Te Komihana Tauhokohoko | The Commerce Commission is New Zealand's competition, fair trading, consumer credit and economic regulatory agency.

Our mission is to make New Zealanders better off by ensuring our markets work well and consumers and businesses are confident participants in those markets.

The Commission is going through an exciting period of growth, driven by increases in its functions, duties and powers, and supported by additional Government funding.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Analyst or Senior Investigator to join our Fuel and Dairy Team in our Market Regulation branch.

This role is based in our Te Whanganui-a-Tara, or Tāmaki Makaurau office.
Mō te tūranga | About the role

The Fuel and Dairy team is responsible for the Commission's roles under the Fuel Industry Act 2020 and the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001.

In Fuel, our aim is to improve the competitiveness of the fuel market for the benefit of consumers in Aotearoa.

We monitor and enforce compliance with the Act, and analyse information disclosed under the Act to understand what is happening to competition in the market.

We use our findings to educate and influence the public and the industry.

In our Dairy role, we publicly report on the extent to which Fonterra's milk price setting processes and calculations provide incentives for Fonterra to operate efficiently and are consistent with contestability in the market for purchasing farmers' milk.

As part of these roles we:

• gather and critically analyse information, identify key issues, draw logical conclusions and present these to our decision makers

- engage with, influence and educate industry participants
- develop a strong understanding of industry trends and external factors impacting the market.

As an experienced Senior Analyst or Senior Investigator you will play a key role in leading and contributing to a range of regulatory work that achieves outcomes that benefit Aotearoa.

He kōrero mōu | About you
We are keen to hear from you if any of the following sounds like you:

• Experience and/or an interest in understanding markets and emerging trends
• An understanding of regulatory compliance, or experience undertaking investigations, assessing compliance and recommending appropriate responses
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with an ability to communicate complex ideas clearly in writing and orally
• Able to understand economic principles and interpret legislation
• Analytical with sound critical thinking skills, and an ability to understand complex issues, systems and markets
• Solutions focused, proactive, innovative and comfortable with ambiguity.

We know that a diverse team with a range of life and work experiences enables high performance and innovation.

The kinds of work experience you might have include:

• Market or performance monitoring
• Compliance and enforcement
• Stakeholder engagement
• Data management, analysis and visualisation, or financial analysis.

A university degree in an analytical field (e.g. accounting, commerce, law, science, or statistics) would be an advantage but is not essential.
Read more about the skills, experience and knowledge required for this position in the position description to the right.
Te wāhi mahi | Working here
We're friendly and collaborative and enjoy contributing to our shared vision of making New Zealanders better off. Career growth and development is not only supported and encouraged, it's a part of everyday life here.

We also offer a range of benefits to show that we'll value your mahi, including generous leave entitlements, study support, a range of wellness initiatives and competitive remuneration.

We are committed to our people's wellbeing. Any support needed is freely given, providing the opportunity for everyone to thrive.

Our flexible working options are key to supporting that goal and our people have the technology they need to make it happen.

We even offer a contribution to working from home set up costs.

Our environment is inclusive, and our people know they are free to be their authentic selves at work and structure the way they work to suit their lifestyle.

Ka pēhea te tono mai | How to apply

Our recruitment process is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse perspectives and the contribution every one of our people makes to our culture. Put simply - you can be yourself here.

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