intelligence analyst, regional

Randstad Digital New Zealand; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 83,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Employee networks (Rainbow, Pacific, W

Rainbow, Pacific, Women’s and Tū Rangt

Job summary

WorkSafe New Zealand is seeking three Intelligence Analysts, Regional, to provide operational regulatory intelligence that supports frontline inspectors within your region. You will analyse data from multiple sources, identify risks and trends, and translate findings into clear intelligence products for inspectors and leaders.

Collaborating with inspectors and regulatory teams, you will ensure evidence-based, targeted, and responsive regulatory actions across Aotearoa.

Qualifications

• Experience analysing quantitative and qualitative information to generate meaningful insights.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to work with incomplete or ambiguous information.
• Proven ability to write clear, structured reports or intelligence products.
• Experience managing competing priorities and stakeholder requests.

Responsibilities

• Analyse operational data and information to identify regional risks and emerging trends.
• Develop intelligence products that support regulatory targeting and prioritisation.
• Translate complex findings into practical, actionable intelligence.
• Build strong relationships with inspectors and operational stakeholders.
• Provide timely intelligence support for regional regulatory activities.
• Produce operational reports and dashboards that support decision-making.
• Escalate emerging issues requiring wider organisational attention.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Report writing

Prioritisation

Stakeholder engagement

Public sector experience (desirable)

Intelligence analysis qualification (d

Education

Intelligence analysis qualification

Job description

3x 12-month fixed-term positions

We are open to inter-agency secondments, please speak to your manager before applying

Location: Hamilton/Napier/Christchurch preferred but we are open to applicants based at any WorkSafe location

About Us

He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

Hello, Kia ora, Noa’ia, Talofa lava, Mauri, Mālō e lelei, Tālofa, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō ni, Kia orana , nǐ hǎo, Kamusta.

WorkSafe New Zealand | Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa Is The Primary Workplace Health And Safety Regulator. Our Vision Is That Everyone Who Goes To Mahi Comes Home Healthy And Safe. We Live By Our Values:

• Whakakotahi – we are united in a strong purpose
• Kōrero mai – we engage meaningfully
• Tiakina mai – we are entrusted with a duty of care

About Your Team / Ko Te Tīma

Enterprise Planning and Implementation is a new group established at WorkSafe to strengthen planning, coordination, and implementation across the organisation, particularly to improve how work is prioritised, sequenced, and supported through to delivery.

The Regulatory Intelligence team plays a critical role in helping WorkSafe make informed regulatory decisions that improve health and safety outcomes across Aotearoa. Working closely with frontline inspectors and operational leaders, the team transforms data, information, and operational insights into intelligence products and actionable insights that support targeting, prioritisation, and regulatory action.

About The Role / Ō Te Tūranga

As an Intelligence Analyst, Regional, you'll provide operational regulatory intelligence that supports frontline inspectorate activity within your region. You'll analyse data and information from a range of sources, identify emerging risks and trends, and translate your findings into clear intelligence products that help inspectors and operational leaders target their efforts where they can have the greatest impact.

Working closely with inspectors and regulatory teams, you'll help ensure WorkSafe's regulatory activities are evidence-based, targeted, and responsive to changing risks and priorities.

What You'll Do/ Ko tōu ake mahi

• Analyse operational data and information to identify regional risks and emerging trends.
• Develop intelligence products that support regulatory targeting and prioritisation.
• Translate complex findings into practical, actionable intelligence.
• Build strong relationships with inspectors and operational stakeholders to understand emerging regulatory challenges
• Provide timely intelligence support for regional regulatory activities.
• Produce operational reports and dashboards that support decision-making.
• Escalate emerging issues requiring wider organisational attention.

What You'll Bring / Ko ngā pukenga ōu

• Experience analysing quantitative and qualitative information to generate meaningful insights.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to work with incomplete or ambiguous information.
• Proven ability to write clear, structured reports or intelligence products.
• Experience managing competing priorities and stakeholder requests.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in an intelligence, regulatory, or public sector environment is desirable.
• A relevant qualification, or progress towards one, in intelligence analysis or a related analytical discipline is advantageous.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.

Salary range / Awhe utu

As part of our remuneration framework, the full salary range for this role is $83,137-$108,442. (KiwiSaver/SSRSS employer contributions are additional). From 1 April 2026 our KiwiSaver employer contribution increased to 3.5%.

We Offer a Range Of Benefits Including:

• 5 weeks annual leave
• 15 days sick leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• A Reward and Recognition Framework that celebrates the impact our kaimahi make – your mahi matters
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee-led networks to promote the goals and needs of our diverse communities (Rainbow, Pacific, Women’s and Tū Rangatira Māori Network)

To be considered for this position, you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

This vacancy has been established as part of changes to WorkSafe's organisational structure after a review of WorkSafe's operating model identified opportunities to improve role clarity, ways of working and organisational effectiveness. As part of these changes, WorkSafe has established a number of new roles to ensure we are well placed to meet expectations now and in the future.

Kaimahi whose roles were affected by the structure change will be given preference for all vacancies and will be considered in the first instance.

Applications close: 11.59pm, 14th September 2026