Principal Statistician Kaimātai Tauanga Mātāmua

**Principal Statistician |** **Kaimātai Tauanga Mātāmua** (Fixed term - 12 months)

**_ Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come._**
- Meaningful work contributing to the design of the next Census
- Balanced work life with friendly hours
- Use your skills to grow the capability of others and create lasting change.

**About Us | Ko mātou**

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1300+ 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 also check out our benefits. We want working for usto work for you

**Starting salary: $133,435 - $180,529 +** superannuation

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

- Flu Vaccines, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and corporate rates for a variety of services and products
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- 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 | Mō te tūnga**

This is a 12-month fixed term role and will be reporting to the Interim Chief Methodologist.

As a Principal Statistician, you are a highly skilled technical leader with a deep knowledge of statistics and statistical design, particularly for household and social surveys.

We're looking for an expert to provide further technical leadership to our Methods and Design group, to deliver statistics that make a difference to every New Zealander. This expert methodologist will:

- Play a strong role in shaping the statistical design of the next Census
- Have deep expertise in household survey sample design and statistical modelling
- Facilitate long-term benefits for our customers and stakeholders
- Be a critical voice for end-to-end methodology cohesion
- Provide coaching and mentoring to methodologists
- Bring a Māori perspective to statistical methodology and their work

This role requires someone with a strong customer focus, comfortable with ambiguity and change, and sound decision-making ability. You will have statistical consultancy experiences commensurate with your role, practical experience in Official Statistics and ideally you will have international experience in this field.

**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 #
- 16569
- Posted on
- 08 Oct 2025
- Closes on
- 14 Oct 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Christchurch, Wellington
- Expertise
- Data Insights, Analysis and Customer Reporting, Data Standards and Statistical Design
- Job level(s)
- 4-6 years experience, 7+ years experience
- Work type(s)
- Fixed term full-time