Analyst / Senior Analyst (Fisheries)

**Analyst / Senior Analyst Inshore Fisheries - Napier or Wellington**

**Role type**: Permanent

**Location**:Napier (preferred) or Wellington

**Salary Range**: Analyst $85,302 to $99,628 depending on skills and experience

Senior Analyst $98,955 to $115,691 depending on skills and experience

**Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the role**

Alongside supporting key projects, you will have the opportunity to develop and lead various pieces of impactful work. There will be an element of understanding and interpreting fisheries data. You do not need to be a fish expert, but you'll understand how to translate data into helpful insights. The work in this role is diverse. In any given week you could be writing aide memoirs and ministerial correspondence, writing cabinet papers, reviewing internal processes, be involved in regulatory design, or helping turn a problem into a regulation solution.

In the Fisheries Analyst/Senior Fisheries Analyst role you will work with a diverse range of stakeholders and technical experts to monitor and advance regional and national fisheries management initiatives, including catch limit reviews, improvements to fishing rules, and strategies to manage the environmental impacts of fishing.

**Mōu - About You**

We're fortunate that we already have plenty of science nous in our team. To balance our team we need someone who has a strong report writing skill-set. For example, you'll know how to write a regulatory impact statement, and you can write and communicate to the right people, in the right way, including briefing papers sent to the Minister.

You're not necessarily from Government. You could be from a recreational fishing advocacy group, ENGO, or a local government agency. Perhaps you're a Business Analyst or Government Adviser. You don't need to come from a fish-related background, but you will be able to pick up technical information quickly.

We are interested in a person with an undergraduate qualification or higher. Preferred areas of study include marine science, resource management, law, policy, or economics (but this is not a necessity). You're someone who has a genuine interest in the sea, oceans, and fisheries, who also has;
- Analytical skills and the capacity to quickly identify and clearly define an issue
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, listening, and written)
- Understanding of Government processes including Parliamentary processes
- Experience establishing and effectively maintaining collaborative relationships with tangata whenua, stakeholders, and Government agencies
- Some knowledge of fisheries management and regulatory frameworks

**Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team**

We are a team of eight, with existing staff being - one Principal Analyst, three Senior Analysts, and two Fisheries Analysts and the Manager. We're mainly based in Wellington. We are a supportive and diverse group. We hale from academia, local government, monitoring and enforcement, international fisheries, and permitting and consents backgrounds. We have a good mix of technical and academic minds, plus a practical hands-on approach, as needed. You'll report to the Manager Inshore Fisheries - Central.

**Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI**

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.

Fisheries New Zealand is a business unit within MPI, focused on managing New Zealand's fisheries resources. We work to ensure that fisheries resources are managed in a way that provides the greatest overall benefit to New Zealanders. Our focus is the sustainability of New Zealand's wild fish stocks, aquaculture operations and broader marine ecosystems, now and in the future.

See more about what we do, here.

**Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MP**
- Additional MPI leave days
- Ability to purchase extra annual leave
- Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

**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 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.

**Low level Security Clearance**
- most preferably a New Zealand citizen, who has **resided continuously in New Zealand **for at least the last **five (5) years**, OR
- is a citizen of, **and/or has resided continuously** in one or more of the following countries for the last **five (5) years**: either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States of America (USA); **and** has a background history that is veri