Senior Insights Analyst

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

**Discover a career with purpose at MBIE**

This is an exciting opportunity for Senior Insights Analyst/s to join our new our Insights Unit
- Join us in creating a dynamic, future-focused, customer-centric and new revitalised Insights Unit
- Unleash the power of research and insights to support MBIE to deliver its complex policy work programmes
- Look ahead and lead work across MBIE's policy groups to enable an uplift in our insights capability
- Permanent position, Wellington based
- Salary Band: $110,098-138,028 p.a. + KiwiSaver and Wellness benefits

**About the team**:
**Tenei turanga - About the Role**:
Our Insights Work Programme is complex and multifaceted and covers a wide spectrum of MBIE policy portfolios, such as: migration, employment skills, building system, economic development, science energy. We support and influence the policy debate and provide direct advice to Government and information to stakeholders and the public.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Insights Analyst/s with a strong background in economics and economic analysis with a track record of leading and developing research and insights projects, to join the team. You will be a natural relationship manager with proven analytical and/or evaluation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into compelling narratives along with the ability to engage and support staff to help further strengthen understanding and awareness across MBIE.

In this role, you will primarily be responsible for leading projects and analysis across the Insights Work Programme which requires significant cross team collaboration and a close working relationship with our customers - MBIE's policy teams. In this role, you will also have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the wider insights, research and evaluation portfolio.

**Nga pukenga me nga wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required**:
We are keen to hear from you if you have (several of the following):

- A customer-centric approach, with the ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships and to develop trust and credibility with senior managers, staff and key internal and external stakeholders.
- A proactive, can-do attitude with a high level of initiative, sound judgement and discretion
- Extensive knowledge of research, evaluation or analytical disciplines
- Proven experience of developing and leading complex analytical projects and programmes in a policy environment
- The ability to translate complex and technical information into compelling narratives and insights to be easily understood by non-technical staff
- Be comfortable with and effective at guiding and mentoring other evaluators / researchers in their projects
- Foster an open, collaborative environment that encourages quality, innovation, on-going learning and knowledge sharing
- Exceptional teamwork and collaborative abilities, and a willingness to share knowledge and expertise with others
- Highly developed communication and writing skills
- Experience of working with IDI datasets
- A tertiary qualification (preferably post-graduate) in economics or a related discipline

**Etahi korero mo MBIE - About MBIE**:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Maia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Maori identity - Hikina Whakatutuki - which broadly means 'lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Maori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Maori, other Maori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Maori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Maori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mohio ana a Hikina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kotuinga I waenganui i a ngai Maori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a, kei te whai ia ki te whakau ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ma te whai kiko o nga kotuinga ahungaroa o ngai