Lead Intelligence Analyst

**Job Title**:Lead Intelligence Analyst

**Role type**: Permanent Fulltime

**Location**: Wellington

**Salary band & range**: D $98,955 -$132,427 depending on skills and experience_ _

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

The Lead Intelligence Analyst brings substantial intelligence analytic experience to the conduct and coaching of complex or challenging analysis. They exemplify and advance the practice of strategic intelligence, to deliver expert intelligence analysis, integrate data, and engage across MPI and the intelligence community. The Lead Intelligence Analyst works across all parts of the Strategic Intelligence team and I&I Group's work programme which includes international fisheries, trade, economic security, biosecurity, and national security issues relevant to the primary sector.

The Lead Intelligence Analyst will establish and maintain a range of internal and external networks. This includes working with the Principal Adviser (Intelligence) and other Lead Intelligence Analysts in the Intelligence and Information Group and across the Ministry to advance MPI's intelligence practice, as well as establishing relationships with key customers. They are also expected to effectively engage with other government agencies within New Zealand and abroad.

**Mōu - About You**

You will have experience in developing and managing positive relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders across various specialist areas. A proven track record in contributing to high-quality outcomes for decision-makers is essential, and experience working in multi-disciplinary and inter-agency environments is also highly desirable.

**Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team**

The Intelligence and Information Group (I&I) collects global reporting, science, and data to produce actionable strategic and operational intelligence for busy decision makers across MPI and the wider national security and hazard risk systems.

Our Intelligence Analysts come from a variety of backgrounds and work collaboratively to fuse their collective understanding of the sciences, international relations, and economics with intelligence frameworks and methodologies, to deliver robust intelligence assessments.
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**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.

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

**Ngā Taki Whakahaumaru - Security checks**

**Higher level Security Clearance**
- most preferably a New Zealand citizen who has **resided continuously in New Zealand** for at least the last **ten **(**10) years**, OR
- is a citizen of, **and/or has resided continuously** in one or more of the following countries for the last **ten (10) years**: either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK or the USA; **and** has a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the NZSIS towards a recommendation of suitability for a security clearance at a higher level.
- click here to find out more about the national security vetting process and access the eligibility self-check tool.

**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, whānau 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.

**Applications close at midnight on **Tuesday 26**th** November 2024**

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