Our client is a large NSW government department that provides extensive education services.

They are planning to build a central digital hub for early learning related information and functions that will contribute to high quality early childhood education and improve engagement with service providers, and NSW children and families.

Once long day care services are onboarded, the platform will support over 4,000 early learning services.

*** Please note that there is also a vacancy for a contract Benefits Lead (job no R9326)

Job Description

The Benefits Analyst will provide specialist analysis and reporting support to establish and operationalise benefits management practices across the Digital Hub Program - with responsibility to ensure benefits are clearly defined, measurable, tracked and reported accurately.

Responsibilities

- Analyse business cases, investment proposals, program documentation and release plans to identify and document expected benefits.
- Develop and maintain the Benefits Register, including benefit definitions, measures, baselines, assumptions, targets and ownership information.
- Support the validation and quantification of benefits through data analysis, stakeholder consultation and evidence based assessment.
- Elicit and document business requirements relating to benefits measurement, reporting and performance monitoring.
- Facilitate workshops and stakeholder engagement activities to confirm benefit measures, data sources and reporting arrangements.
- Develop and maintain benefits tracking tools and dashboards, reports and briefing materials to support governance and executive decision-making.




- Monitor benefits performance and identify emerging risks, issues, dependencies and opportunities impacting benefit realisation. Recommend mitigations to the Benefits Lead and wider Program.
- Support benefits reviews and health checks, and record lessons learned
- Support business adoption activities and contribute to continuous improvement of benefits management processes and reporting.

Skills and Experience

- Demonstrable experience in benefits realisation, benefits management or business case analysis
- Sound understanding of tracking financial and non financial benefits
- Experience supporting government or large scale ICT or transformation programs
- Strong data analysis skills and advanced MS Excel proficiency
- Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders at all levels
- Advanced communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to write concise, well structured reports for senior audiences
- Management consulting or research consulting skills would be advantageous
- Familiarity with the NSW Government Perks Realisation Management Framework would be beneficial
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications or demonstrated, relevant, equivalent professional experience.

Consultant: Colin Massey

Keywords: Benefits Analyst, Business Benefits Analyst, NSW government, education, reporting, NSW Government Benefits Realisation Management Framework, benefits tracking, benefits realisation, ICT, benefits register, risk, data analysis, reporting, dashboards

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📌 Benefits Analyst (Parramatta)
🏢 AAR Consulting Group
📍 Parramatta