• Do you have extensive Digital Business Analyst - Change experience?
• Are you proactive with a delivery focus?
• Do you love building partnerships with people and communities?
• Are you inquisitive and innovative with outstanding interpersonal skills?
• Do you love providing Programme support and exceptional service for customers?

The Waimakariri District Council serves a community of nearly 60,000 that is currently experiencing rapid growth. This brings with it abundant challenges across a diverse range of areas. Working for the Waimakariri District Council is an exciting opportunity for you to make a real difference to the community. We promise to be professional, approachable and solutions-focused: Waimakariri people are at the heart of everything we do.

The Opportunity

The Council is seeking to recruit a Digital Business Analyst – Change on a 12-month fixed term contract based in Rangiora, North Canterbury.

We're looking for a motivated person to join our innovative Programme team and expect digital transformation to be in your DNA. This role will be key in assisting the team transitioning staff to a new and exciting ERP cloud environment.

As part of our Change Management delivery team, we have an exciting task ahead of us delivering a solution that impacts almost every part of the organisation, you will engage with staff at all levels ensuring a smooth transition that meets the ongoing needs of the Council.

You know what it takes to be a Digital Business Analyst - Change. The key skills and competencies we are looking for include:

• At least 5 years Digital Business Analyst experience, preferably within a local government, or large complex organisation setting.
• Knowledge and understanding of a Change Management Model preferably Prosci
• Ability to provide support and guidance to Key Stakeholders capturing their business, and process needs and support them through requirements capture, analysis and validation.
• Experienced user of a range of applications, such as JIRA, Promappp, Visio, Office 365 to manage requirements, stakeholder interactions, process mapping and analysis planning

We are looking for someone who has excellent written and oral communication skills and is able to facilitate workshops, training and build strong relationships with key stakeholders, internal staff and external contractors to work together in a collaborative manner.

The position will play a key role in supporting the organisation through change, by using industry best practise approach, tools, and techniques that are appropriate for the deliverable required.

If you have the appropriate skills, experience, and attitude to fulfil the requirements of this position, and you want to be on our team, then get in touch because we want to hear from you!

Please click here to view the Position Description.

For more information on this role contact Sarah Cooke, Change Manager on 0800 965 468 (0800 WMK GOV)

Applications close 31 August 2025

The Council is an equal opportunity employer.