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 - $125,719.00 pa, plus superannuation and 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 in Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability plays a key role in supporting departmental initiatives through the management of technology systems and the delivery of data driven research and analysis. The position enables informed decision making, supports performance reporting, and contributes to project planning and delivery—particularly in areas linked to sustainability, climate resilience, and asset management capability uplift 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 outcomes, climate resilience, and security.
* Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
* Assist in preparing reports, briefings, and insights for executive leadership and governance committees.
* Contribute to capability building and continuous improvement activities across the team.
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 candidates with strong analytical skills, experience in systems administration and data analysis, and a collaborative mindset. A background in infrastructure, sustainability, or asset management is highly desirable.
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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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 4 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 1 page) addressing the 3 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
Targeted Question 1
Please provide the skills and mindset you would bring to the position and the team if successful?
Targeted Question 2
How do you prioritise competing requests for data or insights from different parts of the organisation?
Targeted Question 3
From your experience, please provide instances of collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver organisational objectives?
Please keep in mind responses will be AI Tested and encourage candidates to formulate their own responses.
Applications close Sunday, 19 April 2026 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 02 9765 1091 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 02 9765 3042 or via
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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.
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