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Principal Analyst | Kaitātari Matua

Statistics New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington
Full time
3 weeks ago

Principal Analyst| Kaitātari Matua (Fixed-Term)

  • Show us where your technical leadership shines across questionnaire development
  • 1 fixed term role available.

About Us | Ko mātou

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!

Starting salary: $118,609 - $139,540 (pro-rata) + superannuation

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

  • Balance life and work commitments
  • Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
  • Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa

The role | Te tūnga

This is a fixed term role for 8 weeks to deliver to a project that will modernise the technology supporting one of our key statistics.

This role would suit someone who can bring:

  • Extensive experience using Blaise 5 questionnaire design software
  • Extensive experience creating complex, longitudinal and multimodal questionnaires in a fixed time period.
  • Extensive knowledge of the questionnaire development lifecycle
  • Strong capabilities to provide technical leadership and to build this strength in others
  • Understanding of the machinery of government and related processes and procedures

What you bring | Nōu te rourou

We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.


Reference #
14833

Posted on
03 Jun 2025

Closes on
08 Jun 2025 23:55

Location(s)
Wellington

Expertise
Data Insights, Analysis and Customer Reporting

Job level(s)
7+ years experience

Work type(s)
Fixed term full-time
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