Job Description

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation

Role highlights

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

Visit CSIRO.au for more information.

The opportunity

As the SAP Senior Business Support Analyst - People , you will join the SAP Solutions Team within CSIRO's Information Management and Technology (IM&T) group. Where you will provide specialist SAP expertise to support the systems and services that underpin critical business functions across the organisation.

Working closely with HR/People team, IM&T and business stakeholders, you will contribute to the design, development and continuous improvement of enterprise solutions, helping to create streamlined, user-focused systems that support business outcomes and leading practices.

Leveraging data, insights and strong stakeholder collaboration, you will play a key role in delivering innovative, integrated and efficient SAP solutions that enable CSIRO's world-class science and research activities.

High-level duties include

• Champion employee technology to drive maximum productivity for all end users.
• Help establish a culture of continuous improvement and curiosity across all aspects of the people systems lifecycle.
• Work with People and IM&T teams to ensure that solutions are delivered with the appropriate levels of quality, performance, availability, security, supportability, reusability, sociability and automation.
• Utilise effective partnering strategies across the Enterprise Services functions of CSIRO.
• Work with key staff in the People function to deliver systems to support the People Experience roadmap.

Role particulars

Location and office arrangements: Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Brisbane or Sydney

Salary: AU$118,102 – AU$127,808 per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation

Tenure & work schedule: Specified Term of 2 years

Reference: 103648

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Essential criteria

• Demonstrated sound knowledge of HR/People processes and procedures, and broader business practices.
• Proven ability to understand and apply technology solutions supporting the People Lifecycle.
• Extensive experience in configuration of SuccessFactors modules and SAP Organisational Management/Employee Lifecycle functionality.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and with initiative to communicate, collaborate and work effectively across organisational boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a diverse and challenging program of work across the core SuccessFactors and on-premise SAP solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to create a positive impact within a team environment.
• Have and maintain industry certification in at least two SuccessFactors modules.

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Careers.online@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility

This is a security assessed position, applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens with the successful candidate being required to be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 level.Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy

How to apply

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close

22nd July 2026, 11pm AEST