Help us deliver a better tomorrow

Australia Post is delivering for all Australians. From the vehicles that we drive, to the small businesses that make our communities thrive. We’re delivering for the environment, for our communities, for our customers and for our people. We’re moving forward and we want you to come along for the ride.

Help us deliver like never before

We're hiring for a Planning Analyst. This position will assist the Portfolio & Planning team in facilitating demand requests, supporting the Head of Portfolio & Planning and internal Enterprise Services stakeholders to establish and maintain portfolio governance, uplift planning capability, and coordinate strategic planning activities across Enterprise Services.

Enterprise Services is the strategic hub of Australia Post, delivering the technology, data, digital and cyber capabilities that enable reliable, secure and scalable operations across the organisation.

The role will require activities such as data management including, extraction, analysis, visualisation, reporting process automation as well as pack preparations, facilitating forums, minute & action taking, and ensuring all portfolio-level commitments are met. Attention to detail, strong data and analytics skills complemented by presentation skills, and written and verbal communication are essential.

Additionally, this role will partner with Business Domain teams to drive the quarterly planning schedule and cadence, facilitate contention management and prioritisation forums as required, and ensure transparent communication of decision-making.

What you’ll deliver with us

Data Analytics

• Develop and maintain portfolio data foundations for informed decision making
• Develop and maintain single source of truth for portfolio decision making connecting initiatives data points across multiple systems (e.g. financials, stage gates, demand forecast etc)
• Enable and support development of the Enterprise Services Quarterly Investment Review submission and the Quarterly Business Planning process.

Commercial & Strategic Priorities

• Input into decision-making to prioritise initiatives within the constraints of funding, platforms, people, and time.
• Maintain single-source visibility and a backlog of all Enterprise Services initiative requests.
• Partner with Business Domain teams to drive quarterly planning schedule and cadence, facilitate contention management and prioritisation forums, and ensure transparent decision-making communication.
• Support Enterprise Services portfolio governance activities as directed.

Financial (budget expenditure, revenue, lending authority, profit targets)

• Input into decision to fund priorities from OPEX and investment funding and enable quarterly rebalance.
• Financial performance tracking at the project, program and portfolio levels.
• Benefit metric tracking

About you

You’re a data‑savvy planning professional with deep experience across analytics and modelling trend, scenario and sensitivity analysis, paired with advanced Excel capability (including complex formulas, Power Query and modelling), robust data management, and automation. You understand data governance end‑to‑end: controls, relationships and auditability, and you turn complex datasets into clear, compelling stories through best‑practice visualisation and BI tooling. You bring commercial acumen from large digital organisations, with exposure to portfolio‑level financial planning and prioritisation, and you’re comfortable navigating governance, risk and compliance frameworks.

You thrive on creating a single source of truth that enables smarter, faster decision‑making across the enterprise.

You’ll also need

• Management consulting background would be highly regarded.
• Commercial management and planning skills
• Exceptional written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to present complex ideas clearly and influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.

How we’ll deliver for you

• A diverse, exciting team with a positive growth mindset and investment in cutting-edge technology that will support your long-term growth.
• A strong company and team culture giving you the trust, authority and autonomy to deliver results and flourish in your work life.
• Benefits including our new PostPerks Platform, discover the perks of working for us here: https://jobs.auspost.com.au/en_GB/careers/OurBenefits

We’re delivering together

At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees.

We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees.

We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace. If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on [email protected].