Business Performance Analyst

South Island - Otago Dunedin; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Dunedin seeks a Business Performance Analyst to turn operational and financial data into actionable insights, supporting sustainability and service performance across Hospital and Specialist Services.

You'll translate complex data into dashboards and reports for leaders and clinicians, collaborate with clinical, operational, and corporate teams, and help drive improvement initiatives from analysis through benefits realisation.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing complex operational or business data and presenting insights to non-technical audiences.
• Strong reporting and visualisation skills, ideally with Power BI or similar business intelligence tools.
• Experience supporting projects, tracking actions, risks and milestones.
• Ability to collaborate with clinical, operational and corporate teams to achieve shared outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Analyse operational, financial and service data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop reports, dashboards and visualisations that provide clear, actionable insights for leaders and clinicians.
• Support improvement initiatives from initial analysis through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Maintain project plans, action logs, risks and milestones to keep key programmes on track.
• Investigate demand, capacity, productivity and performance challenges to support evidence-based decision making.
• Contribute to workshops, performance reviews and improvement activities that enhance healthcare delivery across the district.

Skills

Data analysis

Data storytelling

Stakeholder collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

• Full-time, 12-month fixed-term opportunity

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Join Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora as a Business Performance Analyst and play a key role in supporting financial sustainability, service improvement, and operational performance across Hospital and Specialist Services.

Working alongside the District Efficiency and Improvement Lead, you'll turn complex operational, financial and workforce data into meaningful insights that support financial sustainability, service performance and better outcomes for our communities.

• Analyse operational, financial and service data to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Develop reports, dashboards and visualisations that provide clear, actionable insights for leaders and clinicians.
• Support improvement initiatives from initial analysis through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Maintain project plans, action logs, risks and milestones to keep key programmes on track.
• Investigate demand, capacity, productivity and performance challenges to support evidence-based decision making.
• Contribute to workshops, performance reviews and improvement activities that enhance healthcare delivery across the district.

About you

You are a highly analytical and organised professional who enjoys turning data into meaningful insights. With strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach, you're comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders and translating complex information into clear, actionable recommendations.

• Bring experience analysing complex operational or business data and presenting insights to non-technical audiences.
• Have strong reporting and visualisation skills, ideally with Power BI or similar business intelligence tools.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment, balancing detailed analytical work with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrate excellent organisational skills, with experience supporting projects, tracking actions, risks and milestones.
• Build trusted relationships and work collaboratively with clinical, operational and corporate teams to achieve shared outcomes.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Salary range

This role belongs to the Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora APEX MECA. Professional lead salaries are by negotiation.