Senior Analyst, Planning Analytics

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full-Time role
• Location Eveleigh, NSW

• $156,309 - Package includes: salary from $125,693 to $138,510 p.a, plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

About the role

• Provide sound advice, expertise and recommendations on the use and application of planning analytics systems, tools and processes to support and enhance evidence-based planning and decision making.
• Develop and implement digital planning analytics solutions, utilising a range of modern tools, methods and database systems, to support high quality, robust planning analysis for current and future school infrastructure.

For further information please click here to view the role description.

About you

• Sound experience in web technologies such as HTML 5/CSS, /JavaScript, Angular JS, React, web-based data visualisation frameworks, databases (SQL Server, Postgre SQL, Oracle), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) solutions e.g. Esri, PostGIS and MapBox.
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent professional experience designing efficient and robust data transformation and integration workflows and implementing digital solutions for effective customer engagement and communication.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• 35 hour working week
• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Fitness Passport – unlocking access to 1500+ fitness facilities

How to apply

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates who have not previously worked for the department will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number. This option would allow the WWCC to naturally expire without further communication needed with the employee. The employer obligations under the WWCC would apply for duration of the WWCC’s validity (up to 5 years)

Closing date 27 April 2025 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Marko Kovacevic at marko.kovacevic@det.nsw.edu.au and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Caroline Slongo at Caroline.Slongo1@det.nsw.edu.au

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.