Senior Business Analyst

Senior Business Analyst - UNSW India Program

• Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
• Duration: 8 Month Contract
• Remuneration: Level 9 $148,012 - $157,056 (depending on experience) + 17% super + leave loading
• Location: UNSW Kensington Campus, NSW (hybrid)

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:

The Senior Business Analyst leads complex business analysis activities in support of the UNSW India Program, with a primary focus on the Research Stream. Working closely with academic and professional staff, the role is responsible for scoping and defining research-related business needs, processes, and requirements to ensure solutions are practical, scalable, and aligned with UNSW’s strategic objectives.

The role influences business and technology decisions, supports the enablement of research at UNSW India and contributes to strengthening analysis practices across the University.

The Senior Business Analyst reports to the BA Manager and has no direct reports.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead business analysis activities for the UNSW India Program - Research Stream, supporting the definition and delivery of research-related processes and systems.
• Partner with academic and professional staff to identify, analyse, and document research business needs aligned to UNSW’s strategic objectives.
• Facilitate workshops to define scope, elicit requirements, and build stakeholder alignment across University and Program teams.
• Support the development of scope briefs and options analysis.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements and user stories, ensuring traceability through to delivery.
• Develop solution briefs outlining proposed approaches, process impacts, and data requirements.
• Design and document current and future-state processes, identifying opportunities for improvement and scalability.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and collaborate with technology and delivery teams to ensure fit-for-purpose outcomes.
• Support development of testing and validation activities to ensure solutions meet agreed business requirements.

Who You Are:

• You bring strong experience as a Business Analyst within higher education, research institutions, or research-focused agencies, with a solid understanding of how research is established, governed, funded, and delivered.
• You understand the operational and strategic requirements of supporting research initiatives and can translate research needs into practical, scalable business and system solutions, ideally within complex university environments.
• You have experience delivering business analysis across large, complex organisations and leading strategically significant initiatives.
• You are skilled in requirements elicitation, solution design, data analysis, and stakeholder engagement, and are comfortable working in structured and agile delivery environments.
• You communicate and facilitate effectively with academic staff, professional teams, technical specialists, and senior stakeholders, bringing strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and familiarity with enterprise or research-related systems are desirable.

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, 8^th March 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.