Delivery Lead | Kaiārahi Whakarite at Statistics NZ, Multiple Locations
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Fixed term until 30 June 2027, based in Wellington or Christchurch
- Bring your creativity, passion, innovation, and ideas to help establish processes ensuring successful delivery of data brokering services across Stats NZ
- Leadership role in a team of experts, focused on successful delivery to projects
- Meaningful work contributing to various projects and implementing an admin data first approach for these
About Us | Ko mātou
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ 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. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
What’s in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe
We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!
Starting salary: $104,443 - $122,874 + superannuation
Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:
- Balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
The role | Te tūnga
This role is fixed term, reporting to the Unit Manager- Geospatial & Data Acquisition. Your focus will be on implementing and running processes needed to enable Data Brokers to deliver their mahi. You’ll build strong relationships with the Geospatial & Data Acquisition team members, the Unit Manager, and various project teams.
This role would suit someone who can bring:
- Experience in delivery leadership and delivery management of one or more work initiatives
- Experience coordinating across teams and wider enterprise activities
- Extensive experience providing coaching and support
- Demonstrate a willingness to upskill and increase your cultural capability
What you bring | Nōu te rourou
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.
We are 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.
Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. 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.
Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details
| Employer: | Statistics NZ |
| Location: | Multiple Locations |
| Position type: | Fixed Term Contract |
| Category: | Data analytics |
| Date listed: | 04-Nov-2025 |
| Salary range: | |
| Closing date: | 19-Nov-2025 |
| Reference: | 16751 |
| Attachment: | No File Attached |
| File links: | Delivery Lead - PD.pdf |
| Website: | http://www.stats.govt.nz |
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