Functional Business Analyst - Performance Lead

Salary: Up to $120/hr inc super

Strategic opportunity for an NV1 cleared BA to improve governance, frameworks and reporting into Defence

Your new company

This specialist consulting organisation delivers high-impact advisory and transformation services to complex Defence environments across Australia. Due to continued project growth, an opportunity exists for an experienced Functional Business Analyst / Performance Lead to support a major Defence program focused on governance reform, organisational performance, operating model improvement and executive decision support.

Working directly with senior Defence leadership, this role offers the opportunity to influence strategic outcomes, improve organisational effectiveness and help shape the future direction of a critical capability area.

Your new role

As the Functional Business Analyst / Performance Lead, you will act as a trusted adviser to Directorate leadership, partnering closely with an EL2 Director to drive improvements in governance, reporting, organisational performance and operational effectiveness.
This is not a technical cybersecurity position, but it is within a Cyber Area of Defence. Instead, the focus is on understanding how a complex Defence function operates, identifying what success looks like, and developing meaningful frameworks, metrics and reporting that enable leaders to make informed decisions.

You'll work across diverse stakeholder groups ranging from senior military officers and executives through to operational teams, helping establish consistent performance measures, improve governance practices, analyse organisational effectiveness and deliver strategic insights that support critical business outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and implementing performance management frameworks aligned to strategic objectives
• Reviewing and improving governance structures, reporting processes and operating models
• Producing executive-level reporting, dashboards, governance packs and performance insights
• Conducting organisational and business analysis to identify improvement opportunities
• Providing evidence-based recommendations to support leadership decision-making
• Mapping current-state processes, functions, stakeholder interactions and reporting structures
• Supporting organisational reform and change initiatives within a complex Defence environment
• Engaging with senior stakeholders to understand priorities, risks, challenges and performance requirements
  
  

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful, you will bring demonstrated experience in governance, organisational performance, business analysis and executive reporting within Defence, Federal Government or similarly complex environments.

You will also possess:

• Strong Business Analysis experience operating at a strategic and organisational level
• Experience developing performance management frameworks, KPIs and success measures
• Proven governance design, review and improvement capability
• Strong organisational analysis and operating model review experience
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with EL2, SES and senior leadership audiences
• Experience translating complex information into concise executive insights and recommendations
• The ability to operate autonomously and influence outcomes across diverse stakeholder groups
• Experience within Defence, cyber assurance, risk management or national security environments will be highly regarded

Mandatory Requirement: Current NV1 Security Clearance or higher.

What you'll get in return

• Contract til June 30, 2027 + likely extensions
  
• Hourly Rate: $120/hr inc super (or + GST)
  
• Opportunity to support high-profile Defence program
  
• Strategic, stakeholder facing role with access to senior leadership
  

What you need to do now

If you have an NV1 Clearance, experience working in Defence environments and experience creating measurable performance frameworks within complex, cyber-remit environments, we'd love to hear from you. Rather than clicking quick apply, please email Michael.Minns@hays.com.au to organize a confidential discussion. We will be moving fast on this one so get in quick!