Principal Analyst

5 days ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Kia ora, As-salamu alaykum, Namaste, Hwan-yeong, Svagata cha, Huanyf ng, Bula Vinaka, Jambo, Talofa lava, Tena koutou katoa and welcome
About us '
The Ministry for Ethnic Communities is the Government's chief advisor on ethnic communities, ethnic diversity and the inclusion of ethnic communities in wider society.
As a Ministry
- We want to be a catalyst for change
- We want to harness and share knowledge
- We want to work in partnership with others
- We want to support communities to be more empowered.

Principal Analyst
Are you an experienced Principal Analyst looking for a new and exciting area to work in, or are you seasoned Senior Analyst looking to make a step up? If yes, we at the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, are looking for three Principal Analysts to join our brand-new Analytics, Monitoring and Evaluation Team
The Principal Analyst is a thought leadership position at the Ministry and is a critical role in the Analytics, Monitoring & Evaluation team. You will be working closely with your manager, the Director of Analytics, Monitoring & Evaluation, to:

- Uplift research, statistical analysis and insights development capability maturity across the organisation.
- Harness mixed methods skills to develop a robust evident base, highlight knowledge gaps and find innovative ways to address gaps
- Critically synthesises information from a wide variety of domains, uses expert knowledge of the policy area and applies sound judgement to draw conclusions
- Develop content dashboard, presentation and other documents that responds to user needs.

**The Principal Analyst will**:

- Takes responsibility for the safe, secure and ethical data acquisition and use practices. Assesses the integrity of data and carries out good information handling procedures.
- Scan the national and international environment to identify what can inform the Ministry's analytics function.
- Cultivate relationships with professional bodies, obtaining and sharing information to enhance our data analysis capability.
- 5+ years' experience in data analysis, research and/or monitoring and evaluation.
- Experience in producing high quality written work in either a professional or academic context.
- Awareness and knowledge of the political process, the role of public servants, and the machinery of government.
- Ability to work under pressure, juggle multiple assignments, and deliver to deadlines.

Application process

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