Data Scientist

**Kaipūtaiao Raraunga**: Data Scientist (Intermediate level)
Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua, the TEC - is a small Crown agency with a big job to do - ensuring New Zealanders have the skills and the knowledge they need to build a great life, and ensure New Zealand thrives. We invest over $3 billion annually across the tertiary education and careers systems.
If you're looking for your “why”, then come and join us at TEC. We truly believe in the transformational benefits of education and vocational training and as a result we invest $3 billion a year in tertiary education and training and seek to lift the aspirations and skill bases of all New Zealanders from ages 7 to 74.
It's an exciting time in the careers and education sector with large scale and meaningful change taking place.

**Mōhiohio**: Information Directorate
The Information Directorate delivers the ICT infrastructure and information tools to support the business and develops data, data products, information, and new tools for colleagues, customers, TEOs, and other agencies to support TEC's invest and champion goals.

**Raraunga me ngā Tātaritanga**: Data & Analytics
Data is key for TEC. The Data & Analytics team establishes and manages the data pipeline from data collections to data development and insights to support the core business systems to the level required by TEC and partner organisations. The Data & Analytics team is comprised of three teams grouped in centres of excellence: Data Collection, Data Development, Analytics.
The Analytics team is a combination of Business Intelligence (BI) and data science. It is the analytics centre of excellence at TEC and contributes to a data-driven culture that adds value to TEC's business. It is focused on the delivery of business intelligence data products, statistical modelling and data science that creates valuable insights to influence the decision making of TEC's businesses.

**He angitūtanga**: About the Role
We are currently recruiting for one position at an intermediate data scientist level.
- Developing advanced analytics solutions to answer what, why, what if and so what questions
- Analysing complex data to produce actionable insights to inform the business decision making and realising TEC's vision and purpose
- Consistently bringing an enquiring mind to your work, to identify barriers to learner success
- Developing innovative prototypes to demonstrate opportunities and insights
- Preparing data to be used by data science models
- Developing hypotheses and exploring data using models and analytics sandboxes
- Evaluating the outcomes and performance of data science models and publishing reports on model outputs to meet customer needs

**He kōrero mōu: What we are looking for**:
We are looking for someone who has a passion for data science, has great communications, customer service and people skills and willing to work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment. This role would suit an Intermediate Data Scientist looking to work in a different sector or a Junior Data Scientist looking to step up to an Intermediate role.

**You bring the following**:

- Experience using statistical techniques
- Experience in using R, Python, SQL
- Experience using either Qlik or PowerBI
- Knowledge and experience using a variety of techniques to communicate data insights, including data visualisation and data storytelling
- Ability to engage with business users to understand their needs
- Strong customer service orientation
- Experience using an agile methodology (desirable)
- Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (desirable)

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou**: What's in it for you
- Three additional (TEC Days) leave days
- A range of benefits including flexible working options, a wellness programme and the ability to purchase extra leave.
- A motivated and supportive manager, keen to make the most of your skill set
- Reduced premiums through our Health Insurance Group Scheme
- A focus on Career development and internal opportunities

The salary range for this position is negotiable depending on demonstrable skills and experience

**Me pēhea te tuku tono**: How to Apply
Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain the legal right to work in New Zealand.
Prior to the Tertiary Education Commission confirming any offer of employment, pre-employment checks will be undertaken including criminal conviction history and reference checking as a minimum.