EL1 & EL2 Opportunities | 12-Month Government Assignments | Multiple Locations | Hybrid Working

Are you an experienced workforce analytics or enterprise workforce planning professional ready to make a meaningful impact within a large national organisation?

We are seeking skilled professionals to support a growing workforce planning function during a period of significant organisational change, reform and transformation. With new planning approaches and operating model changes expected over the coming years, these opportunities will play an important role in helping the Agency anticipate future workforce requirements, strengthen workforce capability and make informed, evidence-based decisions.

These roles offer the opportunity to contribute to the Agency's mission and support outcomes for people with disability, while bringing contemporary workforce planning practices and fresh perspectives to an evolving function.

The Opportunities

EL2 – Senior Enterprise Workforce Planning Specialist

$754.20 per day + superannuation

This is a strategic opportunity for an experienced workforce planning skilled to help shape enterprise-wide workforce strategy and translate organisational priorities into practical workforce planning outcomes.

Working closely with senior executives and corporate stakeholders, you will lead and contribute to workforce demand and supply analysis, workforce forecasting, scenario modelling and the development of workforce planning frameworks, methodologies and governance arrangements.

You will interpret complex workforce, financial and labour market information, translating insights into clear recommendations that support executive decision-making and future workforce design. You will also help strengthen workforce planning capability across the broader team by introducing contemporary practices, sharing expertise and supporting capability development.

Key responsibilities include:

- Lead and contribute to enterprise workforce planning, workforce strategy and forecasting.
- Analyse workforce demand, supply, capability requirements and labour market trends to identify future workforce needs.
- Design and undertake scenario modelling to assess workforce options, assumptions and potential impacts.
- Translate complex workforce and labour market insights into clear, evidence-based recommendations for senior executives.
- Develop and enhance workforce planning methodologies, frameworks, reporting and governance arrangements.
- Influence workforce strategy and future workforce design in response to organisational reform, transformation and changing priorities.
- Engage with senior leaders and stakeholders across People and Wellbeing, Operations, Technology, Finance, Governance and Legal.
- Bring contemporary workforce planning practices and external perspectives to uplift the capability of the existing team.
- Support the transition from reactive workforce responses to proactive, forward-looking workforce planning.

About you You will bring deep, recent experience in enterprise workforce planning, ideally gained within a large, complex organisation. Practical experience designing and delivering workforce planning initiatives during periods of government reform, organisational transformation or significant operating model change will be highly regarded.





You will be a strategic thinker who can move beyond analysis to influence decisions and deliver actionable outcomes. Your ability to communicate complex information clearly, engage senior stakeholders and operate confidently in an environment of ambiguity and evolving priorities will be essential.

You will also be motivated to contribute to the Agency's purpose and bring a collaborative approach to strengthening workforce planning capability across the team.

EL1 – Workforce Data Analyst

$602.55 per day + superannuation

Supporting the EL2 and broader workforce planning function, this role is suited to an analytical professional who can work confidently with large datasets and turn complex information into meaningful insights.

You will analyse workforce, financial and labour market data to identify trends, assess workforce requirements and support forecasting and scenario modelling. A key focus will be translating statistics and analysis into clear workforce narratives that help stakeholders understand current workforce conditions and make informed decisions about future requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

- Analyse large workforce, financial and labour market datasets to identify trends, patterns and emerging workforce requirements.
- Undertake data cleansing, validation and reconciliation to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
- Support workforce demand and supply analysis, forecasting and scenario modelling.
- Interpret data and statistics and develop clear, meaningful narratives to inform workforce planning decisions.
- Develop and maintain reporting products, dashboards, visualisations and repeatable reporting processes.
- Document and manage assumptions underpinning workforce analysis and modelling.
- Prepare reports and insights to support workforce strategy, planning and executive decision-making.
- Collaborate with the broader workforce planning team to improve analytical approaches, reporting practices and the use of workforce data.

About you You will have demonstrated experience in workforce analytics, HR analytics, data analysis or a related reporting-focused discipline. You will be comfortable working with complex datasets, identifying meaningful trends and presenting findings in a clear and accessible way.

Your analytical skills, attention to detail and ability to translate data into practical insights will be important in supporting a more proactive and evidence-based approach to workforce planning.

Experience integrating workforce, financial and operational datasets, undertaking labour market analysis or supporting strategic workforce planning initiatives will be highly regarded.

About the Environment The Agency is navigating a period of significant change, with scheme reforms, evolving planning approaches and potential operating model changes increasing the importance of forward-looking workforce planning.





The workforce planning function is established and continuing to mature. These appointments will bring valuable expertise, contemporary practices and new perspectives to support the development of the function and strengthen capability across the broader team.

Both roles will contribute to a more proactive approach to identifying future workforce requirements, understanding workforce risks and aligning workforce capability with organisational priorities.

Desirable Experience

- Experience within large, complex organisations, particularly the public sector.
- Enterprise workforce planning and strategic workforce management.
- Government reform, transformation or operating model design.
- Labour market analysis, workforce forecasting and scenario modelling.
- MYEFO, budget-related workforce analysis or workforce allocation and governance.
- Integration and interpretation of workforce, financial and operational datasets.
- Executive reporting, briefing preparation and senior stakeholder engagement.
- Development of workforce planning frameworks, methodologies and governance arrangements.
- Mentoring, knowledge sharing or building workforce planning capability within a team.

Assignment Details
- Duration: 12 months, with a view to extension.
- Daily rates: EL1 – $602.55 + superannuation; EL2 – $754.20 + superannuation.
- Locations: Any participating national Agency office, including Brisbane, Logan, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville and Cairns.
- Working arrangements: Hybrid flexibility, with up to two days working from home per week following completion of training.

Apply Now If you are an experienced workforce analytics professional or enterprise workforce planning specialist looking to contribute to meaningful organisational change, we would welcome your application.

Please indicate whether you are applying for the EL1 or EL2 opportunity and outline your relevant experience in workforce planning, data analysis, reform or transformation, and stakeholder engagement.

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📌 Workforce Data Analyst / Senior Enterprise Workforce Planning Specialist (Brisbane)
🏢 Dfp Recruitment
📍 Brisbane