Careers at TAFE NSW

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Lead Business Intelligence Analyst

State-wide Opportunity (subject to campus availability)

Temporary Full Time till 30 Aug 2026

Package $178,647, includes a base salary of $158,152 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

TAFE NSW is seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst to help drive its reporting and analytics capability and champion best practices across the organisation. This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact by delivering enterprise-grade BI solutions that support strategic goals and enhance service delivery.

The Lead BI Analyst will lead a team of analysts and report developers responsible for delivering complex business intelligence solutions and improving the data driven capabilities at TAFE NSW. This role has a strong customer service focus and will be pivotal in furthering the analytics skillset within the team and the organisation.   As a leader you will guide and mentor the data analytics team and champion best practice across the broader data teams at TAFE NSW.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:-

1. Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
2. Detailed experience and broad expertise in BI design and development using the Microsoft data and analysis suite and/or BI tools including Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and Microsoft Azure Synapse.

Highly Regarded

• Experience in progressing data capabilities from pure reporting to analysis and insights.
• Proven stakeholder management experience.
• Active in your own life long learning journey, remaining current in your chosen field.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm AEST Sunday 15th June 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume (in PDF format)
• Copies of your qualifications (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role.
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question

Tell us about a time when you were leading the development of a Power BI solution and had to navigate the tension between maintaining data integrity and meeting tight stakeholder deadlines. How did you approach the situation, what decisions did you make, and what was the impact on both the quality of the insights and stakeholder satisfaction?

Role-specific enquiries: contact Lauren Thwaites, Manager Business Intelligence and Reporting, via email lauren.thwaites2@tafensw.edu.au

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor Shweta Yadav via email shweta.yadav@tafensw.edu.au

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.

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