Business Analyst | Wellington City

Job Description

Role Type: Permanent Full-Time
Location: Wellington
Salary Band: $102,588 - $117,071, depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role

As a Business Analyst, you will play a key role supporting the development and improvement of business processes to ensure Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forestry Service meets its obligations, and supports the delivery of forestry related programmes and projects.

In this role, you would have the opportunity to:

• Elicit and document user and information requirements as User Stories
• Understand, document, and communicate business needs, with strong consideration to the importance of the customer journey
• Process documentation for internal and external consumption
• Provide input and support to proposed solution design and development
• Support the definition and execution of user/business acceptance testing
• Contribute to the development of business processes, incorporating the principles of design thinking, including tools such as critical path analysis and relationship maps

Mōu - About You

To be successful in this role, you will have strong experience in a large and complex environment, as well as significant Business Analysis experience, ideally from within the public sector.

In addition to the above, we are seeking an applicant with:

• Strong analytical and written communication skills
• An ability to develop collaborative working relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Excellent work ethic, with a focus on customer centricity
• Familiarity with multiple development lifecycle methodologies, including Agile
• Experience in supporting the delivery of one of the major CRM platforms (e.g. Salesforce)
• Strong attention to detail, able to work to a high level of accuracy.

You do not need to meet all of the role requirements to apply. We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit. 

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Forestry is one of our country's most successful primary industries. Te Uru Rākau, a branch within the Ministry for Primary Industries, builds on this success to create a sustainable and innovative forestry sector that continues to grow and adapt. 

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

We're a large organisation with massive scope from the frontline to policy development and beyond.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI

• Annual Wellness payment
• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
• Mentoring and coaching programmes
• We like to have fun and have a sense of humour while maintaining delivery to high standards

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday, 05 February 2023.

If you have any questions about the role, please email George.Petherick@mpi.govt.nz 

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