APS6 Data Analyst

  • Australia
  • New South Wales
  • Contract
  • AU$60 - AU$67.49 per hour

APS6 Data Analyst – Workforce Planning & Recruitment

📍 Newcastle NSW (Hybrid / WFH options)
💰 $60.26 per hour + super
📅 12-month contract | ASAP start
🛂 Australian Citizenship mandatory

About the Role

We are seeking two (2) APS6 Data Analysts to join a Federal Government department on a 12-month contract. This role will support recruitment and workforce planning through high-quality data analysis, reporting, and stakeholder engagement.

You will be responsible for delivering dashboards, benefits reports, and workforce forecasts that guide organisational decision-making. Working under limited direction, you will provide oversight across business analysis functions, manage stakeholder relationships, and contribute to organisational change and transition activities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver high-quality data analysis and reporting, including dashboards, benefits reports, and data visualisations.

  • Lead and support recruitment and workforce planning activities, including workforce modelling and FTE forecasting by role, time, place, and source.

  • Undertake stakeholder engagement with internal teams and external consultants to ensure alignment with workforce design priorities.

  • Provide leadership and oversight for business analysis functions, setting priorities and managing workflows.

  • Apply data-driven and numerical methods to resolve complex issues, assess risks, and contribute to continuous improvement.

  • Manage stakeholder relationships and change processes, supporting workforce transition and minimising resistance.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

  • Demonstrated experience as a Data Analyst, ideally with a background in recruitment and workforce planning.

  • Strong business analysis skills with the ability to manage priorities and workflows.

  • Proficiency with Power Query (highly desirable).

  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to resolve complex issues.

  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.

  • Understanding of disability, health, allied health, or related sectors (desirable).

Benefits

  • 12-month Federal Government contract

  • $60.26 per hour + super

  • Hybrid / WFH flexibility (Newcastle office base)

  • Full-time, Monday to Friday

  • ASAP start

How to Apply

Submit your resume to priya.gabriel@talentinternational.com by Friday, 3 October 2025.

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