Change Analyst

• Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
• Duration: Contract until 30 September 2026
• Remuneration: Level 8 $127,351 - $143,489 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
• Location: UNSW Kensington Campus, NSW (hybrid)

At UNSW, you’ll support world-leading research and education by enabling meaningful, sustainable change. As a Change Analyst, you’ll work across people, process, technology, and policy while partnering with leaders and delivery teams to prepare stakeholders, embed new ways of working, and drive successful transitions into BAU.

About UNSW:

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters:

As a Change Analyst, you play a pivotal role in ensuring complex initiatives are understood, adopted, and sustained. Reporting to the P&C Head of Change & Business Readiness, you work closely with Change Managers, Project Leads, Change Leaders, BAU Change Owners and SME’s and to bridge strategy and delivery.

By focusing on the people side of change across people, process, technology, and policy, you help prepare staff for new ways of working and embed change into BAU. This work strengthens organisational capability and supports long-term success at UNSW.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end change impact and business readiness assessments, identifying risks, dependencies, and actionable recommendations.
• Develop and manage integrated change plans across communications, training, engagement, and readiness, adapting to evolving priorities.
• Design and deliver clear, targeted communications that articulate purpose, benefits, and impacts to diverse audiences.
• Conduct readiness assessments and provide insights to support go/no-go decisions and transition into BAU.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder forums to gather insights, test solutions, and drive alignment.
• Support training, adoption, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to enable solution readiness and sustained change.
• Track adoption and behavioural metrics, using insights to embed change into BAU and operating rhythm.

Who You Are:

You are a confident and adaptable change professional with 3-5 years’ experience in organisational change management (or 5+ years at senior level), working across complex, multi-disciplinary initiatives. You bring a strong analytical mindset, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate complex or technical information into clear, meaningful messages for end users.

You are comfortable working independently and collaboratively, can manage multiple priorities, and proactively drive adoption and measurable outcomes. You have experience supporting training and learning solutions, engaging diverse stakeholders, and building trusted relationships that enable successful, sustainable change.

For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working options.
• Career development opportunities.
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

How to Apply: Submit your CV & a succinct 1-2 page cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the job (as per the skills & experience bullet points in the job description) by 11:55pm, 9th February 2026

Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.

Contact: Amy Denney a.denney@unsw.edu.au - Talent Acquisition Team
Please apply directly through the website, applications sent to the contact above will not be accepted.

Pre-Employment Checks 
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.  

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:  

• National and International Criminal history checks 
• Entitlement to work and ID checks 
• Working With Children Checks  
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration  
• Verification of relevant qualifications 
• Verification of relevant professional membership  
• Employment history and reference checks 
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks. 
• Medical Checks and Assessments 
• Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.