- Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
- Duration: Continuing
- Remuneration: Level 7 from $113,926k + 17% superannuation & leave loading
- Location: Kensington NSW (3 days campus based each week)
Why your role matters
The UNSW Division of Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement (DSIEE) leads the University’s efforts to create positive and lasting societal change. The Division is committed to advancing equity and social justice and to delivering meaningful engagement activities that strengthen UNSW’s reputation as a key contributor to society through its research, teaching and community partnerships.
The Lead Data & Reporting Analyst plays a central role in planning and delivering high-quality reporting and data analysis functions within Student Equity. This position is responsible for ensuring strong analytical capability across both internal and external reporting requirements, as well as overseeing data collection and management to support evaluation, monitoring and evidence-based decision-making.
Reporting to the Data and Analytics Manager, the Lead Data and Reporting Analyst does not have direct line management responsibilities, but may provide supervision and guidance to casual staff as require
Specific accountabilities include:
- Lead the data management requirements of the work area, including maintaining and proactively updating multiple large tracking spreadsheets for monitoring student engagement, integrating data sourced from other parts of the university and facilitating internal and external data requests in accordance with data privacy requirements.
- Develop and maintain high-quality Power BI data models and visualisations, ensuring data for evaluation and reporting purposes is accessible and fit for purpose for relevant stakeholders.
- Support rigorous evaluation practices to track progress towards the strategic goals of Student Equity.
- Contribute accurate data insights and precisely written summaries from both quantitative and qualitative data to reports and support the preparation and organisation of reporting documents to a high professional standard to demonstrate the impact of our work to both internal and external audiences.
About You:
- Relevant tertiary qualification, or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through a combination of education, training and/or experience.
- Demonstrated experience in delivering high-impact Power BI dashboards that synthesised large, complex datasets into clear, decision-ready insights, enabling stakeholders to identify trends, risks, and performance gaps (e.g. through robust data modelling, DAX measures, and stakeholder-driven visual design).
- Demonstrated experience in maintaining large and complex datasets, using advanced Excel techniques to ensure data quality, accurate matching, and consistency across sources (including robust validation, reconciliation, and error-checking processes).
- Experience in data collection and analysis for evaluation/monitoring purposes, preferably in the context of student initiatives in higher education
- Excellent organisational skills, a high attention to detail and an ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
- High proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint to produce high quality professional documentation.
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, including experience writing reports and communicating data insights and evaluative findings compelling to various stakeholders.
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW
Benefits and Culture:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.
Our benefits include:
- Flexible working options.
- Career development opportunities.
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (no more than 2 pages) before 11.55pm Monday 23rd February 2026. Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.
Job queries contact: Chloe Gane, Talent Acquisition Consultant E: chloe.gane@unsw.edu.au (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online)
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
