Data and Insights Analyst
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Job Location:
Wellington - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
$ 81441 - 101349
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Type:Fixed-term until August 2027
Hours:Full time
Location:Wellington
Business Group:Engagement Data and Innovation
Branch:Taituarā / Regulatory and Identity Services
Salary:$81441 - $101349
Were looking for a driven Data Analyst to join our Business Insights team to champion and promote evidence-based decision-making acrossTaituarā / Regulatory and Identity Services branch.
Mō te tīma About our Teams
The Engagement Data and Innovation Group leads the development of new products services and operational policies to enhance the delivery of services in line with Branch priorities. The groupprovides a range of services to the Regulatory and Identity Services branch including operational policy market service product strategy and innovation design and content and data analytics.
The Business Insights team is one of the branchs main data analytics teamsmade up of data engineers data analysts / dashboard developers and data scientists who work together across the full data lifecycle from data sourcing and modelling to advanced analytics and insight delivery. We focus on the delivery of data marts business intelligence (BI) products statistical modelling and data analysis that creates valuable insights to influence operational and policy decision-making.
He angitūtangaAbout the Role
Reporting to Manager Business Insights this is an exciting role that will be responsible for collecting reporting and analysing data to deliver data products (e.g. reports analysis dashboard) to support decision-making promote a data-driven culture and make a difference to the essential services we provide for Aotearoa. This Data Analyst position is an excellent fit for someone looking to join an end-to-end data team that is embedded in service delivery as it offers a unique opportunity to directly influence business outcomes collaborate with key stakeholders and translate data into insights that enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Work directly with various stakeholders to understand their data needs and provide timely accurate insights and reports that support business decisions.
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals and responsiveness to data needs.
- Perform analysis to identify trends patterns and key metrics that impact service delivery and other operational areas.
- Assist Senior Data Analysts in capturing and documenting the business rules assumptions and logic used in analytics and reporting.
- Work closely with Data Engineers to profile data sources identify data quality issues and support data cleaning and transformation activities.
- Regularly monitor data for inconsistencies or errors and work with others in the team to implement solutions for maintaining data accuracy and reliability.
- Identify areas for improvement within data handling reporting processes or analytics workflows and suggest solutions to enhance efficiency.
- Develop automate and deploy Business Intelligence dashboards to provide visibility improve business operations and uncover insights.
Mōu About you
We are looking for someone who has a passion for data analytics has great communications and people skills is customer-focused and willing to learn and work in a collaborative and fast-moving environment:
- Strong experience in data analytics (2 to 4 years) with a background in reporting and analysis demonstrated by a proven ability to transform data into actionable insights that drive decision-making.
- Proficient in programming languages such as: SAS SQL R Python; and experience working with BI software such as: SAS Viya Power BI Tableau.
- Good practise data visualisation and data storytelling skills.
- Very strong customer focus & ability to engage with business users to understand and collect their requirement.
- Proven ability to deliver complex projects and working as part of a wider team to deliver successful outcomes.
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to tailor complex messages to a range of non-technical audiences/stakeholders.
- Understanding of or experience working in an agile environment (desirable)
Applications close:5pm Friday 9 January 2026
For more information please contact:Hien Nguyen (@)
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Data Analytics
- Microsoft Access
- SQL
- Power BI
- R
- Data Visualization
- Tableau
- Data Management
- Data Mining
- SAS
- Data Analysis Skills
- Analytics
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