements for children and young people.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Data and Reporting Analyst, you will: 

• Support the design and implementation of a Reform Reporting Framework, turning raw data into clear, visual stories through impactful dashboards and robust data management.
• Collaborate with diverse stakeholders to develop insightful reports and visualisations that measure the real impact of our reform projects, leveraging advanced analytical techniques.
• Utilise your analytical toolkit to cleanse, transform, and analyse data, ensuring the accuracy and reliability that underpins our reporting.
• Work closely with stakeholders to enhance our data collection and distribution processes, ensuring the right information gets to the right people at the right time.
• Ensure data integrity and provide expert guidance on data-related challenges, contributing to a culture of strong data management and informed decision-making.
• Craft clear and concise written communications, from quick briefs to detailed reports, for a variety of audiences, including senior executive stakeholders.
• Maintain a holistic understanding of project implementation to accurately report on progress, risks, and the outcomes achieved.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders through effective communication and collaboration to ensure our reporting meets their needs and supports strategic goals.

Come join a passionate team where your analytical skills will contribute to improving outcomes for children and families through impactful data insights.

What we’re looking for

As an ideal candidate you will have: 

• Demonstrated experience in analysing complex data and the ability to see the bigger picture, translating findings into meaningful narratives.
• A strong command of relevant programming languages (e.g., R, Python, VBA), data visualisation tools (e.g., Tableau) and project management applications (e.g., Power BI).
• Proven skills in data cleansing, transformation, and ensuring data quality and integrity.
• The ability to clearly and confidently communicate complex analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences, both verbally and in writing.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a dedication to producing high-quality, reliable analysis and reporting.
• A collaborative approach with the ability to build effective relationships and work effectively with diverse teams.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage tasks effectively, and demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Relevant qualifications (e.g., Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science) or demonstrable equivalent experience in a data analysis and reporting role.
• Experience with SQL or similar database technologies is highly valued.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

Question 1

Describe a significant data analysis or reporting project you have led or played a key role in. What were the key challenges you faced in ensuring data quality and delivering insightful findings to stakeholders, and what was the impact of your work?

Question 2

Provide an example of a time you had to manage competing deadlines or priorities across multiple reporting deliverables or data-related projects. How did you approach the situation to ensure timely and effective outcomes, and what were the key strategies you utilised?

Applications close Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 11:59 pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Tanzin Ahmed-Cook, Manager, Reform Reporting, Child and Family, System Reform on 02 9716 3038 or at Tanzin.Ahmed-Cook@dcj.nsw.gov.au.

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Anjy Fayad on 02 9765 3042 or via anjy.fayad@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

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