Senior Operations Analyst/operations Analyst

**Role Type**: Permanent full-time

**Location**: Wellington
Salary ranges for the roles are $68,781 to $85,000 (Operations Analyst), and $92,073 to $108,321 (Senior Operations Analyst), depending on skills and experience.

The Ministry for Primary Industries are currently looking to fill an Operations Analyst and two Senior Operations Analyst positions within our Forestry & Land Management directorate which forms part of our wider Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service business unit based in Wellington.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role
These roles report to the Team Leader Forestry ETS Operations in Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service at Ministry for Primary Industries.
Come and be part of the team responsible for regulating the Forestry Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for New Zealand, helping Aotearoa meet its Climate Change obligations and driving toward a low emissions economy.
We have an exciting change programme ahead of us to take the Forestry ETS Operation into the new world, and a diverse bunch of people that are committed to getting it done.

**The core responsibilities for the role are**:

- Being a technical specialist in the ETS for forestry: undertaking analysis and providing advice
- Liaising directly with forestry consultants, forest owners and inventory providers
- Drafting memorandums, briefings, and other documents
- Assisting with the development of Ministerial correspondence and Official Information Act requests
- Providing technical advice for the improvement and creation of operational policy, process, and procedure as well as forms and templates

Mōu - About You
This role could create a great career pathway within a busy and growing directorate providing the opportunity for movement within an exciting team and branch.

**To be successful in this role you will offer**:

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- An enquiring mind and a strong voice to challenge things
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of people and work in a collaborative manner to succeed
- An understanding of the public sector and the machinery of government, including interaction with decision makers and stakeholders would be advantageous
- Knowledge of the forestry aspects of the ETS and carbon accounting is valuable but not essential

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About the Team
These roles are part of the Forest & Land Management directorate within Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service. Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service is a branded business unit within the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and is leading the Government's renewed focus on forestry, one of our country's most successful primary industries. You'll be joining a dynamic and diverse team who all share a common goal of improving the social, environmental, and economic outcomes for New Zealand.
To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
- Up to three additional (MPI holidays) leave days
- Paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
- Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

Applications close at 11.59pm on 12 March.

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