Design Analysts and Senior Design Analysts at Statistics NZ, Multiple Locations Multiple roles available in different teamsUse your passion for data to improve the lives of people in AotearoaBring your creativity, innovation, and ideas to workDevelop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Maori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.What's in it for you? Nga hua ka riro ki a koeStarting salary negotiable + superannuationDesign Analyst: $82,988 to $96,907Senior Design Analyst: $95,972 to $112,181Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:Balance life and work commitmentsDevelop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)City based offices in Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland), Poneke (Wellington city) or Otautahi (Christchurch) that cater to a variety of working styles and needs.The roles Te tungaWe have 5 Senior Design Analyst and 9 Design Analyst roles available across our statistical delivery branches - Data Operations and Infrastructure, and Macroeconomic, Population and Housing, and Social and Environment. All roles are permanent unless stated otherwise.Reporting to the Unit Manager of one of the teams below, as a Senior Design Analyst or Design Analyst, you'll be responsible for researching, designing, and implementing a range of innovative statistical, data and analytical solutions to support and inform all stages of the data and statistics lifecycle across Stats NZ. The roles provide support in the form of expert guidance and advice to a wide range of teams and individuals across Stats NZ and the wider data ecosystem. In addition, the senior roles within each design area will have a key role in supporting, mentoring, and enabling other analysts within the team with their work and with their ongoing development.This team plays a pivotal role in providing technical support for the Code Modules Initiative - an all-of-data system effort to make New Zealand's integrated data assets easier to use, and deliver faster speed to value.This team produces the quarterly Income and Savings release, annual Institutional Sector Accounts, and Balance Sheets. As well as Central and Local government.The focus of this team is to produce quarterly GDP statistics and annual productivity statistics.This team is responsible for producing the quarterly Consumers Price Index, Household Living-Cost Price Indexes, Business Price Indexes, Labour Cost Index, and monthly Selected Price Index.This team is responsible for leading the design for census, as well as being central to Stats NZ's integrated delivery approach.This team is responsible for the preparation of the suite of population estimates and projections, as well as family and household statistics and vital statistics.This team is responsible for the preparation of international travel and migration statistics, as well as the continuous improvement of the migration data model.The focus of this team is producing data and statistics that contribute to our understanding of supply and demand factors of the labour market in Aotearoa New Zealand.These roles would suit someone who can bring:Experience and interest in macroeconomic, population and housing, or social and environment data.A bachelor's degree in a relevant field (computer science, statistics, etc.) that has a significant data component or equivalent experience.Examples of technical leadership, e.g. in decision making, problem solving, or leading a technical project or piece of work.A passion for innovation and application of conceptual and creative thinking skills to trouble-shoot and to develop or improve statistical designs, systems and processes.Experience and strong capability performing data analysis using statistical applications (such as R, Python or SAS or equivalent).Great team-working skills, personal resilience and the confidence to create strong working relationships.Excellent written and verbal communication skills that can explain complex concepts in plain English.Demonstrated customer centricity.Any information about your knowledge and experience, or desire to learn and build knowledge and experience of Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Maori, and engagement with Maori.Have demonstrated, encouraged or supported diversity and inclusion in or outside of work.For senior roles, leading and developing technical capability, coaching and supporting others.For senior roles, experience with relevant quantitative and qualitative research on a range of diverse and complex research questions.We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.How to apply Me pehea te tuku tonoIf this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site.If you have a preference for a role and office location, please include this in your application.We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. The job may be closed before the advertised closing date depending on application numbers.You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.