Principal Consultant - Workforce Reporting and Data Analytics

Department of Education, Western Australia; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% employer contributed superannuiton

Flexible working arrangements (home/ir

Job summary

Department of Education, Western Australia seeks a permanent, full-time Analyst to lead workforce planning analytics, build stakeholder relationships and develop business cases for new analytics technologies. You will design supply/demand models and dashboards to support long-term decisions.

You will work with a team in East Perth with options for flexible/remote arrangements, contributing to equity-led workforce planning and data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience applying business analysis techniques to workforce planning
• Ability to translate strategic priorities into measurable outcomes
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders
• Interpret strategic directions to achieve business analysis outcomes
• Lead development of business cases and project plans for new/improved business analysis technologies
• Design, develop and maintain robust workforce supply and demand models and dashboards

Skills

Stakeholder management

Business analysis

Workforce planning

Data analytics

Dashboards

Change management

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Job description

This is a permanent full-time position commencing ASAP

The Organisational Design, Development and Planning directorate provides leadership, planning and implementation of key strategic human resource initiatives and projects, including equity and diversity initiatives, advice, guidance and support on organisational design and development, workforce planning and human resource data analytics, intelligence and reporting to support decision-making by Department staff.

The Role

The role focuses on building and maintaining strategic relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate achievement of the Department’s workforce business objectives. It involves working with management to interpret strategic directions to achieve business analysis outcomes. The role also provides leadership and support to clients in the development of business cases and project plans for new and improved business analysis technologies.

In addition, the successful applicant will design, develop and maintain robust workforce supply and demand models and reporting models and dashboards which meet business analysis requirements and support long-term decision-making.

Professional Benefits

We are conveniently located inEast Perthand our employees enjoy a range of benefits which include:

• 12% employer contributed superannuation.
• Flexible working arrangements are genuinely considered to create healthy work life balance including; working from home or remote, flexible working hours and part-time arrangements
• Generous leave entitlements including annual, personal, long service and parental leave
• Professional development opportunities and study leave/assistance
• Access to salary packaging (in accordance with relevant industrial instruments)
• Enjoy easy access to public transport with the Claisebrook train station just a 5-minute walk away or, take advantage of the free Yellow Cat bus service that stops outside our building entrance. Additionally, various CPP parking locations are within walking distance.

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Nathan Ridout, Manager on [phone] or emailing [e-mail]

We are committed to building the leadership capability of our people (Building Leadership Impact).

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our workplaces and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.

Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education's Screening Unit before you start.

More information about employment eligibility can be found on our website and in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

Applications close

4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 16 October 2026