Senior Analyst Sector Insights | Wellington City

Job Description

 Senior Analyst Sector Insights

Role type: Permanent, full-time

Location: Rotorua or Wellington

Salary band: General Salary Range D: $115,691 – $127,250 depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

The Senior Analyst Sector Insights, leads the provision of data, analysis, and reporting about the New Zealand forestry and wood processing sector. The successful candidate will be expected to produce analysis and insights across the entirety of the supply chain, as well as topics that support delivery of government objectives. As part of the provision of these services, the Senior Analyst will support the identification of business needs and the development of new data, analytical tools and services.

The key deliverables for this role will include:

• Leading the investigation and analysis of how data is (or could be) used to support business activities.
• Leading complex statistical analysis, modelling, and presentation of data to answer business questions and sector needs.
• Coaching team members, supporting the development of their statistical and coding (R, Python, SQL) skills.
• Ensuring data is available for easy consumption for dashboard reporting, performance reporting, and programme data management.
• Ensuring the integrity and quality of data is fit for purpose.

About You – Mōu

To be successful in this role, you will have extensive experience analysing, interpreting, and reporting on complex data sets as well as strong exposure to various data analytics and data management tools and concepts. You will be highly confident using statistical programming languages like R and/or Python and dashboarding tools like Power BI. A high level of comfort with SQL code would also be beneficial.

You will be highly skilled and comfortable with gathering, organising, analysing, and communicating data. You will have the ability to quickly understand problems and identify a range of effective logical  solutions.

Importantly, you will have excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to effectively prioritise work with a high degree of initiative.

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. 

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

The data and insights team supports decision makers by building a view of the forestry and wood processing supply chain. We are a ‘tiny, but mighty' team who specialise in doing a lot with a little. We have an ambitious work programme and there is plenty of space for innovative and out-of-the-box thinking to build efficiencies and deliver on our commitments to stakeholders.

The team is a mix of technical specialists and subject matter experts who contribute to a range of functions. This role aims to fill a gap in our technical lineup.

About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua

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

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

• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation
• Annual Wellness payment

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

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau 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 Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; 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 Wednesday 23rd July.

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

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