Business Analyst

Knox City Council; City of Knox; Hybrid; AUD 102,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accrued or rostered days off

Parental leave

Salary sacrifice for childcare

Temporary role variety

Support for further study

Knox Leisureworks membership

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Knox City Council is seeking a Business Analyst to join the Strategy and Transformation Team for a 12-month maternity leave. Based at Knox Civic Centre, the role supports flexible working arrangements while delivering projects that align with Knox’s strategic outcomes.

You will engage with stakeholders, define requirements, model processes and drive improvements on organisation-wide initiatives in a dynamic, public-sector environment.

Qualifications

• Well-developed ability to scope, plan and design business cases to support organisational needs.
• Well-developed ability to gather, validate business requirements for functional specifications.
• Well-developed ability to model processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and to build positive relationships.
• Experience of operating as a business analyst on complex projects involving business and technology outcomes would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with business stakeholders to deliver value.
• Define and deliver solutions that provide sustainable value to the organisation.
• Work with Project Managers and stakeholders to develop business cases and requirements.
• Support organisational strategy through portfolio delivery and improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure successful design and delivery of changes.

Skills

Scope & design

Requirements gathering

Process modelling

Stakeholder collaboration

Complex-project BA

Job description

Job no: 496602
Work type: Temporary Full-time
Location: Knox Civic Centre
Categories: Business and Economic Development

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our portfolio office business analysis team, driving the design and delivery of projects that will help the organisation achieve its strategic outcomes.

As a Business Analyst, you will build and maintain effective relationships with business stakeholders, delivering value to the organisation and benefit to the Knox community. You will be part of the Strategy and Transformation Team, reporting to the Portfolio Office Lead and work alongside Project Managers and business stakeholders to define and deliver solutions that will provide sustainable value to the organisation.

This is a full-time temporary role covering a maternity leave position for 12 months (from October 2026), based at Knox Civic Centre. We support flexible working arrangements while ensuring operational needs of the role are met. For this position, we are open to part-time candidates (0.8 FTE-4 days).

This is a Band 6 classified role. Remuneration will be $102,287 to $111,713 (depending on experience) (pro-rata for part time) plus superannuation in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee.

What you will bring to this role

• Well-developed ability to scope, plan and design business cases to support organisational needs.
• Well-developed ability to gather, validate business requirements for functional specifications.
• Well-developed ability to model processes and identify improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and to build positive relationships.
• Experience of operating as a business analyst on complex projects which involve both business and technology outcomes (for example organisation-wide system upgrades, or service improvement definition and delivery) would be an advantage.

For further information on this role please contact Mark Haworth, Portfolio Office Lead, at************@knox.vic.gov.auor on [phone].

Why work at Knox

Discover your future at Knox City Council, where you will deliver meaningful impact, find great opportunities and work with committed people to shape our community.As an employee of Knox, you can enjoy:

• Accrued or rostered days off available for full-time roles, depending on operational requirements
• Broad range of leave options including 18 weeks' primary and 5 weeks' secondary parental leave
• Salary sacrifice option for Council-owned childcare fees
• Opportunities to take on temporary roles or work in different teams to build skills and support career growth
• Support towards further study
• 50% off Knox Leisureworks memberships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for support in managing personal and work-related challenges.

To find out more about the benefits of working at Knox City Council, visit knox.vic.gov.au/why-work-knox

Inherent requirements

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Our commitments

Knox City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to providing a workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion. We are committed to a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

Knox City Council has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All children and young people who access our services, programs, events and facilities have the right to feel safe and be safe. This includes spaces owned or managed by Council. We take the wellbeing and safety of children and young people in our care seriously. We maintain a child safe organisation by embedding the protection of children into everyday thinking and practice. All Knox City Council employees, contractors and volunteers are responsible for ensuring children and young people are valued, heard and protected from abuse.

Knox City Council acknowledges our offices are located on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation.

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Advertised: 22 Sep 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 02 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Standard Time