Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes through data. At Stats NZ we're About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Bring your extensive policy and mentoring skills and experience
Contribute to meaningful work focused on the data system in Aotearoa New Zealand
Wellington based role
The role | Te tunga
This is an exceptional opportunity for a truly experienced policy professional to be part of a team of policy experts focused on shaping New Zealand's data future.
Reporting to the Policy Director within the Office of the Chief Executive, the policy team looks across the data and statistics system to identify opportunities and potential areas for improvement. This includes work in the areas of:
supporting social investment through integrated data
strategic, long-term planning for the future of macroeconomics statistics
creating the authorising environment for greater use of administrative data
adapting to the digital era and meeting evolving customer needs
fostering trust and confidence in how data is used and protected.
Best suited to a seasoned policy professional, to be successful in this role you'll need strong coaching and leadership skills, experience in leading high-profile pieces of work and influencing and respectfully challenging senior leaders. You'll enjoy being busy and working across a variety of policy mahi.
What's in it for you? | Nga hua ka riro ki a koe
The Policy team at Stats NZ is a small, hard-working and fun group of professionals who maintain a customer-centric philosophy. Here you'll find:
diverse strategic and tactical policy work supporting senior leaders
supportive management and a hardworking team
comfortable, modern offices in central Wellington
varied and important work for Stats NZ and Aotearoa's data future
a broad range of employee-led social and community groups.
To be successful in this role you'll need to be able to hit the ground running, with the agility to work across a range of complex subjects. You'll need:
a thorough understanding of public policy and the machinery of government
a proven track record in leading complex policy deliverables
a minimum of five years experience in policy analysis and development
strong planning and organisational skills and an analytic mind
fantastic mentoring and coaching skills
to be adept at identifying critical issues quickly and providing pragmatic solutions
the ability to effectively analyse information, provide context, and shape it into actionable policy insights
expertise in crafting high-quality written reports with a strong emphasis on accuracy, ensuring that your reports meet the highest standards.
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of around 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.
How to apply | Me pehea te tuku tono
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page. Applications close at 12pm, Friday 15th November.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. 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.
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