Senior People Insights & Reporting Analyst | Wellington City

Job Description

Job title: Senior People Insights & Reporting Analyst

Role type: Permanent, full time preferred

Location: Wellington

Salary band & range: E $87,008 to $111,782 depending on skills and experience

D $100,934 to $129,804 depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

You will join an established People Insights and Reporting team at an exciting stage of its development, where strong foundations are already in place and the organisation is actively seeking deeper analytics, richer insights, and more innovative approaches to workforce data. As the Senior People Insights and Reporting Analyst, you will play a key role in developing reporting and analytics products, improving data quality, and championing data‑informed decision‑making across MPI. A high level of intellectual curiosity is essential for success in this position.

The role is responsible for preparing, transforming, and integrating HR data from multiple systems to produce insights, reports, dashboards, and other visualisations tailored to a wide variety of stakeholders. You will spend time learning our wider public sector reporting landscape, including Te Kawa Mataaho requirements. As you settle in, you'll enhance Power BI dashboards and contribute to cyclical and statutory reporting.

Stakeholder engagement is a key part of the role, so you'll need to be comfortable working with people, building relationships, and translating customer needs into effective data products. You will maintain strong relationships with internal teams as well as external providers, including our payroll and HR technology partners. You will also contribute to system configuration and testing activities to ensure data standards, definitions, integrations, and security requirements are consistently upheld.

About You - Mōu

This role requires someone who can demonstrate real experience analysing, interpreting, and drawing meaningful conclusions from data. You bring your ability to turn data into insights that influence decisions. HR analytics experience is desirable, but what matters most is your curiosity, your ability to interrogate data, and your drive to understand what it is really telling you.

We are looking for a person who brings creativity, curiosity, and fresh ideas into the team, someone who enjoys exploring questions, testing assumptions, and developing insights that add value. You do not need a long history working specifically with HR data, but you must be able to demonstrate strong analytical capability and a genuine interest in understanding people‑related information. Curiosity and willingness to think deeply will be highly regarded for this position.

What you will bring to the role

• A high level of intellectual curiosity and interest in deep‑dive analytics

• Proficiency in Excel and Power BI
• A proven track record in developing HR reporting and analytics products
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders and building collaborative relationships
• Ability to translate customer requirements into meaningful data products
• Creativity, new ideas, and a willingness to challenge and improve existing approaches
• Interest in public sector reporting methodologies and data standards

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

You will be joining a well‑respected team looking to build on a strong platform of reporting developed over the last three years. The team works in a fast‑paced environment with fluctuating workloads, yet maintains a calm, grounded, and steady approach. We support a wide range of interesting customers and pride ourselves on staying composed and balanced, even when things get busy. We operate in an environment with an increasing appetite for timely, accurate data, and we all pitch in to ensure we meet expectations.

Our team culture is built on sharing workload, backing each other, and creating space for everyone to grow in the areas that matter most to them. We work collaboratively, support one another's development, and maintain an easy, approachable environment even during high‑demand periods. It's a delicate balance, but it's something we do well, remaining supportive, steady, and focused while still enjoying the work and the people we work with.

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.

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

• Additional MPI leave days
• Ability to purchase extra annual leave
• Annual Wellness payment

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/about-mpi/careers/working-mpi/benefits/

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 11.59pm 18 March 2026

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

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