About us The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation.
We're in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.
We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whanau and communities.
As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Maori, whanau, hapu, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve.
We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.
Senior Business Analyst, Wellington Permanent Based in Wellington at Wellington Regional Office.
We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst to join our dedicated team, working towards improving the lives of New Zealanders.
About the role As a Senior Business Analyst, you will play a key role in influencing the activities across all our Service Delivery areas (Work and Income, Senior Services, Studylink).
You will: Initiate and lead new regional support initiatives in the region.
Provide valuable insights and produce data-informed outputs and recommendations.
Extract and analyse internal business data and related external intelligence, to inform the business for continuous improvement, communicating findings to the appropriate regional audience.
Monitor performance to identify business issues and opportunities to management.
You will be responsible, alongside others, for developing and communicating effective strategies to improve regional performance that enables our MSD regions to achieve or exceed key performance indicators.
This includes providing regular and customised reporting, insights and recommendations to the regional leadership.
You may lead the development and implementation of new business initiatives and innovation within the region and will ensure these initiatives are linked to national strategies.
In essence, you will be a data story-teller with excellent communication skills - you will need to be able to explain not only what is happening, but the why and the what next.
About you To be successful in this role you will bring exceptional research and analysis skills, coupled with a demonstrated ability to communicate your findings in ways that are meaningful for your audience.
You will have strong business acumen, reporting and monitoring skills as well as the ability to build and maintain relationships with senior stakeholders; your great people skills will match your solid data skills.
You will naturally be highly proficient in spreadsheets, macros, statistical and database tools.
Experience using SAS analytical software (especially Visual Analytics) and data visualisation software would be an advantage.
Salary range $89,622.00 - $108,622.00 How to apply To apply, click the 'Apply Now' button to upload your CV, cover letter and complete the online application form.
Note: Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key responsibilities listed in the position description.
All applications must be made online.
If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact us at Internal MSD Employees please apply through your myHR portal at work.
This will ensure that your myHR employee profile is visible as an internal candidate.
Closing date: 23 October 2024 Joining us Joining MSD means being part of a whanau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.
We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive, and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment.
We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity.
We are a Treaty partner committed to strengthening relationships with Maori, Hapu, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.
MSD has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and its variants, unless the role is identified as requiring vaccination at the time.
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