Careers

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client’s individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

Permanent full time position that can be located anywhere in Australia where you have full flexibility to work from home or one of our offices. 

This role places you at the centre of how data, analytics, and insight enable the organisation to operate at scale and make better decisions. As the Data Platforms & Analytics Manager, you will be accountable for the reliability, evolution, and effective use of the organisation’s enterprise data platforms and analytics capabilities.

You will combine strong technical and analytical judgement with practical leadership, ensuring data platforms are trusted, secure, scalable, and fit for purpose. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, analysts, data governance and platform specialists, enabling the delivery of high-quality analytics and data products that support reporting, automation, AI, and digital initiatives across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Digital, Data & AI, you will translate business priorities and analytics use cases into clear delivery plans and platform roadmaps. You will balance delivery momentum with long-term platform stewardship, managing risk, technical debt, and vendor dependencies while ensuring data is reliable and usable for frontline and corporate decision-making. 

Key Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day operation and evolution of enterprise data platforms and analytics capabilities
• Translate business and analytics needs into prioritised delivery plans and platform roadmaps
• Lead and develop a high-performing data and analytics team through clear direction, coaching, and support
• Ensure data platforms and analytics products are reliable, secure, and production-ready
• Manage data quality, platform risks, technical debt, and operational incidents
• Embed practical data governance, privacy, and security controls into platforms and analytics solutions
• Partner with stakeholders to communicate progress, risks, and outcomes clearly
• Drive continuous improvement in data platform practices, analytics delivery, and value realisation

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience delivering and operating enterprise data platforms and analytics solutions
• Strong understanding of data architectures, integration patterns, and analytics enablement
• Experience leading multidisciplinary data or analytics teams in complex environments
• Demonstrated accountability for delivery outcomes, platform reliability, and data quality
• Working knowledge of data governance, privacy, and security requirements
• Strong problem-solving, prioritisation, and decision-making capability
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including a National Criminal History Record Check.

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape and lead enterprise data and analytics capabilities with real organisational impact
• Meaningful work supporting vulnerable communities across Australia
• Option to fully Work from Home (WFH)
• Competitive salary packaging and not-for-profit benefits + monthly rostered days off

How to Apply

Include your resume and cover letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries relating to the position, contact recruitment@lwb.org.au. Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.org.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.