Technical Business Analyst | Kaitātari Pakihi Hangarau Whakawhiti Kōrero - Christchurch or Wellington
Kaitātari Pakihi Hangarau Whakawhiti Kōrero | Technical Business Analyst
Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Play a key part in building and improving information/data services and processes that help us ensure New Zealanders have quality data and statistics.
Use your facilitation and technical skills to deliver modern processing environment
Work flexibly - including family-friendly hours
Fixed term role working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday (Until June 2025)
Mōu | For you
Taturanga 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.
Starting salary:
Other benefits of joining our Stats whānau include:
Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
An environment where we can all be leaders, where your ideas and input are encouraged
3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
Health and wellbeing support
Ko mātou | About Us
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of 1600+ 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.
Te tūnga | The role
This role is a fixed term position based in Christchurch or Wellington. As a Technical Business Analyst, you will work inside the Technology Services to help deliver fit-for-purpose modern processing solutions.
Reporting to a Service Line Senior Manager you will work collaboratively with Platform Owner, business stakeholders, notably product owners and other technical subject matter specialists, to help with the development and enhancement of our data services using advanced data processing tools and platforms, including Databricks and data warehousing solutions. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary technology teams to help deliver the solution that are consistent with the Stats NZ ICT architecture guidance.
Nōu te rourou | What you bring
Working closely with teams across the organisation, you will be required to build positive and productive relationships. You will be highly organised, 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 be comfortable learning in a high paced environment.
The Technical Business Analyst requires SFIA Competency Level 6 (initiate) indicating a high level of organisational 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 ICT environment - 4-5 years' experience ideal.
Experience in taking a customer centric approach to requirements elicitation, qualitive analysis of problems and problem solving.
Experience at self-management and a team player in an IT project or delivery environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Proven leadership experience in building productive relationships, facilitating conflict resolution.
Strong understanding of data management and application development including highlighting any experience working with data platforms in a project.
Agility in thinking and working, comfortable working in both a non-structured and structured way.
The relevant qualifications and/or relevant experience in information and communications technology.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirect to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We are truly 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.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes. 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.
Closes 20 March 2025.
