Intelligence Analyst

**Role type**: Permanent full-time
**Location**: Auckland
**Salary range**: Band E: $85,302 to $99,628 depending on skills and experience
Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
As an Intelligence Analyst in the Intelligence & Targeting Team, you will be responsible for planning, leading, and delivering intelligence products to target risk, or develop insight into risks and non-compliance across import pathways. Your work will directly inform tactical, operational, and strategic decision makers across Biosecurity New Zealand.
**As the successful applicant, you will be able to**:

- Keep track of domestic and global issues that continue to challenge New Zealand Biosecurity.
- Derive insights from complex data sources using intelligence methodologies and data analysis tools and techniques.
- Negotiate with stakeholders and decision makers to determine requirements and priorities for intelligence products.
- Maintain appropriate standards and professionalism including seeking feedback from customers on the quality and timeliness of intelligence.
- Proactively engage with, and establish productive relationship networks, across MPI, wider government and industry.
- Demonstrate integrity in handling sensitive information.
- Have an NZDIA or equivalent experience in intelligence analysis.

Mōu - About You
We are looking for an experienced intelligence practitioner to join our Intelligence and Targeting Team that:

- Can use a range of tools to critically examine issues and derive insights for decision makers.
- Has the skills to scan and track domestic and worldwide issues that can threaten New Zealand's biosecurity interests and help us protect New Zealand from biological harm.
- Thrives on developing effective relationships and negotiating with stakeholders to determine their intelligence priorities.
- Is skilled in providing coaching, mentoring and advice to intelligence analysts to build team capability.
- Is looking for a varied role, and a range of flexible working options.

Strong written and verbal communication skills are a key component of this role and proven coaching, mentoring and peer support in intelligence fundamentals are essential. The successful applicant must have well-developed interpersonal and relationship management skills.
Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
Our team is part of the Intelligence, Targeting and Evaluation Group. We coordinate and collaborate to inform and act on immediate and long-term risks to the border, across all import pathways. We are a regionally dispersed team of 29, across locations in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.
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
- Annual Wellness payment
- Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes
- Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.
Ngā Taki Whakahaumaru - Security checks Higher level Security Clearance
- most preferably a NZ citizen who has resided continuously in NZ 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, NZ, 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, whanau and hāpori
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; 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 Sunday 29 September 2024.
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