Director Analytics, Monitoring and Evaluation at Ministry For Ethnic Communities, Wellington - Wairarapa

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Director - Analytics, Monitoring and Evaluation

Location:      Wellington

Type:             Permanent

Hours:           40

Salary:           $177,733 - $221,179

We are looking for a superstar Director – Analytics, Monitoring and Evaluation to lead a high-performing function at the centre of how the Ministry builds and shares evidence about New Zealand's diverse Ethnic Communities. If you're a strategic leader with strong experience leading data teams and someone who can connect evidence, trends and technical work into a clear story , then we'd love to hear from you.

This is a high‑visibility Tier 3 leadership role with influence across the public sector, and a key part of the Ministry's senior leadership group.

As Director you will:

• Lead the Analytics Monitoring and Evaluation team, setting the direction and delivering a work programme that has real influence across government.
  
  
• Work collaboratively with senior leaders across government to build a strong evidence base, unlocking data, sharing findings and improving the system's overall understanding of Ethnic Communities' experiences.
  
  
• Support and empower a small and very impactful technical team to deliver clear and useful insights that people can easily understand, including communities, policy practitioners and other non-technical audiences.
  
  
• Contribute to senior leadership across the Ministry, supporting organisational development and driving a cohesive, cross-functional approach to our work, while fostering a culture of quality and professionalism.

What you will bring:

• Extensive leadership experience in the New Zealand public sector, or a comparable overseas context in a similar role, including at least five years experience managing teams.
  
  
• Be a confident advisor to senior leaders and the Minister, clearly explaining what the evidence is telling us, why it matters, and making analytics and insights straightforward and meaningful for decision‑makers.
  
  
• Demonstrated experience building and leading high-performing teams that can communicate effectively, collaborate with stakeholders, interpret technical information, provide advice and insights from data, and presentations.
  
  
• The capability to support high standards for data quality and evidence integrity so the team's work remains credible and decision-ready.
  
  
• The know-how to influence change and uplift organisational maturity in research, statistical analysis, and insights development.

Why join us?

The Ministry for Ethnic Communities is the Government's chief advisor on ethnic diversity and inclusion. We're here to ensure ethnic communities are seen, heard, and valued - and that government works better for everyone.

Our team is diverse, dedicated, and genuinely passionate about what we do. We're building something different here - and we'd love you to be part of it.

How to apply

Send us your CV and a cover letter that tells us why this role speaks to you and what you will bring to the table.

Applications close: 5pm, 6 February 2026

We'll be reviewing applications as they come in — so don't wait.

We encourage inclusion and diversity at the Ministry for Ethnic Communities and are committed to equal opportunity in all our employment policies and procedures.  We want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all. Therefore, please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you. You can contact us at HumanResources@ethniccommunities.govt.nz if you would like to discuss any accessibility needs you may have.