Senior Design Analyst Kaitātari Hoahoa Matua

If you enjoy working with others to solve technical challenges and want to help shape meaningful outcomes for Aotearoa, this is the role for you
- Multiple roles, permanent and fixed-term, based in Christchurch or Wellington.
- Use your skills to grow the capability of others and create lasting change.
- Help us turn complex data into insights that shape real-world decisions.

**About Us | Ko mātou**

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1300+ 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 usto work for you

**Starting salary: $96,307 - $113,303 + superannuation**

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

- Flu Vaccines, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Eye Tests and corporate rates for a variety of services and products
- 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**
- 1. Senior Design Analyst - Census Design & Delivery (Permanent)_

We're looking for someone to lead design and delivery elements of the census survey, ensuring it reflects the diverse needs of New Zealanders through inclusive, informed approaches. The focus of this role will be on driving integrated delivery across Stats NZ, working at the heart of cross-functional collaboration to bring the census design to life. You will keep customers, partners, and communities central to everything we do, ensuring census design and delivery is equitable, accessible, and responsive.
- thrives in complex environments and is experienced in navigating ambiguity,
- can juggle multiple priorities, deliver in fast-paced settings, and remain calm under pressure,
- is able to work autonomously and is comfortable being deployed across a wide variety of mahi,
- enjoys working collaboratively and is experienced in coaching junior analysts.
- 2. Senior Design Analyst - Capability & Development (Permanent) _
- Previous experience producing official statistics or working within a national statistical office.
- Hands on experience with statistical programming tool (preferably R and SAS).
- Ability to translate technical expertise into practical solutions and learning products for others.
- A background in learning and development and/or economics be an advantage for this role.

3. _Senior Design Analyst - Population Estimates, Projections & Coverage_ (Permanent)_

We're looking for a passionate expert in population or demographic data to help lead and deliver a diverse and impactful portfolio of work across population estimates and projections. This role includes a mix of statistical production, forward-looking methodological development, engaging with internal and external customers and stakeholders, and supporting and coaching other team members.
- Strong technical leadership experience - including decision-making, problem-solving, and leading complex statistical projects or workstreams.
- Advanced data analysis skills - particularly in R, or experience in other statistical tools such as Python, SAS, or equivalent.
- Excellent collaboration and relationship-building skills - along with personal resilience and a commitment to working effectively within a team environment.

4. _Senior Design Analyst - Customer Services & Support (Permanent)_
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to foster innovation and drive continuous improvement in a technical environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a strong track record of effective collaboration within teams.
- Experience mentoring and coaching junior analysts, supporting their development and growth.
- Advanced proficiency in R for coding and analysis; experience with SAS and SQL is also advantageous.

5. _Senior Design Analyst - Statistical Infrastructure x2 (fixed-term, 6-month secondment backfill)_

We are looking for two skilled analysts who can work in a multi-disciplinary support and enablement team. The team provides support for several enterprise platforms - MEP, EPIC and Gitlab, and maintains generic code packages and data processing pipelines with SME teams.
- Experience with Python/R based GitLab repositories
- Experience testing code: creating integration tests for code packages, implementing regression tests
- Experience