Workforce Data Analyst

Chandler Macleod; City of Melbourne; Remote; AUD 150,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASAP start

12-month assignment

Location: Nationwide

Daily rate: AU$602.55 + Super

Job summary

Chandler Macleod is supporting a Federal Government agency with an Enterprise Workforce Planning Analyst role. The position focuses on data analysis, reporting and forecasting to enable evidence-based workforce decisions across the organisation.

The role requires translating complex data for senior leaders, contributing to forecasts and scenario modelling, and collaborating with Finance, People and Culture to align workforce plans with enterprise priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience cleansing and validating complex datasets from multiple sources.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to identify trends and risks.
• Experience producing clear reports, dashboards and summaries.
• Proficient in Excel; Power BI or similar tools is highly regarded.
• Ability to translate complex data for senior stakeholders.
• Experience forecasting, scenario modelling, workforce or financial planning.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across business areas.
• Ability to work autonomously in a complex environment.
• Understanding data quality, governance, confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Manage collection, validation, reconciliation and analysis of data from multiple sources.
• Maintain workforce planning datasets, rules and source mappings for data consistency.
• Analyse demand, vacancies, recruitment, movements, labour hire and costs.
• Investigate data discrepancies and document limitations.
• Develop reports, visualisations and insights for monthly planning and executive decision-making.
• Support forecasting and scenario modelling by testing assumptions and documenting methods.
• Build relationships with Finance, People and Culture and stakeholders.
• Translate complex workforce information into practical insights for strategic planning.
• Deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timeframes.

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Autonomy

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

About the company:

This Federal Government agency works to deliver programs and services that support people with disability and their families, aiming to improve access, engagement, and outcomes across Australia. The agency collaborates closely with communities, service providers, and government stakeholders to implement initiatives that enhance social inclusion, wellbeing, and equity.

About the Team

The team is responsible for supporting enterprise-wide workforce planning, providing data-driven insights to help the agency understand its current workforce position and plan for future workforce needs. Working collaboratively with stakeholders across Finance, People and Culture, and operational areas, the team brings together workforce intelligence, financial information and business insights to support strategic planning and informed decision-making.

About the Role

The agency is seeking an experienced Enterprise Workforce Planning Analyst to support workforce planning through high-quality data analysis, reporting and forecasting. In this role, you will manage and analyse workforce, financial and operational data to identify trends, workforce gaps, emerging pressures and opportunities for improvement. You will translate complex information into clear, meaningful insights to support senior leaders in making evidence-based decisions about workforce capacity, capability and costs. You will also contribute to workforce forecasting and scenario modelling, working closely with the Senior Enterprise Workforce Planning Specialist and stakeholders across the agency to support enterprise workforce planning priorities. This role is suited to an analytical and strategic thinker who can work independently, exercise sound judgement and confidently engage with stakeholders to deliver quality outcomes in a complex environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the collection, validation, reconciliation and analysis of workforce, financial and operational data from multiple sources.
• Maintain workforce planning datasets, data definitions, business rules, assumptions and source mappings to ensure data consistency, accuracy and traceability.
• Analyse workforce demand and supply, vacancies, recruitment activity, workforce movements, labour hire, contractors and workforce costs to identify trends, risks and emerging pressures.
• Investigate data discrepancies and quality issues, working with relevant stakeholders to resolve issues and document limitations where required.
• Develop and deliver reports, visualisations, analytical summaries and insights to support monthly enterprise workforce planning reporting and executive decision-making.
• Support workforce forecasting and scenario modelling by testing assumptions, assessing potential impacts and documenting analytical methods and outcomes.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with Finance, People and Culture, operational teams, data owners and other key stakeholders.
• Apply critical thinking and sound judgement to translate complex workforce information into practical insights that support strategic planning and organisational capability decisions.
• Manage competing priorities and deliver accurate, high-quality analytical outputs within agreed timeframes.

You Must Have

• Demonstrated experience collecting, consolidating, cleansing and validating complex datasets from multiple sources.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and risks, investigate discrepancies and develop evidence-based insights.
• Proven experience maintaining analytical datasets and producing clear, accurate reports, dashboards, visualisations or management summaries.
• Strong Excel skills and experience using data analysis and reporting tools. Experience with Power BI or similar data visualisation platforms will be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex data into clear findings and recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior stakeholders.
• Experience supporting forecasting, scenario modelling, workforce planning, financial planning or similar analytical activities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to work collaboratively across business areas, obtain information and resolve data quality issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a complex environment.
• Strong understanding of data quality, governance, confidentiality and information management requirements.

Benefits

• ASAP start (pending Federal Police Clearance)
• 12 – month assignment with potential extension
• Location: Nationwide
• $602.55 daily + Super

Chandler Macleod is an equal opportunity employer as part of our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, disability and culturally and linguistics candidates are also encouraged to apply.

Please note the successful candidate for the role must hold Australian Citizenship.

Application closes on the 26th October 2026