Department: Performance Analysis Dev and Data Mgt
Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice

Location:
Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150

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Req ID: 83799

Temporary, Full-Time up to 12 months
Location: Parramatta/remote-hybrid arrangement
Clerk Grade 9/10 Salary ($129,464 - $142,665 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Work with a team of analysts using data to help the department understand its clients’ needs and service delivery performance.

This is a great opportunity to be involved in undertaking targeted analysis, developing new metrics and interactive reporting tools to help improve DCJ its services.

You love working with data and seeing how your work drives decision making.

What you’ll do

Help drive departmental decisions with meaningful data analysis and insights. Work in a team to provide evidence to inform policy and operational practice that directly supports the people of NSW.

Undertake and lead analysis, interpretation, and reporting on data from external and internal data sets to inform service delivery and reform.

Design, develop and implement performance measures, tools and governance processes to improve business systems/processes and workflows, and to enhance organisational capability in analysing and understanding DCJ performance.

Provide specialist advice and recommendations to the Manager in support of performance monitoring and reporting governance processes for DCJ to improve the efficiency and consistency of performance reporting.

What we’re looking for

Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.

Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

The Senior Analyst requires the following in addition to role description capabilities:

Advanced skills and proven experience in using either: R Studio/R (preferred), Python or similar, for data analysis.
Proven experience in drawing insights through data and data analysis and ability to present findings to non-technical audiences
Good oral and written communication skills to effectively engage with stakeholders.

Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

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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 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

Provide an example of a business problem you have analysed using data. What was your role in the project, what analysis techniques and software did you use and what was the outcome of the analysis?

Applications close Wednesday 1 July 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Venessa Smoothy on 02 9716 2766 or via Venessa.smoothy@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 Lisa

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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