Do you love turning data into decisions? Rotorua Lakes Council is seeking a skilled and analytical Portfolio Analyst to help drive the success of our capital delivery programme. This role offers the opportunity to work at the heart of our portfolio planning and performance monitoring, providing insights that shape how we invest in infrastructure for the future of Rotorua. You’ll work across multiple programmes and teams, building dashboards, tracking progress, and ensuring the right information reaches the right people at the right time.
If you’re ready to apply your analytical skills to projects that matter for Rotorua’s future, we’d love to hear from you.
About Rotorua Lakes Council
Rotorua Lakes Council is one of the largest employers in Rotorua, dedicated to building a positive future for our district and its approximately 70,000 residents, with visitors numbering in the millions. We are committed to delivering high-quality community services and fostering a high-performance culture grounded in our core values: being innovative, helpful, respectful, engaging, inspiring, and contributing to biculturalism.
Role Purpose
The Portfolio Analyst enables high-quality, data-driven oversight of Rotorua Lakes Council’s capital projects. This critical analytical and coordination role supports performance monitoring, reporting, and portfolio optimisation to ensure alignment with Council’s strategic objectives. By identifying trends, risks, and opportunities, the role informs better decision-making and supports continuous improvement across the capital programme. The Portfolio Analyst plays a key role in developing structured reporting, building dashboards, and ensuring visibility of performance across the entire project lifecycle. You’ll also contribute to the maturity of our Project Lifecycle Management (PLM) system and provide coordination support to the wider Capital Delivery team when needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and evaluate performance across the capital project portfolio using dashboards and structured reporting.
- Identify delivery risks, resource pressures, and optimisation opportunities to support better investment decisions.
- Develop and maintain high-quality reports and visualisations using tools like Power BI, SharePoint, Excel, and the PLM system.
- Track benefits realisation and assess alignment of projects with Council outcomes and strategic priorities.
- Support system configuration, data quality, and continuous improvement of reporting and planning tools.
- Collaborate with Programme Managers, Finance, Project Managers, and Governance teams to ensure cohesive reporting.
- Provide forward-looking insights and contribute to strategic decision-making across the capital programme.
Required:
- Relevant qualification in analytics, business, project management, or a related discipline.
- Proven experience in portfolio, programme, or project analysis in a complex organisational setting.
- Strong proficiency in Power BI, Excel, and SharePoint, with an ability to communicate complex data clearly.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse risk, track project benefits, and monitor performance across cost, time, and scope.
- Experience working with project or portfolio management systems (e.g. PLM platforms).
- Familiarity with local government or public sector processes and governance.
- Understanding of risk frameworks, benefits management, and investment prioritisation.
- Analytical and systems-oriented with strong attention to detail.
- Strong communicator with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Adaptable, solutions-focused, and committed to continuous improvement.
- Collaborative and culturally responsive, with a strong understanding of working in a bicultural environment aligned with the Treaty of Waitangi.
Joining Rotorua Lakes Council means being part of a team that is making a real difference in the community. You will have the opportunity to work in a thriving professional landscape while contributing to the future of Rotorua, a region known for its stunning natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. This is more than just a job, it’s an opportunity to leave a lasting legacy.
If you're ready to turn data into insight and help shape the future of Rotorua’s capital investments, we’d love to hear from you. Submit your CV along with a covering letter matching your experience against the skills and qualifications detailed above.
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This vacancy closes on 1 August 2025.
Please note that applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the position may close prior to the advertised closing date
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