Job Description

Associate Analyst

Location - Parramatta

Employment type – Temporary full-time role for 12 months

Salary - $84,659.00 pa - $92,701.00 pa, plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

The Associate Analyst role sits within the Organisational Performance team in FACSIAR. This role contributes high‑quality data preparation, analysis, reporting, analytical support to Family and Community Services Insights, Analysis & Research (FACSIAR).

This role offers the opportunity to undertake meaningful, real-world data analysis across child protection, out-of-home care, and broader cross-government initiatives, while building analytical capability to improve outcomes for the people of NSW.

What you’ll do

In this role you will:

• Support the publication of routine scheduled reports and dashboards.
• Responding to on-demand requests for information from internal and external stakeholders, including Ministers
• Support analytic services regarding NSW performance compared to other jurisdictions

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

What we’re looking for

The Associate Analyst - Organisation Performance requires the following, in addition to the capabilities outlined in the role description:

• Qualifications or experience in a relevant discipline such as mathematics, statistics, data science, actuarial studies, economics or another quantitative focused field.
• Demonstrated experience in extracting, analysing, and reporting from database and datasets.
• Good skills in data and analytical tools, including Excel and Tableau, as well as programming in relevant languages and statistical packages such as SQL, SPSS, R, and Python.

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To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

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.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

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.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Wednesday, 8 April 2026 at 11:59 pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Shuling Chen on 02 9716 2566 or at shuling.chen@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 Anjy Fayad on 02 9765 3042 or via anjy.fayad@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

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

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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