Senior Privacy Advisor| Kaitohutohu Matua Tūmataiti

• Bring your creativity, passion, innovation, and ideas to work on privacy at Stats NZ
• Embed a culture of continuous learning and improvement and provide robust and actionable advice
• Full-time, permanent opportunity based in either our Wellington or Christchurch office.

The role | Te tūnga  

This is an exciting time to join Stats NZ, with major work underway such as the modernisation of the census and the growing use of new data sources and technologies.

In the role, you will report to the Principal Privacy Advisor and be part of a small, high impact privacy team. The role works closely with specialist functions across Stats NZ, including Information Management, Data Ethics, Security, Māori Partnership, and the AI Triage teams, as well as with a wide range of business teams across the organisation who collect, use, access, and share data.

Privacy is central to Stats NZ’s role as New Zealand’s official data agency. It helps build and maintain public trust in how information is collected, protected, and used to improve lives today and for generations to come.

As the organisation continues to evolve, this role will also adapt, offering opportunities to influence and strengthen privacy practice across Stats NZ.

What you bring | Nōu te rourou   

This role would suit someone who can bring:

• 5-7+ years’ relevant experience in leading privacy practice, including privacy impact assessments, providing privacy advice, and incident response.
• Experience in a similar role that included a large component of strengthening privacy capability. 
• Deep technical knowledge and experience in privacy and information sharing. 
• Excellent relationship skills to champion privacy at all levels 
• Good knowledge of the public sector environment.
• Experience contributing to the design and improvement of privacy practices, frameworks, or guidance.
• A passion for explaining privacy in clear, practical terms and embedding it into business processes (not just compliance).
• Willingness to upskill and increase your cultural capability 

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. 

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 check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!

Salary range: $107,570 – $131,601 + Kiwisaver

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

• 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
• State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington

About Us | Ko mātou

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1,300+ 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.  

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 a valid work permit or visa 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.