EMPLOYMENT

Business Analyst Help children have the best start in life through high quality education & care. Improve outcomes for children and families in early education and care. Join an expert team working across governments at the national level. About ACECQA We want children in Australia to have the best start in life through quality education and care. We provide national leadership on the implementation of the National Quality Framework ( NQF ) and collaborate with the Australian and state and territory governments to: implement changes that benefit children birth to 13 years-of-age and their families monitor and promote the consistent application of the Education and Care Services National Law across all states and territories support the early childhood education and care sector to improve quality outcomes for children We strive for innovation and continuous improvement and are committed to keeping the sector and the community informed with the latest developments in early childhood education and care. ACECQA is committed to being a child-safe organisation, implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and actively promoting the safety and wellbeing of children. The Role The Business Analyst is primarily responsible for performing National Quality Agenda IT System (NQA ITS) business analysis tasks and will need to provide solution recommendations based on a high-level understanding of existing software systems. The Business Analyst will contribute to the ongoing development and support of the NQA ITS and other ACECQA systems throughout the entire release cycle and will be required to foster and manage mutually beneficial relationships with external and internal stakeholders in state and territory regulatory authorities and the Australian Government. This role is full time and fixed-term (until 30 June 2026) at ACECQA Band 5/6 ($103,179 - $140,976). The key duties of the position include Key Accountabilities Identify and document requirements Creates specification documents that provide clear guidance for technical teams to implement in line with legislation and expectations of stakeholders including subject matter experts. Collaborate with stakeholders and end users to identify and build business requirements. Analyses operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats. Provides recommendations that will improve systems and controls by analysing current practices, designing solutions and documenting modifications. Monitors release progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; recommending actions and escalating issues. Leads and drives discrete projects where required. Tracks and facilitates priority change requests such as action items for governance committees. Test and document system changes Designs and manages test frameworks and procedures to ensure that all changes are thoroughly tested before deployment. Defines team roles and responsibilities, reports and monitors progress during testing phases. Ensures agreed changes will not compromise the data integrity, quality or functionality of the existing systems. Builds and designs test plans, scripts, and cases for each release cycle ensuring changes are aligned to specifications. Participates and conducts operational testing as part of the User Acceptance Testing window. Communication Develops and maintains effective and regular communication with key stakeholders to address and clarify business requirements to ensure user confidence. Manage stakeholder expectations and strive for consensus to implement solutions. Work closely with National Steering Group (NSG) members (with representation from all state and territory regulatory authorities) to progress system changes. Contribute to the NSG workshops by providing expert Business Analyst advice, support and through the demonstration of new proposals. Support and Training Investigate and advise on logged Service Desk issues, maintain associated documentation, and escalate issues to system developers where appropriate. Assists with the development and update of training material. Provide and deliver end-user training in a variety of formats including webinars and other documented resources Mentors internal team in analysis and documentation best practice.