Intelligence Analyst in Sydney

NSW Fair Trading is looking for an Intelligence Analyst to join the Intelligence unit within the Regulatory Intelligence, Data & Insights branch.

Be Part of the Future of Fair Trading

At NSW Fair Trading, we’ve been on an exciting journey of transformation — reimagining how we deliver for the people and communities of NSW. Through our recent organisational realignment, we’ve built a new operating model designed to put customers at the centre of everything we do, strengthen our regulatory impact, and enable our people to thrive.

The Intelligence unit is a specialist team that produces tactical, operational and strategic intelligence to identify high-risk regulatory activity. We support evidence-based compliance and enforcement decisions that protect consumers, businesses and communities across NSW.

Your day-to-day:

• Produce timely, accurate and outcomes-focused intelligence products using the intelligence cycle to support tactical, operational and strategic decision-making.
• Undertake intelligence and analytical projects relating to high-risk consumer, business and regulatory compliance activities.
• Identify and analyse emerging trends and issues in high-risk industries to help target compliance and enforcement activity.
• Use data extraction software, analytical systems and data manipulation techniques to interpret information and create intelligence products.
• Prepare clear technical advice and present complex intelligence to audiences with different levels of knowledge and experience.
• Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and state, federal and other regulatory, law-enforcement and intelligence bodies.
• Share knowledge and provide guidance to colleagues to strengthen intelligence capability across the team.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Experience working in an intelligence environment or a similar analytical role, with knowledge of the NSW regulatory setting.
• A strong understanding of tactical and strategic intelligence, including the ability to prepare intelligence assessments and reports.
• The ability to research, critically analyse and interpret information, identify relationships and make evidence-based recommendations.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts in plain English and tailor advice to different audiences.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, work collaboratively and deliver quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.
• An understanding of relevant legislative and policy requirements, or the ability to quickly develop this knowledge.
• Foster a collaborative team culture by sharing expertise, supporting colleagues, and promoting a one-team approach to delivering outcomes.

Essential requirements:

• Appointment and ongoing assignment may be subject to mandatory pre-employment and ongoing probity screening in accordance with relevant legislation and policies.
• Satisfactory criminal record check.
• Ability to obtain and hold baseline security clearance to a PROTECTED level.

For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Francis Wen.

A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.

Closing Date: 15th October, 2026 (at 9:59am)

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