Design Analysts and Senior Design Analysts | Kaitātari Hoahoa and Kaitātari Hoahoa Matua | Auckland, Christchurch & Wellington
Multiple roles available in different teams
Use your passion for data to improve the lives of people in Aotearoa
Bring your creativity, innovation, and ideas to work
Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
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 negotiable + superannuation
Design Analyst: $ 82,988 to $ 96,907
Senor Design Analyst: $ 95,972 to $ 112,181
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 in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Pōneke (Wellington city) or Ōtautahi (Christchurch) that cater to a variety of working styles and needs, including state of the art, 6-star green building in Pōneke.
The roles | Te tūnga
We have 5 Senior Design Analyst and 9 Design Analyst roles available across our statistical delivery branches - Data Operations and Infrastructure, and Macroeconomic, Population and Housing, and Social and Environment. All roles are permanent unless stated otherwise.
Reporting to the Unit Manager of one of the teams below, as a Senior Design Analyst or Design Analyst, you'll be responsible for researching, designing, and implementing a range of innovative statistical, data and analytical solutions to support and inform all stages of the data and statistics lifecycle across Stats NZ. The roles provide support in the form of expert guidance and advice to a wide range of teams and individuals across Stats NZ and the wider data ecosystem. In addition, the senior roles within each design area will have a key role in supporting, mentoring, and enabling other analysts within the team with their work and with their ongoing development.
Integrated Data Production | Whakanao Raraunga Paihere
This team plays a pivotal role in providing technical support for the Code Modules Initiative - an all-of-data system effort to make New Zealand's integrated data assets easier to use, and deliver faster speed to value. The initiative is now expanding to support the growing demands on administrative data from delivery of the Social Investment approach and shifts to greater use of administrative data in the production of official statistics.
This role would be responsible for the data tools used by the initiative, and support seamless integration of module development and stewardship into the production of the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) and Longitudinal Business Database (LBD).
Role available: 1x Design Analyst.
Based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch.
Institutional Sectors |Ngā Rāngai ā-Hinonga:
This team produces the quarterly Income and Savings release, annual Institutional Sector Accounts, and Balance Sheets. As well as Central and Local government.
Roles available: 1x Senior Design Analyst (fixed term 12-month parental leave cover role), 1x Design Analyst.
Based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch.
Economic Growth |Te Tupunga Ōhanga:
The focus of this team is to produce quarterly GDP statistics and annual productivity statistics.
Role available: 1x Design Analyst
Based in Wellington.
Prices and Deflators | Ngā Utu me ngā Take Whakaheke Tukipū:
This team is responsible for producing the quarterly Consumers Price Index, Household Living-Cost Price Indexes, Business Price Indexes, Labour Cost Index, and monthly Selected Price Index.
Roles available: 2x Design Analysts (fixed term between 12 - 18 months).
Based in Wellington.
Census Design and Delivery |Te Hoahoa & Te Horanga Tatauranga:
This team is responsible for leading the design for census, as well as being central to Stats NZ's integrated delivery approach. This team includes product ownership and development for the census survey and design expertise, including that with key communities (e.g. disability communities, rainbow communities, Pacific communities etc.)
Roles available: 2x Senior Design Analysts, 2x Design Analysts
Based in Wellington or Christchurch.
Population Projections, Estimates, and Coverage |Ngā Matapae, ngā Whakaarotanga Whakamua me ngā Kapinga Taupori:
This team is responsible for the preparation of the suite of population estimates and projections, as well as family and household statistics and vital statistics. The team is also responsible for updating the Estimated Resident Population and the delivery and completion of the 2023 Census Coverage Project and work programme in the 2024/25 financial year.
Roles available: 2x Design Analysts (including 1x 12-month parental leave cover role)
Based in Christchurch.
Travel Migration and Housing Statistics | Ngā Tauanga Haerenga, Hekeheke, Whāinga Whare Hoki:
The team is responsible for the preparation of international travel and migration statistics, as well as the continuous improvement of the migration data model. The team is also responsible for the preparation of dwelling and housing quality statistics.
Roles available: 1x Senior Design Analyst
Based in Christchurch.
Labour Market Statistics | Ngā Tauanga Mākete Mahi:
The focus of this team is producing data and statistics that contribute to our understanding of supply and demand factors of the labour market in Aotearoa New Zealand. The labour and employment markets are dynamic and have many dimensions that we need to produce data and statistics about.
Role available: 1x Senior Design Analyst
Based in Wellington or Christchurch.
These roles would suit someone who can bring:
Experience and interest in macroeconomic, population and housing, or social and environment data.
A bachelor's degree in a relevant field (computer science, statistics, etc.) that has a significant data component or equivalent experience.
Examples of technical leadership, e.g. in decision making, problem solving, or leading a technical project or piece of work.
A passion for innovation and application of conceptual and creative thinking skills to trouble-shoot and to develop or improve statistical designs, systems and processes.
Experience and strong capability performing data analysis using statistical applications (such as R, Python or SAS or equivalent).
Great team-working skills, personal resilience and the confidence to create strong working relationships.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills that can explain complex concepts in plain English.
Demonstrated customer centricity.
Any information about your knowledge and experience, or desire to learn and build knowledge and experience of Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori, and engagement with Māori.
Have demonstrated, encouraged or supported diversity and inclusion in or outside of work.
For senior roles, leading and develop technical capability, coaching and supporting others.
For senior roles, experience with relevant quantitative and qualitative research on a range of diverse and complex research questions.
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.
If you have a preference for a role and office location, please include this in your application.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. The job may be closed before the advertised closing date depending on application numbers.
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.
To find out more about the above roles and working at Stats NZ, check out these videos:
Closes on: 22 Nov 2024 11:55
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.
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