Principal Analyst

_Permanent role_
- _ Based in Christchurch or Wellington_

**About Us | Ko mātou**

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ 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 check out our benefits. We want working for us to work for you

**Salary range: $ 118,609 - $ 139,540 + superannuation**

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

- Balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
- State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington

**The role | Te tūnga**

The Principal Analyst role will bring expertise in data knowledge and design to support the development, maintenance, and operations of our Integrated Statistical Data System (ISDS). This is a role that requires an innovative thinker and someone who enjoys introducing new ideas and helping to effect change. We are looking for someone who can confidently promote and embed the development of coherent methods and standards across the ISDS at all stages of the statistics / data lifecycle.

The ISDS is a statistical system comprising of three statistical domains: Economic, Social, and Environment. This has linked data on businesses, people, and places. The ISDS will form a foundational set of data assets for delivering and modernising Stats NZ's statistical data and information production. The ISDS will play an important role in the delivery of the next Census.

You will provide professional leadership in the form of expert guidance and advice, working with a wide range of teams and individuals across Stats NZ and the wider data ecosystem, and across various data domains.

You will also closely with key roles in other teams, such as Technology Services, and our Methods & Design area. In addition, you are responsible, alongside the other Principal Analysts, for the provision of mentoring and coaching to staff across the branch.

The Principal Analyst will be an important part of the Strategic Data Management branch leadership team and report to the General Manager.

This role would suit someone with:

- A tertiary qualification in a related field (like Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics) and relevant experience in a similar role.
- A confident technical decision maker, an excellent collaborator/influencer who enjoys both learning from and developing other staff through coaching and mentoring.
- Ability to prepare and present research on new designs to a wide range of audiences - such as internal analysts, senior management, and industry/academics at conferences.
- Ability to take new methods, strategic directions and develop outlines of issues that need to be clarified before implementation.
- Ability to develop practice guidelines around new and original practices that enable other staff to work efficiently and consistently.
- Advance ability to write a range of technical and research documents.
- Information and data governance
- Familiarity or commitment to developing understanding of Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo, Te Ao Māori
- Demonstrated advocacy for, or support of, diversity and inclusion.

**What you bring | Nōu te rourou**

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

**_ You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process._**

**Note to Recruitment Agencies**: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.
- Reference #
- 14931
- Posted on
- 29 May 2025
- Closes on
- 13 Jun 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Christchurch, Wellington
- Expertise
- Data Standards and Statistical Design
- Job level(s)
- 4-6 years experience
- Work type(s)
- Permanent full-time