Senior Data and Insights Analyst

Queensland Government; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queensland Government – Forensic Science Queensland (FSQ) seeks a Senior Data and Insights Analyst to lead data integration, analytics and reporting in the Strategy and Governance team. You will support evidence-based decision making and organisational performance across FSQ.

Work closely with operational scientific and corporate teams to build trusted data assets, deliver insights and strengthen data maturity through governance and analytics products.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining dashboards and BI solutions.
• Advanced data acquisition, integration and analysis.
• Knowledge of data governance and data quality principles.
• Ability to translate data into actionable insights for stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify, source, integrate and maintain datasets for reporting and BI.
• Prepare, analyse and disseminate data, insights and advice using Power BI, SQL, Excel.
• Design, develop and maintain dashboards and reports for executive decision-making.
• Identify trends and opportunities through workforce, financial, operational data.
• Provide timely, evidence-based insights to support priorities and reform initiatives.
• Undertake projects to improve data quality and consistency across FSQ systems.

Skills

Data literacy

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Excel

Data visualization

Data governance

Job description

Queensland Government – Coopers Plains QLD

The Senior Data and Insights Analyst sits within the Strategy and Governance team and is responsible for maintaining, enhancing and integrating data sources to provide high-quality analysis, reporting and business intelligence that support evidence-based decision making, strategic planning and organisational performance across Forensic Science Queensland (FSQ).

The role works closely with operational scientific and corporate teams to develop trusted data assets, deliver meaningful insights and support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service delivery, workforce capability, financial sustainability and organisational performance. The position plays a key role in strengthening FSQ's data maturity by improving data quality, supporting data governance practices and developing analytical products that inform strategic and operational decision making.

Your key responsibilities

• Identify, source, integrate and maintain datasets from multiple operational and corporate systems to support organisational reporting, performance monitoring and business intelligence requirements.
• Prepare, collate, analyse, review and disseminate high-quality data, information, insights and advice using tools such as Power BI, SQL, Excel and other contemporary analytics platforms.
• Design, develop and maintain interactive dashboards, reports and analytical products that support executive decision-making, operational performance management and strategic planning.
• Identify trends, patterns, risks and opportunities through analysis of workforce, financial, operational and service delivery data and present findings using effective data visualisation and storytelling techniques.
• Develop and contribute to the strategic direction of Strategy and Governance by providing timely, reliable and evidence-based insights to support organisational priorities and reform initiatives.
• Undertake projects that improve data quality, data integrity, accessibility and consistency across FSQ systems and reporting frameworks.

Technical skills, abilities and cultural capability

• Demonstrated data literacy and the ability to understand a broad range of operational and scientific data, including how complex concepts, processes and information are represented and translated within datasets, and to explain these relationships to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to design and maintain complex data and reporting environments, integrating and transforming data from multiple sources to deliver robust dashboards, performance reporting and business intelligence solutions.
• Advanced capability in data acquisition, integration and analysis, transforming complex information into actionable insights, business intelligence and performance reporting that support strategic decision-making, stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement, underpinned by strong data governance and quality practices.
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality management and information management principles.
• Demonstrated ability to build productive relationships and work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience using Power BI, SQL, Excel and other business intelligence and analytics tools at an advanced level.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.