Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
This is an opportunity for you to play a key part in improving information/data services and processes that support our staff to ensure New Zealanders have access to quality data and statistics.
* Opportunity to work on projects and programmes that aim to improve outcomes for all New Zealanders.
* Christchurch and Wellington based positions supported by an Enterprise Portfolio Office that adapts and responds to the organisation's needs.
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 visit 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!
Starting salary: $95,972 - $128,391 + superannuation
Other benefits of joining our Stats whānau include:
* An environment where everyone can be a leader, where your ideas and input are encouraged
* 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
The role | Te tūnga
We have five fixed-term positions of varying lengths based in Wellington and Christchurch. As a Senior Business Analyst, you will be part of the Enterprise Portfolio Office (EPO) assigned to a specific project within StatsNZ. You will work closely with the Senior Project Manager as part of the project team, supported by the EPO and wider Business Analyst community of practice.
The assignments on offer will require a wide range of experience in requirements gathering, dependency analysis, design validation, interdependency management, and benefits management. This work may also involve strong stakeholder management skills to work collaboratively with business partners (e.g., Tech services, procurement, Finance), business stakeholders, other project teams, as well as supporting governance reporting at the executive level. This role could also require knowledge of user interface design, data management, data mapping, business process improvement, or vendor management.
What you bring | Nōu te rourou
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained outside of work. We encourage you to be yourself 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 with us.
Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.
Working closely with teams across the organisation, you will be required to build positive and productive relationships. You will be highly organized, self-managing, able to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team. You will be familiar with techniques and frameworks of your discipline and comfortable learning in a high-paced environment.
The Senior Business Analyst role requires SFIA Competency Level 6 (initiate), indicating a high level of organizational impact and influence, and the critical nature of this role within the wider business.
We are looking for a motivated individual with:
* Minimum four years' experience working as a business/technical analyst or similar role in complex, large-scale program environments - 7+ years' experience preferred.
* Experience taking an outcome-centric approach to analysis of problems and problem solving.
* Experience in self-management and working as part of a team in a project delivery environment.
* Excellent analysis and information presentation skills.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Proven leadership experience in building productive relationships and facilitating conflict resolution.
* Agility in thinking and working, comfortable in both structured and unstructured environments.
* The relevant qualifications and/or experience in information and communications technology.
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