Senior Portfolio Analyst

• Build your project leadership skills and experience through coaching, training, and mentorship 
• Lead the way in Centre of Excellence within the Public Sector
• Temporary full-time position with flexible hybrid working arrangements on offer 

About the Role

The Senior Portfolio Analyst works within the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office business unit of the NSW Electoral Commission and supports the centre of excellence function and business systems. The centre of excellence function creates frameworks, templates, process and drives the capability uplift across project, programme, portfolio and change management. This also includes agile delivery, business analysis and all other disciplines that support project management.

There roles are two (2) temporary full-time positions up to 30 June 2027.

About the NSW Electoral Commission

The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.

Our work includes:

• Running and regulating elections
• Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
• Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community  
• Career development opportunities through study and face to face training
• Access to self-paced expert-led training via LinkedIn Learning
• Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support 
• Staff social events to connect with colleagues  
• Work/Life balance (35 hour working week), flex leave, generous holidays and leave conditions
• Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff 
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Convenient CBD location, access to public transport

Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated, equivalent, relevant professional experience.
• Experience working within an Enterprise Portfolio Management office (EPMO) supporting corporate strategy and portfolio of strategic programs and projects.
• Experience working in complex project environments effectively engaging key stakeholders to drive operational excellence.
• Strong understanding of PMI Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK) with demonstrated experience supporting the Project Management lifecycle and associated controls.
• Experience in assessing training needs, developing training content and delivering training to uplift project disciplines and support the uptake and use of associated processes and supporting technology.
• Track record in engaging with stakeholders and project teams in a complex matrix environment to uplift project and programme management maturity.
• Demonstrated technical and administration experience in Microsoft suite such as SharePoint, O365, Project Professional, Power Platform, Power Bi, and Project Online.

How to apply

As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to the two targeted questions below:

1. Tell us about your roles and responsibilities working in a corporate project management centre of excellence. How does this relate to the key accountabilities of this position? (300 words maximum).
2. Describe your previous experience continuous improvement activities in a project management environment. (300 words maximum).

You should include a covering letter summarising your skills, knowledge and work experience, along with an up-to-date resume which clearly detail your skills and experience as relevant to this role. 

For further information regarding the role please download the Role Description. 

Applying for a role in the NSW Public Service

For more information on how to apply for a role in the NSW Public Service, please refer here.

The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role. 

If you have any questions about applying or would benefit from an adjustment to the recruitment process to help you perform your best please contact For more information on recruitment adjustments visit I Work for NSW Adjustments for individual needs.

Applications received and completed after closing time will not be considered for selection. 

The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.

For further information, contact NSW Electoral Commission's Talent team on

Other Information

Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.  

The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW.  The Commission's Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same work classification that may become available for filling over the next 18 months. 

This role is based in at our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office and during election events you may be required to work from other venues.

Applications Close: Sunday 16th November 2025 @ 11.59pm