Senior / Performance Advisor

Senior Performance and Insights Advisor
Based at Otahuhu, Auckland
Police Employee
Permanent, full time
Multiple Positions Available
JR 5054054
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Mō te tūnga | About the role
The purpose of the Performance & Data workgroup is to provide Police with the data and performance insights it needs to be successful. We provide performance thought leadership to enable accountability and improvement in police practice and outcomes, and identify areas of improvement to enable organisational learning and decision making.
As a Senior / Performance and Insights Advisor, you will be supporting Police in the development and delivery of the way we create and deliver insights and performance reporting to Police decision makers. You’ll provide performance advice across different areas of Police, with a core focus of proactively providing quality performance insights to the organisation. You’ll have a passion for using performance information to assess and improve service delivery.
You will join a high performing team providing Police with the insights that it needs to be successful, and you will add value by providing relevant, timely data insights, innovating new solutions, and communicating these to a range of audiences.
Appointment to a Senior Performance and Insights Advisor will be on the basis of skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the job requirements. Applicants will be assessed for both vacancies.
**Key Accountabilities**:
Provide robust, data-driven performance advice across a range of areas within NZ Police.
Develop deep insights into areas of Police performance and identify opportunities for performance improvement.
Contribute to ongoing development and refinement of performance reporting practices.
Prepare and present clear and concise analysis on varied complex issues and in formats suitable for a variety of audiences, including at Senior levels and non-technical audiences.
Engage with Senior Police Managers on performance delivery and guide / advise them on performance issues and improvement opportunities.
He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.
**To be successful in this role you will require the following**:
Demonstrated experience as a Performance Analyst, Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or Performance Advisor - or similar type roles.
A service-oriented mindset, with the ability to operate, contribute, and influence at a senior level to drive performance improvement in a large and diverse organisation.
Ability to create innovative ideas and solutions, including the ability to anticipate organisational performance information needs.
Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with individuals at all levels.
Confidently and effectively deliver informative presentations face-to-face.
Experience building and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Analytical skills with the ability to draw insight and interpretation from a wide variety of materials.
Confident use of Business Intelligence - using a range of business intelligence, data extraction, and data visualisation tools is an advantage, such as SAP Business Objects, SAS Visual Analytics, PowerBI and MS Excel.
Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements
This role is based in the Tamaki Makaurau area. Some travel may be required therefore a full, clean drivers licence is required.
A relevant tertiary qualification in a relevant field is required.
This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.
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Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.
The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all