Information Specialist

We have a diverse & collaborative environment that inspires lifelong learning
- We offer hybrid working that enables work life balance + 5 weeks annual leave
- Brand new, permanent vacancy within NZTE's Data & Analytics team

Ka rere a kupu mihi ki te mata o te whenua e tau ai ki tēnā, ki tēnā huri noa - e mihi atu ana. I tēnei wa tonu nei e tonoa ana ō pūkenga nui, ō wheako me ō mōhiotanga kia whakaeke mai ki te waka whakatutuki kaupapa e mea nei ko Te Taurapa Tūhono. Kua takoto te mānuka, ā, tautoko mai, ārahi mai i ngā pakihi hohoko o Aotearoa kia whāia nei ngā pae tawhiti hōu, hihira anō hoki.
To those near and far, greetings to you all. We look forward to you bringing your valuable skills, experience and knowledge to join our team aboard the forever moving waka, Te Taurapa Tūhono | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE). This is the call, to rise to the occasion, and help guide New Zealand export businesses to exciting new horizons.
Please note - this is a permanent vacancy, where the successful applicant can be based in either our Auckland or Wellington offices
Who we are - Ko Te Taurapa Tūhono tēneiTe Taurapa Tūhono | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is the government agency charged with helping New Zealand businesses to grow internationally. By supporting New Zealand businesses, we boost New Zealand's economy and reputation, and help to share what's special about New Zealand with the rest of the world.
What you'll be doing - Te whakamahereOver the past year, NZTE has been on the journey creating and embedding a new critical data strategy that will allow the success of our organisational objectives. We are now in the next phrase of our journey and are looking for an Information Specialist to join us and take ownership of helping our people get the most out of our information which makes life better for NZTE, its partners, and customers.
Reporting to the Data Governance Manager, the purpose of the Information Specialist is to help with gaining insight of the information management lifecycle and provide support with the implementation of policy, compliance with relevant legislation and to provide information management leadership across NZTE on the effective use of information assets and governance. This would entail but not limited to:

- Establishing information management capabilities and governance for information within NZTE and information shared externally
- Directing the implementation of information management best practice across NZTE's digital platforms including Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Wiki/Confluence and other content management and reporting systems
- Assisting with the development and implementation of strategy and investment plans to raise knowledge and information management maturity.

What you'll need to be successful | Ō PūkengaYou'll be passionate about information management and will have experience in developing/delivering information management services within complex organisations. You'll bring experience of working with business stakeholders of all levels of an organisation to translate business/user requirements into technical solutions, including creating easy-to-read materials that can be understood by both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Having experience with developing and embedding change management strategies for information management capabilities within an organisation is advantageous.
From a technical side, you'll have experience in the use of document management systems (e.g. SharePoint), be familiar with the Microsoft 365/Power Platform suite and have experience across both Confluence (Wiki) and content management systems (administration experience of all such platforms is desirable).
You'll be insightful, proactive, have a curious mindset and bring strong advising qualities to ensure that we are adhering to information management best practices. You'll have a knack of building strong relationships with stakeholders and have the ability of adapting your communication style to your audience to instinctively deliver information and data in a visually interesting way that tells a clear story.
Why you'll love working here - Nau mai ki Te Taurapa TūhonoNZTE is a truly global organisation, giving you a wonderful experience of working with different cultures as part of our everyday. Working as part of our One Global Team (OGT), we will give you the right technology to allow you to work anywhere and balance your time - flexible working is our standard practice. Career development is another huge part of working at NZTE and we will work with you to achieve your aspirations.
To see what it's truly like working as part of our OGT, head to NZTE's careers page
Our OGT are our whānau (family) and we embrace two important Māori values, Manaakitanga and Kaitiakitanga, which are focused on promoting collective wellbeing, sustainable development and collaboration. This is evident throughout NZTE, with ou