The key duties of the position include The Role As the Data Analyst within the Defence People System (DPS) Directorate, you will lead the technical sustainment, enhancement and continuous improvement of the DPS's Strategic Reporting Form and the Power BI dashboard, POPULUS. You will also play a critical role in preparing and leading the migration of these tools into the One Defence Data ecosystem, ensuring they remain accurate, user-friendly, and aligned with enterprise requirements. By providing clear workforce and people insights, your work will give senior Defence leaders - including SES Band 2/2-Star and SES Band 3/3-Star officers - the visibility they need to inform timely decision-making on force generation for preparedness and force employment. This is a unique opportunity to combine your technical expertise with meaningful impact, contributing directly to Defence's capability, national security, and Australia's prosperity. About our Team The Defence People System (DPS) Directorate sitsat the heart of how Defence delivers workforce and people effects. We bring together the strengths of the ADF, APS and external workforce to create a cohesive, integrated operating model that enables Defence to meet its mission. We deliver: Workforce Integration by uniting the collective strengths of our people (ADF, APS, and External workforce) into one cohesive operating model. Digital Enablement through POPULUS, Defence's flagship enterprise level strategic workforce reporting and insight tool, empowering Senior Leaders (3-Star/SES Band 3) with the information they need to make timely, evidence based decisions. Enterprise-level Governance and Assurance by embedding people and workforce Outcomes, Activities, Performance and Risk into a single enterprise reporting and assurance framework. Workforce Capability by delivering training, facilitating team cohesion, and shaping the culture needed to achieve enduring strategic workforce and people effects. Our Ideal Candidate Our ideal candidate is a technically skilled Data Analyst with advanced expertise in Excel and Power BI who enjoys problem-solving and creating user-focused solutions. You will be confident in sustaining and enhancing existing tools, while preparing them for migration into new enterprise systems. You understand the importance of accuracy, usability and continuous improvement, and you work collaboratively with stakeholders to ensure data products are fit-for-purpose and trusted. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing operational delivery with strategic reform, and bring a passion for workforce capability and governance at scale. Above all, you are motivated by the bigger picture - knowing that your work equips senior leaders with the insights they need to shape preparedness, force employment, and Australia's future security.
