Senior Analytics Consultant

WorkSafe Victoria; Geelong; Hybrid; AUD 117,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

WorkSafe Victoria in Geelong (hybrid: 3 days in office) is seeking a Senior Analytics Consultant to lead data analysis across sources, deliver clear performance insights, and warn of emerging risks to support stakeholder decisions.

You will report to the Principal Consultant, guide analysts, develop dashboards, and embed reporting tools while applying advanced Excel skills and SAS/R/Python programming and day-to-day data visualization.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Ability to lead engagement activities and gather requirements.
• Proven problem-solving, research, and analytical reporting skills.
• Excellent time management and organisational abilities; meet tight deadlines.
• Capable of both teamwork and autonomous work with limited guidance.
• Experience supporting analysts and quality checking outputs.
• Extensive knowledge of key data sources and core systems.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.
• Programming experience in SAS and/or R/Python/SPSS.
• Experience with data visualization tools (SAS VA, QlikSense).
• Advanced statistical, quantitative, or financial modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and operation of reporting and analytics.
• Present complex analytics and insights in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Provide support and advice to analysts to ensure outputs meet standards.
• Contribute to analytics projects and deliver key components.
• Embed data visualization tools and evolve their use within the team.
• Ensure reporting outputs are documented and peer-reviewed.
• Deliver analytical services including management reporting, insights, performance measurement and dashboards.
• Respond to ad hoc requests for statistical information.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Time management

Team work

Quality check output

Data sources knowledge

Excel

SAS

R

Python

SPSS

Data visualization

Statistical modelling

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

SAS

R

Python

SPSS

SAS VA

QlikSense

Job description

Senior Analytics Consultant

• $137,963.00 per annum + 12% superannuation
• Full time, fixed term opportunity until 30/3/2027
• Wadawurrung/Geelong based role (hybrid – 3 days in office)

About the opportunity

The Senior Analytics Consultant role sits in the Recovery Analytics team, within the Performance and Operational Strategy area of the RTWV Business Unit.

This is a key supporting role, reporting to the Principal Consultant. You will work closely with and take guidance from the Principal Consultant and be responsible for delivering the analysis of data from a variety of sources, developing an independent, transparent and understood view of WorkSafe performance, to warn of emerging risks, help to identify opportunities, and develop and evaluate solutions that improve performance, and leading the distillation of subsequent insights into key messages to support the objectives of business stakeholders within Worksafe Victoria.

This role is responsible for the provision of analysis, advice and reporting on performance trends, identifying emerging risk and opportunities relating to treatment, return to work, long tail claims management as well getting involved in projects and initiatives to improve injured worker outcomes. Our objectives include uplifting data literacy, generating insights to ensure WorkSafe has a deep understanding of employer and worker needs, drivers and goals.

Key accountabilities

• Taking a leadership role in the development and operation of reporting and other analytics.
• Presenting complex analytics and insights in an easy-to-understand manner.
• Provide support and advice to other analysts to ensure our reporting outputs meet our agreed standards.
• Contribute to analytics projects and initiatives - including responsibility for delivering key components.
• Embedding our data visualisation tools and evolving their use within the team.
• Ensure that the reporting output meets agreed standards by ensuring appropriate documentation & undertaking peer review.
• Contribute to development and provision of analytical services including: Eegular management reporting with continuous improvement focus. Data driven insights and recommendations. Performance measurement and program evaluation. Delivery of analytical projects e.g. development of reports and dashboards. Responses to ad hoc requests for statistical information

Skills and experience

• Strong interpersonal skills to support appropriate internal and external networks and relationships.
• Ability to lead stakeholder engagement activities to collect, identify and articulate stakeholder requirements
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve, undertake effective research and analysis and produce accurate reports
• Excellent time management, prioritisation and organisational skills, with the ability to negotiate and meet tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work both as part of a team and autonomously with limited guidance when required
• Demonstrated ability to support other analysts and quality check their output
• Extensive knowledge of key data sources and core systems
• Highly proficient in Excel
• Programming experience within SAS and/or similar languages (R, Python, SPSS)
• A strong knowledge of and experience using data visualisation and reporting tools in day-to-day work (e.g. SAS VA, QlikSense) including experience designing, developing and implementing new initiatives
• Advanced statistical, quantitative and/or financial modelling skills combined with a demonstrated capacity to innovate in developing solutions to business challenges.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification (e.g. Statistics, Business, Computer Science) and relevant experience

Working with us

At WorkSafe, our goal is for every employee to feel connected, safe, and valued within their team, for teams to feel appreciated in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be respected in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community. We strongly encourage applications from all individuals, including First Nations people, people with disabilities, those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and individuals of all sexualities and genders.

What’s next?

Applications close 11:00pm Thursday 17 September 2026.

Preferred candidates may be required to satisfactorily complete a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and/or other checks as required for the position as part of the recruitment process.

Eligibility for ongoing employment with WorkSafe Victoria requires Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

Due to the volume of applications received, individualised feedback will only be provided to candidates who progress to interview stage.

To ensure a fair and open recruitment process, we request that you complete your written application and any online interviews without the use of AI tools. We want to understand your professional skills, experience and capabilities. We acknowledge that candidates may choose to use AI as part of background research.

For assistant with a reasonable adjustment request or enquiry please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist Bree Jackson via [e-mail]