Analyst

Department: Corporate Services

Location:
Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150

Req ID: 78547

Analyst, Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability

Location - This role is based in Parramatta and offers hybrid working arrangements in line with departmental policy, with approximately 50% of workdays expected to be onsite.

Employment type – Ongoing full-time role

Salary - $113,574.00 pa - $125,720.00 pa, plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Are you passionate about driving innovation and sustainability through data and technology? Join our team at DCJ as an Analyst in Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability, where you'll play a key role in supporting strategic initiatives that shape the future.

Your role

The Analyst, Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability is responsible for supporting strategic initiatives through the administration of key technology systems and the execution of data-driven research and analysis. This role contributes to informed decision-making, performance reporting, and effective project planning and delivery. The role will help drive an uplift in asset management data and system capabilities across DCJ.

What you'll do

This position plays a critical role in supporting strategic and operational goals through the effective management of systems and data, enabling informed decision-making and ensuring compliance with organisational objectives. It contributes to the successful execution of initiatives while fostering collaboration across internal and external stakeholders.

• Administer and manage complex systems and data to maintain integrity, security, and compliance.
• Collect and analyse financial and non-financial data to generate actionable insights.
  
  Support delivery of projects enhancing infrastructure, sustainability, climate resilience, and security.
• Maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders across DCJ and external partners.
  
  Assist with reporting to executive leadership and governance bodies.
• Support team building activities to drive capability uplift and performance.

You will be joining a dynamic and collaborative team within the Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability unit at DCJ. Our team is committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment that encourages continuous learning, innovation, and excellence. We value diverse perspectives and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to deliver impactful outcomes that contribute to sustainable growth and resilience across the organisation.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone with strong analytical skills, a keen eye for detail, and a passion for leveraging data to drive positive outcomes.

This role requires a high engagement with stakeholders across DCJ, the Communities and Justice portfolio of agencies, to support the achievement of key strategic and operational objectives.

The ideal candidate for this role should strong analytical, communication, and collaboration skills to support strategic initiatives and deliver data-driven insights. This role requires experience in data analysis, asset management, and stakeholder engagement.

The essential requirements of this role include relevant tertiary qualifications in an appropriate discipline and/or demonstrated experience and knowledge of data analysis or asset management.

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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:

Targeted Question 1

Please provide instances where you have contributed to improving data infrastructure or reporting processes in your previous roles?

Targeted Question 2

How do you prioritise competing requests for data or insights from different parts of the organisation?

Targeted Question 3

How do you collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as policy, finance, or IT, to deliver insights?

Applications close Wednesday, 12 November 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 James Loupos on or via email at:

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 or via

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

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