Senior Business Adviser (Business Analysis & Power BI) | Wellington City

Job Description

Senior Business Adviser (Business Analysis & Power BI)

Location: Wellington City

Business Unit: New Zealand Food Safety

Directorate: Regulatory Support & Performance

Salary range & band: General Salary Range D: $100,934 to $135,076 per annum 

(The maximum appointment for this position is 110% of range, $129,804 depending on skills and experience) 

About the role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

This is a rare opportunity to combine strategic advisory with hands-on business analysis and data delivery in a role that directly supports New Zealand's food safety system.

While the formal title is Senior Business Adviser, this role operates as a Senior Business Analyst with a strong Power BI and data focus. You will play a key role in shaping how data is used across New Zealand Food Safety to support financial planning, inform decisions, improve performance, and strengthen reporting capability.

This role offers a broad and varied scope, combining core business activities with project-based work. You will contribute to continuous improvement, working across the business unit to deliver better processes, insights, and outcomes.

Working closely with colleagues in Corporate Services and across New Zealand Food Safety, you will operate at the intersection of business strategy, stakeholder engagement, and data analytics, translating business needs into clear insights and practical solutions.

In this role, you will:

• Lead business analysis activities, including requirements gathering, process mapping, and stakeholder engagement
• Deliver high quality financial analysis and insights to guide planning and inform external consultations with key stakeholders
• Improve how data is used to support financial planning, reporting, and decision-making
• Drive evidence-based decision-making through high-quality insights
• Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve data flows
• Contribute to building enterprise reporting capability across the organisation

About you – Mōu

You may come from a background as a Senior Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or Insights Analyst and be looking to broaden your skillset by gaining exposure to advisory work, organisation-wide reporting, and cross-functional initiatives, while building toward more strategic level work.

We're seeking someone who brings: 

• Proven experience in business analysis, including requirements gathering and stakeholder engagement  
• Intermediate to advanced Power BI capability, including dashboard development and data modelling  
• Experience working with large datasets and multiple data sources  
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights  
• Strong communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders 

Ideally, you also have:

• Experience in financial analysis, planning, or cost recovery environments 
• Knowledge of process improvement and automation opportunities 

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

Reporting to the Manager Regulatory Support & Cost Recovery Management, you'll be part of a high-performing and collaborative team that delivers real impact across New Zealand Food Safety.

The team brings together a mix of Business Advisers, Senior Business Advisers, a Senior Quality Analyst, and Principal-level expertise, creating a strong environment for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional growth.

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is dedicated to ensuring that food produced, sold, and exported is safe and suitable trusted by everyone, everywhere. Our work spans the entire food system, using science, risk-based regulation, and strong partnerships with Māori, industry, and consumers. 

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 trusted provider of high-value food and fibre products.

To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.

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

• Additional MPI leave days
• Annual Wellness payment
• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

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” 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 21st June 2026.

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

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