Senior Analyst Research and Data at Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Wellington

• Do you have strong strategic, engagement and analytical skills? 
• Collaborate with a team committed to excellence, customer focused service and stewardship of insights and practice development.
• Salary $110 098 - $138 028, Wellington CBD, permanent, wellness benefits and Kiwisaver.

MBIE plays a central role in shaping and delivering a strong New Zealand. We are currently seeking for a dynamic Senior Analyst to join our Evidence and Insights team.  
In this role you will draw on your understanding of data, research and evaluation to inform service provision across Evidence and Insights. With your strategic and critical thinking you will contribute to the provision of authoritative advice to our key stakeholders. You will engage with our customers and work with the team to promulgate the insights being generated by the wider Evidence and Insights team. 

Using your strong business acumen, you will share a positive and consultative working relationship with clientele and stakeholders and ensure that we are delivering products which support and ensure MBIE’s outcomes and deliverables are achieved. With a background in research, evaluation and data you will contribute to the provision of insights in relation to ISPD products and performance reporting for Evidence and Insights.

In detail, the function of this position requires an understanding of data, research and evaluation. Technical skills in data analysis would be an advantage as too is a sound understanding of research and evaluation designs and frameworks. You will be working in collaboration with the Manager Insights Stewardship and Practice Development in delivering and providing practical advice on analytic strategies and on shaping the team’s public facing tools. You will provide support to the Manager for governance related work and wider Digital Data and Insights engagement.

Skills and Experience Required
 

• Strong written and oral communication and a range of modes of communication
• Proven experience in managing relationships with partners, stakeholders and customers
• Intermediate or advance language skills in R; CSS; HTML; JavaScript and Jekyll (will be advantageous)
• Proven experience in project planning and management techniques to assimilate initiative and resolve conflicts and risks which leads to a successful outcome
• Experience in leading and managing complex work and project teams
• Ability to create insightful visualisations and used a wide range of evidence including data, research and other information to provide a foundation for evidence-based analysis
• Must be a New Zealand Citizen or permanent resident 

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Jackie Johnson at jackie.johnson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/13628 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 26th September 2023 at 11.59pm