Data Analyst

**Job no**: 524873

**Work type**: full time

**Location**: Sydney, NSW

**Categories**: Information Technology
- Employment Type: Full time continuing role as a Data Analyst
- Starting salary $96,960 plus generous superannuation and leave loading
- Location: Kensington (Hybrid Flexible Working)

**About UNSW**:
UNSW isn't like other places you've worked. Yes, we're a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It's the reason we're one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia's prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged, and do meaningful work, you're in the right place.

**About the role**:
**UNSW Planning and Performance (UPP) builds capability in key areas of business intelligence, student load forecasting and planning and performance based on reliable and robust data. UPP is a key strategic resource for senior management of the University providing management information, analysis, and insights that enable decision-making. UPP provides reports on behalf of the University to the Commonwealth Government and other statutory bodies.**:
**The Data Analyst is responsible for the delivery of data & information analysis to support UNSW Planning & Performance portfolio activities. The position is focused on the provision of data analysis, insights, and scenario planning.**:
**The Data Analyst reports to the Senior Data Analyst, Performance and has no direct reports.**:

- Provide advice regarding and contributing to the development of effective scenario planning and data modelling processes to support planning and performance, benchmarking, student load forecasting and institutional reporting activities.
- Oversee the preparation of reports, presentations, and other documents for publication and dissemination.
- Develop project plans and work with UPP colleagues and relevant stakeholders to deliver the required outcomes.
- Provide advice on the development of UNSW Planning & Performance policies and procedures and ensure UPP process documentation is current and adheres to business requirements.
- Provide support to the Senior Data Analyst, Performance and the UPP management team.
- Initiate, plan, and lead UPP projects.
- Analyse and interpret survey results and data collection; providing a clear narrative and insights that influence decision making at a management level.
- Develop a detailed knowledge of UPP processes and support colleagues in relation to planning and performance, benchmarking, student load forecasting and institutional reporting activities.
- Establish and maintain excellent communication pathways and working relationships with UNSW stakeholders to identify and evaluate business requirements for systems/processes.

**Skills and Experience**
- A relevant tertiary degree with experience in data analysis, scenario planning and data modelling or proven equivalent competency gained through any other combination of education, training, or experience.
- Demonstrated experience working with large data sets, from a range of structured and unstructured sources to draw insights and produce visualisations.
- The ability to model and analyse in one or more programming languages (preferably Python, SQL, R), as well as having high competency manipulating and analysing data in Excel.
- Demonstrated technical capability to manipulate, analyse and present data in dynamic and visually interesting formats.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and to adapt positively to shifting priorities.
- Strong partnering skills and the ability to work collaboratively across the organisation.
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW's aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
- Knowledge of health and safety responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training
- The ability to understand and interpret the needs of stakeholders and provide insights in formats to suit the required purpose.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating and delivering on strategic activities in a complex environment, ideally within higher education.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and interpret predictive modelling
- High level project management, analysis, research, planning and advisory skills and experience, combined with creative problem-solving skills.
- High level administrative and organisation skills, including proven ability to prioritise high volume workflows to meet critical and competing deadlines.

**Benefits and Culture**:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognize it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

- Career developmen