Principal Business Data Analyst

6 Parramatta Square – 50% in office required

Full Time 2 Year Opportunity!

Clerk Grade 11/12 - $149,739 - $173,174 plus superannuation and leave loading

Your role

Being a part of a multi-disciplinary team, the Principal Data Analyst will serve as a link between business objectives and technical solutions, ensuring requirements are clearly defined, aligned, and optimally integrated within the existing technical landscape and systems.

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Director, Homelessness Programs the responsibilities of this role will include (but are not limited to):

Leading in the knowledge of the Client Information Management System (CIMS, case management system for homelessness programs), including data extraction, help desk functions, and enhancements of configurations
Collecting and analysing homelessness data ensuring it meets national minimum data standards
Providing the data strategy, processes and mentoring of the data team to perform their duties
Leading the analysis and documentation of business requirements and facilitation of business and system solutions
Working with technical specialists to identify and evaluate feasible, cost-efficient, and effective technical solutions that complies with regulatory requirements, security standards, department, and industry best practices
Providing proactive and evidence-based expert advice on homelessness data and systems to the Manager, Homelessness Systems and Performance and Director, Homelessness Programs and other stakeholders to support development of homelessness policies and strategies.
Coordinating data activities with business stakeholders, advises on proper methods and processes to be followed and resolve operational issues encountered

What we’re looking for

Essential Requirements

The essential requirements of this role are:

Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience with a demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development

In addition to the essential requirements, the ideal candidate will have:

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to explain data in easy to understand language
A high level of experience in client management systems, particularly CIMS, and superior understanding of the specialist homelessness services collection (SHSC)
Strong decision making, influencing and negotiation skills
The ability to manage, develop and mentor a team
High attention to detail

For more information about this role, please click here to download the role description.

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 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

In 500 words or less, please outline your experience of how you have used data analysis to develop or influence a new policy/strategy and implemented innovative technical solutions for data capture.

Applications close 28 August 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Sitara Koormanthara on 0428 219 231 or at Sitara.Koormanthara@homes.nsw.gov.au

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 Mary Michael on 0499 531 131 or via mary.michael@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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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