Senior Benefits Analyst

Department: Engagement Strategy EA & Investment; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 113,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Training and development

Competitive pay and conditions

Health & Wellbeing programs

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Department of Communities and Justice NSW is seeking a Senior Benefits Analyst within the Information and Digital Services division to lead benefits realisation, investment analysis and performance reporting across a diverse ICT portfolio. You’ll help shape governance and evidence-based decision-making to maximise returns on technology investments.

Join the Engagement, Strategy, Architecture and Investment team to ensure measurable benefits and alignment with departmental priorities in a large

Qualifications

• Experience in benefits realisation, investment analysis, or portfolio management.
• Strong business case development and performance reporting.
• Ability to translate complex information into insights.
• Experience developing benefits frameworks and reporting.
• Stakeholder engagement with senior leaders.
• Experience in government or large organisations is valued.
• Knowledge of benefits management and governance methodologies.
• Influence major ICT investment decisions.
• Collaborative and results-driven mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead benefits management frameworks, methodologies and reporting practices across ICT portfolios and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with business, project and program stakeholders to identify, define, track and realise investment benefits.
• Develop benefits maps, benefit profiles and performance measures.
• Analyse investment outcomes and provide actionable insights.
• Prepare high-quality executive reporting and assurance activities.
• Contribute to business cases, investment proposals and investment assurance activities.
• Support continuous improvement of benefits management and investment governance practices.

Skills

Benefits realisation

Investment analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Reporting

Governance

Job description

$113,348 - $146,945 a year

Casual/Temporary, Full time

1d ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

• Employment type – Temporary full-time up to 31 October 2027
• Grade – 9/10
• Salary – $113,348 pa - $146,945 pa plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Join DCJ's Information and Digital Services (IDS) division and play a key role in maximising the value and outcomes delivered through ICT investments. As a Senior Benefits Analyst, you will lead benefits realisation, investment analysis and performance reporting across a diverse portfolio of digital and technology initiatives. Working within the Engagement, Strategy, Architecture and Investment (ESAI) team, you'll help shape investment governance, strategic planning and evidence-based decision-making, ensuring technology investments deliver measurable benefits and support departmental priorities across a large and complex government organisation.

What you’ll do

Help ensure DCJ's technology investments deliver meaningful and measurable benefits.

• Lead benefits management frameworks, methodologies and reporting practices across ICT portfolios and strategic initiatives.


• Partner with business, project and program stakeholders to identify, define, track and realise investment benefits.


• Develop benefits maps, benefit profiles and performance measures.


• Analyse investment outcomes and provide actionable insights.


• Prepare high-quality executive reporting and assurance activities.


• Contribute to business cases, investment proposals and investment assurance activities.


• Support continuous improvement of benefits management and investment governance practices.

What we’re looking for

We're seeking a strategic and analytical professional who can influence outcomes and drive value.

• Demonstrated experience in benefits realisation, investment analysis, investment management or portfolio management.


• Strong business case development, analytical and performance reporting skills.


• Ability to translate complex information into meaningful insights and recommendations.


• Experience developing benefits frameworks, measures and reporting approaches.


• Proven stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including with senior leaders.


• Experience working in government or large complex organisations will be highly regarded.


• Knowledge of benefits management and investment governance methodologies.


• Make a real impact by influencing major ICT investment decisions across DCJ.


• Partner with senior executives and stakeholders to shape strategic initiatives and drive measurable outcomes.


• Join a collaborative and supportive team that values innovation and continuous improvement.


• Enjoy a rewarding opportunity to shape how benefits are realised and measured across a complex government organisation.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career


• Flexible, autonomous work environment


• Competitive pay and conditions


• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities


• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Applications close

Sunday, 8 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Ed Wimshurst at ************@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Poppy Sgro on 02 9765 3*** or **********@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

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