Te Tari Arotake Matauranga Education Review Office (ERO) is dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves. Starting salary: $120,000 - $130,000 negotiable + superannuation Bring your energy and skills to our highly engaged team with a great culture. Develop and grow your career in the management, analysis, and reporting of data. Now is an exciting time to join ERO as we build the data and insights systems we need to make a difference to all children and young adults in New Zealand. About this role: This permanent role is based in Wellington. Reporting to the Chief of Data and Insights, your focus is to collect, organise, analyse, and interpret data to provide insights about the performance of individual education institutions, the education sector, and ERO's own performance. You will have input into developing the systems and processes we use to provide the organisation with the insights it needs, and to build strong relationships within ERO and across the education sector. You will work in a new team responsible for delivering data products and analysis to customers within ERO and across the education sector. We see you bringing a passion and curiosity for using data to drive insights and as a catalyst for change and improvement in the role and the team. The key focus for the next 6-12 months is to develop our new team's work programme and support the organisation in reporting on the government's education priorities. About you: We want to hear about any of the following in your cover letter and CV: Tell us about your advanced technical skills using computer programming (e.g., MS Excel, R-studio, Power BI, Stata, SQL) to collect, manage, analyse, and visualise data. Provide examples of how you have used data to provide insights and improve processes within an organisation, including how you worked with stakeholders to interpret and validate the results. Show how you have demonstrated leadership in designing, developing, and delivering a data project or analysis project (e.g., led by example, demonstrated problem-solving, owned a project, or spoken up for yourself or others). Provide examples of developing processes to document datasets, including how they are to be used and accessed. Where you've shown curiosity and tried new things, taken on other perspectives, challenged the norm, learned, and applied or shared your learnings. Tell us about when you collaborated with others and invited feedback, spent time with diverse people and communities to broaden your views. About Us: Te Tari Arotake Matauranga Education Review Office (ERO) is the government's education evaluation agency - we inform and facilitate improvement in early learning services, schools, and kura. We promote a stronger, more equitable education system. We believe equity and excellence in outcomes is possible for all learners when the mahi centres on the child, the heart of the matter. How to apply: If this role interests you, click on the Apply button to be redirected to our site where you will be able to apply and view the Position Description. We encourage you to be your authentic self in your application. We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion, and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas; we are looking for people who are willing to learn. If you would like further information about the role, reach out to Jason Timmins ( ) for a chat. For any other questions about the recruitment process, you can contact us at Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes (depending on application numbers this date may change). You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if you require any assistance from us during the process. Check out our careers site to learn more about working at ERO. Note to Recruitment Agencies: Unsolicited CVs will not be accepted, do not contact the Hiring Manager directly, instead reach out to 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr