Intelligence Analyst

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Are you interested in an extremely rewarding career that uses your sharp mind?
• Start or advance your career in Intelligence and contribute to NZ’s domestic security, law enforcement and nationwide regulatory practice.
• We have multiple vacancies across our National Security Intelligence and Regulatory Intelligence teams.
• 2 x permanent roles, salary $75k - $88k, Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch.

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

As an Intelligence Analyst, you will build your knowledge and expertise in one of the many key areas of responsibility for MBIE and the New Zealand government. You will write reports and build connections to inform decisions and activities that will help New Zealand be protected from risks and realise opportunities to grow the country for us all. We are recruiting for positions across multiple teams, with roles working on supporting MBIE’s dynamic regulatory environment, or working on national security issues.
 

Intelligence Analysts work in partnership across MBIE and other government agencies to inform decision makers. You will be an intelligence practitioner who can apply intelligence principles and fundamentals to particular portfolios, developing areas of specialisation and intelligence expertise.

We are a busy unit, operating in a high tempo and dynamic environment. Achievers in the Intelligence roles are resilient, enthusiastic self-starters, whose excellent communication skills, sound judgement, critical thinking, and confidence will ensure they're a great team fit.

As a member of MBIE Intelligence you will develop intelligence products and services for a wide range of customers from leadership teams to frontline staff.  These products and services contribute on both a tactical and strategic level, to inform the debate on priorities, policy and legislative issues and responses.

To do this effectively you must be comfortable in your ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders that ensure your customers get the intelligence services they need in a timely manner.

In return we offer:

• The opportunity to come alongside and work in a great environment with a highly skilled and enthusiastic team.
• You will be able to learn from the experience of seasoned Intelligence practitioners and gain exposure to the wider NZ Intelligence Community.
• You will be given every opportunity to expand your professional skills and cross-train with other agencies as those opportunities present.
• The chance to dive into work that can be fast-paced and will require you to demonstrate your flexibility, adaptability and resilience – this will stretch your thinking and your approach to problem solving as you assist with operational work.
• If you want to expand your potential, then this role is ideal to push those limits.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

• Strong analytical skills with a problem-solving approach.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships.
• Ability to quickly assimilate new information or areas of work.
• A collaborative and action-oriented approach.
• Ability to adapt within a dynamic environment.
• Good initiative and sound judgement.

The following may be an advantage:

• A tertiary qualification or comparable relevant experience.
• Previous experience with regulatory functions or law enforcement in the public sector.
• An understanding of intelligence and risk management within the public sector.
• Experience of handling sensitive or classified information.

For your application to be considered you must be a New Zealand citizen or have New Zealand permanent residency. You must also be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret New Zealand national security clearance if not already obtained (check your eligibility here).
 

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Please email Jackie Johnson at jackie.johnson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16775 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 7th March 2025 at 11.59pm.