Strategic Defence Workforce & Training Analyst

SPA; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Health and Wellbeing support

Career progression pathways

Community involvement

Job summary

SPA is seeking a high performing Analyst to join our Australia-based team supporting Defence capability programs. You will contribute to workforce and training solutions, aligned with Navy and evolving UK training frameworks, in a multinational AUKUS environment.

You will work with Defence, government, and industry partners to deliver analyses, reports, and recommendations informing senior decision makers, and support complex program delivery across a national security context.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing workforce, training, or capability development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to engage with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Experience in Defence, government, or complex operations.

Responsibilities

• Support workforce planning, modelling and organisational design activities.
• Analyse training systems and workforce readiness to identify gaps.
• Collect and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
• Develop executive reports, briefings and recommendations.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement across Defence sectors.
• Contribute to design and implementation of workforce solutions.
• Support project planning and risk management in a complex environment.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve program outcomes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Written communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Navy operations/training experience

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

SPA is seeking a high performing Analyst to join our Australia-based team supporting Defence capability programs. You will contribute to workforce and training solutions, aligned with Navy and evolving UK training frameworks, in a multinational AUKUS environment.

You will work with Defence, government, and industry partners to deliver analyses, reports, and recommendations informing senior decision makers, and support complex program delivery across a national security context.