Senior Business & Data Specialist
Job No.: 680255
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 6-month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $140,157 - $148,769 pa HEW Level 09 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
Monash Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is a global leader in education and research, transforming healthcare and improving lives. We are seeking a Senior Business and Data Specialist to drive data-driven decision-making and strategic insights within our faculty.
In this pivotal role, you will lead student load planning, admissions analysis, revenue forecasting, and accreditation reporting. Your expertise in data analysis and scenario modelling will inform policy decisions, enhance business processes, and support major strategic initiatives. You will design and implement a data quality assurance framework, ensuring accuracy and reliability in key datasets.
Collaborating closely with senior management and stakeholders, you will translate complex data into actionable insights, develop advanced forecasting models, and contribute to continuous improvement in operational processes. Your work will directly influence faculty-wide planning and performance monitoring.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the subject matter expert on student load, revenue, admissions data, and policy environments
- Lead and manage the student load planning cycle, including forecasting and admissions quota management
- Develop and implement a data quality assurance framework to enhance data accuracy and integrity
- Deliver complex analyses and scenario modelling to support strategic decision-making
- Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders on data analysis, reporting tools, and forecasting models
- Contribute to Faculty and University strategic initiatives through applied research and policy analysis
- Drive continuous improvement and support major strategic projects aligned with faculty goals
Key Selection Criteria:
- Strong capability with ERP platforms, student planning systems, and data forecasting tools
- Proven experience in data extraction, integration, and transformation from diverse corporate systems
- Demonstrated ability to translate data into meaningful insights and create compelling visualisations
- Extensive experience managing end-to-end projects within complex organisational settings
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to negotiate and influence at senior levels
- Strong ability to work independently, solve complex problems, and deliver high-quality outcomes
- Knowledge of higher education or similar organisational dynamics
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Please submit a Cover Letter answering the following questions:
- Describe a time when you identified and implemented a data-driven improvement.
- Share an example of how you effectively communicated complex data insights to senior leaders.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Ms Kathie Barwick, Faculty Manager, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, 99054377
Position Description: Senior Business and Data Specialist
Applications Close: Sunday 29 June 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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