Defence Workforce & Training Analyst

Proximity, an SPA Australia Company; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Health and Wellbeing support

Professional development

Career progression pathways supporting

Job summary

Proximity, an SPA Australia Company, seeks a high-performing Analyst to join a growing Australia-based team supporting significant Defence capability initiatives. Working within a multinational AUKUS environment, you’ll contribute to workforce and training solution development, initially aligned to U.S.

Navy training systems and evolving to UK frameworks. You will produce high-quality analysis, reports, briefings, and recommendations for senior decision makers, collaborating with Defence,

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning, organisational design, training analysis, operational analysis or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to work through complex issues and competing stakeholder requirements.
• Excellent written communication skills, with experience producing professional reports, briefings, and recommendations.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior leaders and subject matter experts.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within high performing teams.
• A genuine interest in Defence capability development, workforce transformation, and major national programs.

Responsibilities

• Support workforce planning, modelling, and organisational design activities that enable Defence capability outcomes.
• Analyse training systems, workforce requirements, and workforce readiness challenges to identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Collect, analyse, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data to support evidence based recommendations.
• Develop reports, executive briefings, presentations, and other professional documentation for senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate workshops, interviews, and stakeholder engagement activities across Defence, government, and industry organisations.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of workforce and training solutions aligned with Defence objectives.
• Support project planning, risk management, and delivery activities within a complex stakeholder environment.
• Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary and multinational teams, both virtually and in person, to achieve program outcomes.

Skills

Workforce planning

Organisational design

Training analysis

Operational analysis

Analytical problem solving

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Trade training of 5 years’ experience with Navy operations and training

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Proximity, an SPA Australia Company, seeks a high-performing Analyst to join a growing Australia-based team supporting significant Defence capability initiatives. Working within a multinational AUKUS environment, you’ll contribute to workforce and training solution development, initially aligned to U.S.

Navy training systems and evolving to UK frameworks. You will produce high-quality analysis, reports, briefings, and recommendations for senior decision makers, collaborating with Defence,