Senior Business Analyst (Fixed Term or Secondment) | Wellington City

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Business Analyst

Role type: Fixed Term or Secondment to 30 October 2026, Full-time hours

Location: Wellington City

General Salary range D: from $100,934 to $135,076 (midpoint $118,005) per annum dependent upon skills and experience 

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

As a Senior Business Analyst with the Fisheries Contracts Portfolio team, based in the Fisheries New Zealand (FNZ) Science & Information directorate, you will play a key part in ensuring that the operational functions within the directorate are delivered to a standard of excellence.

On a daily basis you will be providing business analysis, process, and advice to support the detailed design and implementation of a range of routine fisheries data and survey projects.

This role would suit a very experienced Business Analyst looking to step into a senior role or an existing Senior Business Analyst who is looking to expand their domain knowledge. 

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working with the directorate to identify and initiate the setting up of high performing technology-based business practices, ensuring that Science & Information have systems with the capability to deliver information and reporting requirements
• Leading the analysis around the preparing and enhancing of current information systems to determine their fit for purpose and relevance to data required for operational delivery

About You - Mōu

As a successful candidate you will have 5+ years' experience as a business/technical Business Analyst.

 You will ideally have experience that includes:

• The ability to work through complexities and present complex information in a way that can be easily understood by various internal and external audiences, both in the written word and verbally
• Developing frameworks and tools for data and survey projects
• Providing advice and recommendations based on intellectual rigour and in-depth analysis to internal and external stakeholders
• Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships and effective collaborations with people at all levels within an organisation
• The development of project documentation including project initiation or business cases
• Prior government experience (would be advantageous)
• A sound working knowledge of Lean & Design Thinking techniques and/or PRINCE2 Project Management
• Delivering on projects according to tight/fixed deadlines, scope and cost
• Demonstrated solutions focused thinking, getting up to speed quickly, being self-motivated and agile

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

The Science and Information directorate is responsible for the planning, collection, verification and stewardship of all the fisheries data and information that underpins robust fisheries management decision making.

There are 5 teams within the directorate; Stock Assessment, Aquatic Environment, Data Management, Fisheries Analytics and Contracts Portfolio.

The Contracts Portfolio team is responsible for managing vendor relationships and contracts for Fisheries New Zealand's major service providers and research service provider. The team ensures FNZ is obtaining the best value from its major service providers and its research budget. In turn, the Science and Information directorate will be best positioned to support informed decision-making processes.

About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.

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

• Additional MPI leave days
• Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Scheme
• On-going Career development

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, 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 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 11.59pm on Sunday, 19 October 2025.

NB: If you are a Permanent staff member of MPI or ‘permanent' with another Government Department and applying for this role in a Secondment capacity, please ensure that you have discussed your application with your current manager. Should you be successful in obtaining this role your current Manager needs to be able to release you from your substantive position to take up this Secondment tenure.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Fiona Ramson at: fiona.ramson@mpi.govt.nz  

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