Principal Business Analyst at Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Wellington

•    Do you have in-depth knowledge of the Immigration New Zealand (INZ) eco-system and are considered to be a thought leader?
•    Are you interested in coaching your teammates, sharing your knowledge with them, as well as experience in managing stakeholders from all levels within INZ?
•    Do you have experience in methodologies that ensure insights are relevant and actionable?
•    Do you have experience analysing situations, coming to insightful and accurate conclusions and writing up those conclusions with an easy to read and high quality style?
•    We have a great opportunity available for you to utilise your strong knowledge and skills base to contribute to making INZ operate in a more optimised way.
•    Salary range $118,390 - $143,639, location either central Wellington, Christchurch or Auckland
 

This is an exciting permanent opportunity for an experienced individual looking to join the Immigration NZ Insights team. You will become a key part of a small and supportive team within the Chief Operating Officer Immigration branch.

As a Principal Insights Business Analyst, you will support Immigration branches and the leadership team by providing in-depth and sound analysis to help inform decision making across the Immigration system.

The role will be varied and will be ideal for someone who is wishing to make a meaningful contribution to improving the performance of Immigration NZ across all products, processes and touchpoints.

•    Chief Operating Officer Immigration branch is accountable for ensuring that Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) operational activity is effectively prioritised, coordinated, clearly tasked, and aligned to INZ strategy.
•    You will lead the thinking and analysis on a number of significant insights-related projects and will be able to guide your team members on the appropriate approach and methods needed to find out insights and recommendations. 
•    You will provide high quality insights on a range of topics across the whole Immigration eco-system.
•    You will need to demonstrate advanced levels of knowledge on Immigration NZ’s purpose and policy, strategic direction and operational performance.
•    You will need to demonstrate a structured and pragmatic approach to analysis, including working with stakeholders to interpret and validate results.
•    MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.

Skills and Experience Required
 

Have a tertiary qualification and comparable relevant experience (minimum 5 years’ Immigration work experience).

•    Have advanced skills in strategic thinking, quantitative and qualitative analysis, conveying information both written and oral, stakeholder management and delivering projects to deadlines.
•    Are experienced in drawing out and providing insights, information solutions and business information to internal and external customers/stakeholders.
•    Are experienced in analysing business needs from all relevant perspectives and the ability to cater for these in your findings and recommendations.
•    Can comfortably translate complex and technical information into information easily understood by all staff. 
•    Demonstrate initiative, sound judgement, accuracy and a sense of urgency when responding to requests.
•    Are comfortable dealing with ambiguity and changing requirements.

Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or New Zealand permanent residents to apply for Immigration New Zealand roles.
 

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.

Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or New Zealand permanent residents to apply for Immigration New Zealand roles.

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 Fi at Fi.Sanderson@MBIE.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/13466 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Tuesday 3 October 2023.