Senior Operations Design Analyst | Kaitātari Hoahoa (Multiple Locations)

Locations: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington.

Kaitātari Hoahoa | Senior Operations Design Analyst (Fixed Term 18 months)

• Play a pivotal role in leading, designing and planning our data collection activities to meet Future Census objectives

• Join a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team where people are our top priority

• Showcase your skills in a business that values coaching and mentoring

Mōu | For you

Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.

Salary: $95,972.00 - $112,181.00 + superannuation

• Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)

• Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments and regular work from home options

• 4 weeks annual leave, plus 3 additional leave days (taken during Christmas office closure), see our careers site for other benefits and allowances

• Join various social, network and support groups (toastmasters, multi-cultural, social club)

• Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa

Te tūnga | The role

Across Stats NZ the Senior Operations Design Analysts roles are responsible for leading, researching, designing, and implementing a range of innovative data and analytical solutions to support and inform all stages of the data collections lifecycle across Stats NZ.

You would be joining the operational business unit responsible for the design and planning of all of Stats NZ's data collections for Future Census surveys.  As a Senior Operations Design Analyst you will lead research, design and planning for new surveys as well as continuously improving ongoing collection activity. 

You would be engaging with a broad range of people to understand data collection requirements and the operational realities and provide support in the form of expert guidance and advice to our operational teams and internal customers. 

Nōu te rourou | What you bring

We encourage and consider transferable skills and experience gained from outside of work e.g., cultural, community work, sports, volunteering, or a comparable role in a different sector or industry.

We want to see the following information in your cover letter and CV relating to:

• Why Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is the place for you, why us, and why Government?

• 3-5 years' experience using research tools and techniques, and data analysis capability

• Familiarity with the principles of project management, and problem-solving capability

• Coaching and mentoring others in the team in your subject matter expertise area

• Examples where you've shown curiosity and tried new things, taken on other perspectives, challenged the norm, reflected on your own and other's behaviours, attitudes or motivations to learn.

• Where you've demonstrated customer centricity, 'everyone is a customer' mentality, collaborated with others and invited feedback, spent time with diverse people and communities to broaden your views.

• Examples of strong relationships you've built and how and why relationships are important.

• Knowledge and experience, or desire to learn and build knowledge and experience of TeTiriti, Tikanga, TeReo and TeAo Māori, and engagement with Māori

• Bachelor's degree in mathematics, statistics, user experience, design psychology or related field would be advantageous as would Project Management qualifications

Ko mātou | About Us

Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of around 1400 people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistical outputs to support the decisions that the Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs and New Zealanders make every day. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

We encourage you to be you in your application! We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas, but you do need to be on board with learning. 

Please reach out to us with any questions at rata@stats.govt.nz.  

Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes (depending on application numbers this date may change). 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.

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ.

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, do not contact the Hiring Manager directly, instead reach out to jobs@stats.govt.nz