Senior Analyst – Organisational Insights | Kaiwhakawhanake – Māramatanga Hinonga

• 12-month fixed term role based in Wellington (Will consider Christchurch/Auckland for the right candidate)
• Make a real impact through data, insight, and organisational performance

Are you a capable analyst who thrives on turning complex data into meaningful insights?

This is a unique opportunity to work at the centre of organisational decision-making - supporting performance monitoring, government reporting, organisational insight, and strategic planning across the business. You'll work across a range of reporting domains and stakeholders, helping turn complex information into trusted evidence for decision-making. 

You’ll operate in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where your work directly supports executive decision-making, organisational accountability, and system-wide performance improvement.

We are open to secondment opportunities as well as fixed term.

The role | Te tūnga  

As a Senior Analyst in the Planning & Reporting team, you’ll play a key role in delivering enterprise-wide reporting, insights, and performance monitoring.

You will:

• Work across a wide range of reporting initiatives — from HR and workforce data for government accountability reporting to organisation-wide performance and delivery monitoring
• Translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights that enable leadership decision-making and organisational improvement.
• Support the development of integrated planning and reporting frameworks that connect strategy, delivery, and performance
• Contribute to building efficient, scalable, and automated reporting processes, measures, dashboards and information products.
• Contribute to improving the quality, consistency and usability of organisational reporting and information assets. 
• Collaborate with teams across Stats NZ to improve how we collect, manage, and use organisational data

This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll work closely with senior leaders and stakeholders across the organisation to drive better outcomes through data.

What makes this role exciting

• Variety and impact – You’ll work across multiple reporting domains, from workforce insights to strategic performance monitoring
• Enterprise visibility – Your work will directly inform governance, executive leadership, and government reporting
• Innovation focus – You’ll help modernise how we collect, analyse, and report data across the organisation
• Supportive environment – You’ll be part of a team with strong technical capability, including support for systems like TechOne
• Meaningful work – Contribute to improving transparency, accountability, and performance across the public service

What you bring | Nōu te rourou  

We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical capability with curiosity and a drive to improve how things are done. Ideally you will have a number of these capabilities, but please feel free to apply even if you don’t have experience in all.

Technical capability

• Strong experience with data modelling, reporting and analytical problem solving.
• Experience developing and maintaining reporting products, dashboards and performance measures.
• Strong Excel capability and experience with analytical and visualisation tools such as Power BI or similar platforms.
• Experience with SQL or comparable data querying and transformation tools will be highly regarded.
• Ability to work with multiple data sources and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Experience improving reporting processes, workflow automation, information management solutions, or self-service reporting capabilities would be highly regarded.  

Analytical and communication skills

• Ability to translate complex data into simple, compelling insights and stories that support action and decision-making. 
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, trends, and opportunities
• Confidence working with stakeholders and presenting insights to a range of audiences

Ways of working

• Collaborative and relationship-focused, with the ability to work across teams and functions
• Proactive and improvement-oriented, with a focus on efficiency and innovation in reporting
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with competing priorities and deadlines
• Demonstrated commitment to applying cultural capability in their practice  

We welcome candidates who bring strengths in organisational performance and insight generation, or technically strong analysts with experience in data modelling, reporting and analytics who are ready to take greater ownership of stakeholder engagement and organisational decision support.

We recognise that valuable skills can come from a range of industries, including unpaid work. We welcome and value all forms of transferable skills. Please bring your full unique self to your application. 

We don’t expect you to know everything. What matters is your genuine interest, commitment, and readiness to grow with us.

About Us | Ko mātou

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is the National Statistics Office, leading the way in data and insights. While this is our focus, it’s our people who are central to everything we do. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, recognising that our work is strengthened by the people behind it. 

The data and insights we produce help shape decisions across government, communities, and businesses, and plays an important role in telling the story of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our mahi supports informed decision making at both national and local levels, helping improve outcomes for people, the economy, and the environment. 

We’re proud of the role we play in guiding and strengthening the data system, with a goal of delivering high quality data with equitable access for all. 

Before applying, we encourage you to watch our Life at Stats NZ video. It offers a glimpse into who we are, what we value, and the diverse perspectives and experiences that make Stats NZ a great place to work.

What’s in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe

Take a look at our Stats NZ careers site to learn more about our organisational values: He pēwhea ā tātou tikanga mahi | The way we work. 

Some key benefits include: 

• 37.5 hour work week
• 15 days sick leave allowance (to be used for yourself or people under your care)
• 3 extra leave days (taken during end-of-year office closure)
• Flu vaccines, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and corporate rates for a variety of services and products
• Opportunities for career development and progression

Salary: $90,599 - $106,587 + KiwiSaver

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. 

Our process is to screen applications as we receive them, so we move to interview stage quickly.  You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. The job may close before the advertised closing date depending on application numbers.

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.