• Become part of our family and make a difference to young Australians through supporting their education
• Permanent full-time opportunity
• Sydney CBD preferred but could be based in Melbourne or Brisbane

As we lead up to our Centenary, it’s an exciting time to be joining our family.

We are currently seeking a Data Analyst o help us achieve The Smith Family’s vision. Reporting to the Data Platform Manager and working with a dedicated and passionate team, the data analyst will map, analyze and document business requirements, prototyping visualizations and manage deliverables in an agile environment working closely with the business units to ensure they’re getting full value out of the Data Platform thereby contributing to the overall Smith Family’s vision.

A day in the life of a Data Analyst might look like this, but every day can be different. Primarily, you will be responsible for:

• Applying technical expertise to gather and map functional requirements into technical requirements
• Data modelling techniques to provide advice on data cleansing and quality improvements
• Taking part in platform agile sessions like Refinement and Planning sessions to articulate the business needs with developers (including but not limited to data definitions, wireframes, data visualisation mock-ups)
• Assistance with User Acceptance testing and delivery of product
• Support self-service business users

To be successful you will need:

• Demonstrated recent experience as a Data Analyst working in Agile BI environment
• Strong experience in stakeholder engagement
• Ability to model datasets and query databases such as SQL Server and MySQL
• Experience with reporting & data visualisation tools like PowerBI
• Understanding of ETL framework and ETL tools like Microsoft SSIS
• Some experience working with MS Azure Cloud architecture or similar
• Communication skills with effective stakeholder management & conflict resolution skills

Our successful candidate will bring the following:

• Excellent analytical skills - the ability to identify trends, patterns and insights from data.
• Ability to document and articulate and easily communicate complex ideas in a way that is easy to understand
• Strong attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Be curious, inspired and a change agent

About our culture

The Smith Family has employees at the centre of its values and operations. We nurture a supportive and inclusive culture that enables people to achieve personal and professional goals, through collaboration and innovation. With a proven work-life balance, wellbeing and health are our top priorities. Enjoy many other benefits, such as tax concessions and flexible working arrangements.

If you are passionate about what you do, committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role, please click apply, we’d love to hear from you. You may view the position description attached. For any other information, please contact Minu Ganesh, Data Platform Manager at [email protected] using the subject line: Data Analyst enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children’s Check. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.

A position description is attached.