Analyst / Senior Analyst Inshore Fisheries North

Analyst / Senior Analyst Inshore Fisheries - North
**Role type**: Permanent
**Location**: Auckland, Whangarei, or Tauranga
**General Salary Range - Band E**: $85,302 to $113,953 depending on skills and experience
Applications from MPI employees with Affected status will be given priority consideration
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 policy and regulatory focused 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.
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 10. We're spread across the North of the North Island, based in Whangarei, Auckland and Tauranga. 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 - North, who supports his team with a very high trust model of leadership. He fosters a relationship-focussed environment.
Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
The Ministry for Primary Industries is helping to seize export opportunities for our primary industries, improve sector productivity, ensure the food we produce is safe, increase sustainable resource use, and protect New Zealand from biological risk.
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

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 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