- Portfolio Analyst/Manager
- Higher Education sector
- Paying up to $950 - $1000/day + super
- Current contract to 18th of Dec 2026
- Macquarie Park + Hybrid WFH
The position would suit a strong Senior Portfolio Analyst, Portfolio Planning Lead, Strategic Senior Business Analyst or Portfolio Governance professional who is comfortable operating across executive stakeholders, architecture teams and delivery functions.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage intake, assessment and shaping of new investment initiatives
- Lead discovery and requirements gathering with business stakeholders
- Coordinate architecture reviews and governance activities
- Support prioritisation discussions and portfolio planning activities
- Develop high-level cost estimates and funding profile insights
- Maintain visibility across the initiative and investment pipeline
- Provide portfolio reporting and insights to CIO and senior leadership
- Operate as the link between business demand, architecture and delivery governance
- Prior experiencein a Senior Portfolio Analyst, Portfolio Planning Lead, Strategic Senior Business Analyst or Portfolio Governance role
- Experience in portfolio planning, demand management or investment governance environments
- Strong discovery, stakeholder engagement and business case shaping capability
- Experience working across enterprise IT portfolios and governance frameworks
- Comfortable engaging senior executives and presenting insights clearly
- Strong communication, facilitation and relationship management skills
- Ability to work strategically while remaining hands-on
- Experience working in the higher education sector will be highly regarded
Experience within large enterprise, higher education, government or complex transformation environments will be highly regarded. If interested, please apply with your latest CV and I will be in contact if your profile is deemed a suitable match.
