Data Analyst

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Do you have a background in applied economics, statistics, or a related quantitative discipline?
• Do you want to build a data analysis career as part of a collaborative team working alongside experienced data analysts?
• Do you want to develop expertise in key sectors of New Zealand’s economy and produce analysis to support policy advice?
• 2 x full time permanent roles - salary $75,114 - $88,266, Wellington CBD, other NZ based locations considered.

Tēnei tūranga - About the Roles:

We are looking for two Data Analysts to join the Domains team in Data Service Delivery (DSD) unit at the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE). These roles are perfect for someone who is starting out or looking to take the next step in their analytics career.

The Domains team supports policy analysis, regulatory monitoring, and decision-making by delivering high-quality, trusted data assets and innovative analytical solutions. It is made up of five data domains that support MBIE portfolios. We support and influence the policy debate and provide direct advice to Government and information to stakeholders and the public. 

As a Data Analyst, you will work closely with your peers to collect, manipulate and interrogate data to deliver robust analytical outputs to our customers and produce the quantitative insights and evidence required for them to be confident in their decision making. You will be engaging with stakeholders within MBIE, across Government, and in the relevant sectors. To do this, you will use your skills to ensure that analysis is accessible, well communicated, and fit-for-purpose.

Your commitment to innovation and generating new ideas and ways of doing things will ensure that the Ministry’s data and analytical services remain fit-for-purpose to produce impactful insights for decision-makers.  You will have a background in econometrics, applied economics, statistics, or data science, including experience in R statistical programming language. 
 

About the Teams

Markets Domain team – 1 x Data Analyst 

The Markets Domain sub-team is responsible for the energy and resources portfolios. It covers the entire data pipeline from primary data collection through to generating insights to inform decision-making. This includes:

• Sourcing and procuring data
• Producing official statistics on the energy sector
• Fulfilling New Zealand’s energy sector reporting obligations to international agencies
• Producing projections of energy supply, demand and greenhouse gas emissions
• Undertaking modelling and analysis to inform policy development and design

In this role, you will primarily support the delivery of the team’s energy modelling work programme. This includes analysing potential futures of energy supply and demand, producing analysis to inform policy development and design, and monitoring how policies are tracking.  You will help deliver on the team’s broader work programme while building up expertise in the energy sector.  For this role, knowledge of modelling or forecasting would be beneficial.

Regions, Sectors, Business and Economic Development (RSBED) Domain team – 1 x Data Analyst 

This role reports to the Lead Domain Analyst (RSBED & SCI). The RSBED Domain is responsible for building data systems and knowledge bases, being steward of data and analytics products, and providing data, analysis and modelling advice to support policy decision making in the RSBED domain. 

In this role, you will participate in developing and maintaining complex data systems and products and provide data and analysis advice to internal and external clients and develop your skills and knowledge on data analytics and economic analysis/modelling through learning by doing.  For this role, experience in R and advanced Excel is preferred, and experience in SQL and/or Power BI would be beneficial. 
 

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

We are keen to hear from you if you are someone who:

• Has a background in econometrics, applied economics, statistics, data science, or a related discipline
• Has experience with R, or a comparable statistical programming language
• Has a willingness to learn
• Is self-starting and comfortable with ambiguity
• Can work independently as well as seek advice when needed
• Can deliver high-quality results under pressure and in a changing environment
• Is customer-focused and can develop relationships with a range of stakeholders
• Enjoys working in a heavily team-focused, collaborative environment
• You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand and be able to satisfy the Ministry’s security clearance requirements. 

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/16904 if you have any further questions.

If you have a team preference, please indicate this on your covering letter.

Applications close on 3rd April 2025 at 11.59pm.