Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
This is an opportunity for you to play a key part in improving information/data services and process that support our staff to ensure New Zealanders have quality data and statistics.
- Opportunity to work on projects and programmes that aim to improve outcomes for all New Zealanders.
- Flexible work environment including family-friendly hours.
- Permanent Wellington based position supported by an Enterprise Portfolio Office that adapts and responds to the organisation needs.
Mōu | For you
Taturanga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.
Starting salary: Starting salary: $95,972 - $128,391 negotiable + KiwiSaver
Other benefits of joining our Stats whānau include:
- Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
- An environment where we can all be leaders, where your ideas and input are encouraged
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
- State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington
Ko mātou | About Us
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of 1600+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Te tūnga | The role
This role is a permanent position based in Wellington. As a Senior Business Analyst, your initial assignment will be to work as part of the Digital Programme office to improve the practices and reporting.
The initial nine-month assignment will be to work closely with the Digital Programme Director on the implementation and embedding of Programme management practices to support the projects with the Programme. This would include the analysis, design and implementation of practises relating to functions like benefit management, interdependency management, pipeline management and performance reporting. This work will involve working collaboratively with business partners (e.g. EPO, Finance), business stakeholders, the project teams and supporting governance reporting including at the executive levels.
Nōu te rourou | What you bring
Working closely with teams across the organisation, you will be required to build positive and productive relationships. You will be highly organised, self -managing, able to work independently and as part of a cross functional team. You will be familiar with techniques and frameworks of your discipline and be comfortable learning in a high paced environment.
The Senior Business Analyst requires SFIA Competency Level 6 (initiate) indicating a high level of organisational impact and influence, and the critical nature of this role within the wider business.
We are looking for a motivated individual with:
- Minimum four years' experience working as a business/technical analyst or similar role in complex, large scale programme environment - 7+ years' experience ideal.
- Experience in taking a outcome centric approach to analysis of problems and problem solving.
- Experience at self-management and a team player in a Programme Delivery environment.
- Excellent analysis and information presentation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Proven leadership experience in building productive relationships, facilitating conflict resolution.
- Agility in thinking and working, comfortable working in both a non-structured and structured way.
- The relevant qualifications and/or relevant experience in information and communications technology.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirect to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We are truly committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.
Please reach out to recruitment@stats.govt.nz if you have any questions.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.
