People Data Analyst

the original; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Parramatta office

Job summary

Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) seeks a People Data Analyst to deliver workforce analytics, reporting, and insights for informed decision-making across NSW. You will work with large datasets, develop standard and ad hoc HR reports, and provide data extracts to meet emerging needs.

Join a diverse team with flexible work options, contributing to planning and workforce capability across NSW, while advancing data governance and analytics practices.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing and reporting on workforce or HR data.
• Ability to translate findings into actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Power BI, Alteryx or Excel for dashboards.
• Experience with data governance and large datasets.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver people analytics, reporting and workforce insights to support decision-making.
• Develop and maintain standard and ad hoc HR reports and dashboards.
• Provide timely data extracts and analysis for business needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve data quality and reporting processes.
• Support continuous improvement and automation of analytics initiatives.

Skills

Data analysis

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

Excel

SAP

HR systems

Job description

Job Description

Shape workforce insights that inform smarter decisions and strengthen how we support our people across DPHI!

• Temporary full-time opportunity (35 hours per week) up to 12 months
• Office located in Parramatta with flexible working supported
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $116,981.00 to $129,491.00 (Clerk Grade 7/8)

Join our team and shape your world in a workplace that empowers you to do your best work and build a meaningful career. In this role, you will contribute to shaping lives and communities across NSW, while shaping your own career. You will enjoy flexible work options, varied and impactful projects, and a vibrant, diverse team culture built on collaboration, inclusion and support. We are creating a workplace where everyone belongs and where you can balance work, life and wellbeing.

The role

As the People Data Analyst, you will play a key role in delivering people analytics, reporting and workforce insights that support informed decision-making across the Department. Working with large and complex workforce datasets, you will prepare, analyse and interpret people data to provide meaningful insights into workforce trends, risks and capability needs. Your insights will help leaders understand workforce movements, capability gaps, diversity outcomes and workforce risks to support evidence-based decision making and workforce planning.

You will develop and maintain standard and ad hoc HR reports, support mandatory workforce reporting requirements, and provide timely data extracts and analysis to meet emerging business needs. Leveraging your analytical capability, you will identify opportunities to improve data quality, reporting standards and workforce analytics practices, helping to ensure stakeholders have access to accurate, reliable and actionable information.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you will collaborate with a range of stakeholders to deliver data-driven insights, support workforce planning and contribute to continuous improvement, reporting automation and analytics initiatives that strengthen people reporting and workforce insights across the organisation.

For more information about the role, read the full Role Description here: People Data Analyst

What you will bring to the role

• Experience analysing and reporting on workforce, HR or other complex organisational data, with the ability to translate findings into actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience interpreting large datasets, identifying trends and providing evidence-based recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining reports, dashboards and data visualisations using tools such as Power BI, Alteryx, Excel, SAP, HR systems or similar reporting and analytics platforms, with the ability to present information in a clear and meaningful way.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to present complex information in a clear, meaningful and customer-focused way.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, deliver work to agreed deadlines and maintain high standards of accuracy and quality.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities to enhance data quality, reporting processes and the overall effectiveness of people analytics services.
• Experience working with large and complex datasets from multiple source systems, applying data governance principles and maintaining high standards of data quality, accuracy and integrity.
• Experience supporting statutory, compliance or government reporting requirements will be highly regarded.

About Us

At the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI), you could shape your world while helping us shape the future of NSW. Together, we create vibrant communities, places and precincts, and manage land, assets and property.

We are a high-performing organisation that proudly reflects the communities we serve. Our diversity strengthens our cultural capability and enables us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of people across NSW. As an inclusive and accessible workplace, we value your contribution, lived experience and cultural knowledge, and we want you to feel supported, connected and empowered to succeed. With flexible work arrangements, job share options, workplace adjustments and various employee affinity groups, we are here to help you thrive every day.

Applications close Sunday, 6 September 2026 at 11:55pm. For further information about this role, please contact Aiman Jajo, Manager Workforce Data and Insights on [e-mail].

A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career pathways team for a yarn.

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Contact the Talent Team via [e-mail] or [phone] - HR Support, option 2, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment. This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including a criminal record check.