Advisor, Data and Insights

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Contribute to the development of data sharing arrangements between MBIE and its domestic and international partners.
- Join a newly expanded specialist Data Sharing team. Empower MBIE groups to uplift their data sharing capability.
- Wellington Based - Permanent role - Salary $71,119 - $84,187

**Tēnei tūranga - About the role**:
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is big, diverse and international making it an exciting place to work with plenty of opportunities to progress your career. We support ministers across 18 portfolio’s ranging from broadcasting and media, tourism, employment, immigration and digital economy and communications to name a few. No matter what area of MBIE you work in, partnerships with other domestic and international agencies and organisations are critical to achieving our vision to ‘Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All’.

The data, digital and insights (DDI) business group is working hard to build MBIE towards being digitally enabled and empowered by data - connected, trusted and innovative. In doing so, we ensure that MBIE can meet the needs of our customers (ministers, staff, business, Māori and community groups).

To help us on this journey, we have exciting opportunity for an Advisor (Data Sharing) to join the team supporting our Director Data Sharing. In this role, you will be ensuring that MBIE’s data sharing requirements are met and its data sharing capability is uplifted.

You will be contributing or supporting initiatives and projects that enable data sharing to support data insights and operational outcomes and embed appropriate data governance practices across MBIE. You will be working closely with the Director Data Sharing and the team to develop solutions to MBIE and its partners’ data sharing needs and support cross-system work and partnerships.

You will have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop relationships across a diverse range of people. You will come with a proactive, can-do attitude and an ability to learn along the way.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and experience required:
**We are keen to hear from you if you have**:

- An interest in the development of data sharing arrangements between domestic and international agencies/organisations.
- Some experience and knowledge in consultation processes with senior leaders, ministerial offices, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and other key stakeholders.
- An 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
- An ability to introduce new ways of looking at problems and adopt creative new approaches
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- A tertiary qualification, preferably in a relevant field or comparable relevant experience is desirable
- Previous public sector experience is preferred but not essential

To support you in delivering your best work at MBIE we provide a range of benefits including flexible working, career development and progression pathways, the opportunity to join staff led networks and clubs and a range of health and wellbeing benefits.

**Ētahi kōrero mō 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
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori 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, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori 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 Māori 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 mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tir