Senior Collection Cost Analyst | Kaitātari Utu Kohinga Matua (Multiple Locations)

Location: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington.

Kaitātari Utu Kohinga Matua | Senior Collection Cost Analyst

Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

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: $95,972.00 - $112,181.00 + 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

The Senior Collection Cost Analyst role is fixed term, based in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and sits within the Collections Design team in the newly created Optimisation, Performance and Development unit in Collection Operations. This role will focus on cost and resource modelling relating to the 'Future Census" workstream, partnering closely with the Finance team and Methods & Design to produce high level resource plans. 

This will be a fixed term, full-time position for 18 months while the project is in its design phase.

The successful applicant will:

• Lead and/or contribute extensively to the design and development activities for 'Future Census' collections cost models and Stats NZ product costings.

• Create and maintain long term resource and costing forecasts across Collections, including analysing costs, exploring alternative solutions, and providing recommendations.

• Work collaboratively with wider Collection Operations to develop roadmaps and team plans.

• Peer review and coach/mentor others in the team to enable collaborative working on small or medium complex data and costing solutions.

This role would suit someone who can bring:

• In-depth experience working in a collection environment, specifically focused on implementing resource and cost models, overseeing model development and leading initiatives across teams.

• Experience using SAS/R/SQL/PowerBI or equivalent systems at an expert level.

• Experience working with and managing budgets.

• Provide peer coaching and mentoring to the wider team.

 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.