Strategy Analyst

• Make a difference to the lives of some of Australia’s most disadvantaged young people
• Sydney CBD
• Take your next career step

The Smith Family is a national, independent children’s charity helping disadvantaged Australians to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves. As a Strategy Analyst, you will be pivotal in supporting the design, implementation and enhancement of The Smith Family’s strategic and planning frameworks and provide strategic analysis for the organisation.

A day in the life of a Strategy Analyst might look like this, but every day can be different. Primarily, you will:

• Manage the implementation and ongoing maintenance of The Smith Family’s Major Project Framework including coordination across a portfolio of projects.
• Coordinate The Smith Family’s business planning and prioritisation process.
• Facilitate and coordinate process improvement initiatives with both internal and external partners.
• Provide support for organisational and cross-functional strategy projects.
• Conducting research on not-for-profit sector landscape trends.
• Prepare and present monthly and as required reporting.

It takes a special kind of person to be our Strategy Analyst. Our successful candidate will bring the following:

• Demonstrated experience in managing projects and project portfolio’s, ideally in a large organisation.
• Solid background coordinating business planning, strategic projects and corporate strategic frameworks.
• Solid experience in multiple aspects of reporting, including capturing, consolidating and presentation.
• Experience in workshop planning and facilitation.
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal.
• Demonstrated self-initiative, problem solving skills, attention to detail and aptitude for process improvement.
• Experience applying design thinking and strategic problem solving skills
• Tertiary qualification in a related discipline. • Project Management expertise and excellent MS Office skills.