Kaitātari Raraunga Matua Senior Data Analyst

High profile work
- Fun and supportive team
- Flexible working to support your work-life balance

Mō tēnei tūrangi mahi | About this role
The Joint Evidence, Data and Insights (JEDI) business group has an exciting Senior Data Analyst opportunity available in the Data Partners and Analytics team.
We are looking for an innovative, experienced and adaptable person with the technical knowledge and engagement skills to turn Ministry's policy and data requirements into collaborative environmental monitoring system outcomes.
This role is pivotal in representing and communicating the Ministry's data requirements, while working with the system stakeholders to transform the way in which environmental data is collected, managed, accessed, and used. This will involve:

- Engagement with internal stakeholders to clearly identify data requirements and outcomes
- Translating Ministry data needs into national data schemas
- Leading and supporting cross-agency consultation on data and data system requirements
- Co-designing or identifying national data standards for environmental data
- Brokering data access between system stakeholders and the Ministry's data access team
- Contributing to the governance over the standards and processes pertaining to data for the Ministry

As a Senior Data Analyst you will lead the delivery of specific aspects of our work programme, including holding project level relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, you'll play an important role in coaching and mentoring analysts in the team and reporting back to the JEDI leadership team.
Everything we do as a Ministry relies on the way we identify and communicate our data needs, which then impact the external environmental data system's ability to generate and provide access to the data New Zealanders need. Ultimately, we want to strengthen the evidence base used to inform decisions - helping New Zealanders to put the environment at the centre of those decisions.
We have an exciting and large-scale opportunity ahead of us as we continue to develop and understand the Ministry data requirements and to improve the broad environmental monitoring and reporting system. To deliver the desired outcomes this requires collaboration with multiple system stakeholders including regional councils, Crown Research Institutes, and Stats NZ.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- Experience in transforming business requirements to data and data system requirements.
- Knowledge and experience of data systems and the data lifecycle concepts.
- Innovative thinking - bring fresh thinking and receptive to other ideas and ways of working.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to cultivate relationships and partnerships.
- Experience leading and contributing to data and technical projects.
- Focus on action - can cut through complexity or ambiguity to meet goals.
- Significant drive to continually grow and develop.
- Commitment to developing your cultural capability and capacity in te ao Māori.

If you are looking for a role with multiple avenues to learn, develop and grow new skills we'd love to hear from you.
Whānuitanga Utu ā-Tau | Salary range
Salary range for this role is $105,802 to $128,424 pa. Appointment within this range will be based on skills and experience.
Ngā hua ka puta i te mahi ki MfE | Benefits of working at MfE
- a flexible by default approach to create a healthy work-life blend
- agile ways of working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as ‘One MfE'
- generous leave entitlements
- active employee networks including Māori Rōpū, Asian Network, Neurodivergent and Disability Networks, Women's Network, Tagata Moana (Pacific Peoples' Network), and Rainbow Network
- opportunities for development and education.

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Mō mātou | About us
The Ministry's purpose is He taiao tōnui mō ngā reanga katoa - a flourishing environment for every generation.
A key priority for the Ministry is building Te Ao Māori capability. This means we work with our Treaty partners to advance Māori priorities for the environment and for environmental success. We will be confident and coordinated in our ongoing engagement with Māori and lead the natural resources system in engaging for success with tangata whenua. We will grow our capability and capacity to accurately reflect Māori views in our work. We accurately reflect Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Māori into our everyday work, by delivering on Te Ao Hurihuri, our Māori capability strategy.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities and actively strive to be a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We are proud to be a Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick certified organisation and are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment