Principal Advisor - Organisational Performance

nztagovtnz; Wellington; On-site; NZD 163,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible working arrangements

5 weeks annual leave

Income Protection and Critical illness

Job summary

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency invites a senior analyst to design, develop and deliver reporting and monitoring products that track progress against our strategic direction and the value of funded activities.

Reporting to the Head of Organisational Performance, you will produce high-quality statutory accountability documents and leadership reports, driving improvements to lift maturity in performance practices across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience producing high-quality statutory accountability documents for a Crown entity.
• Strong business analysis: storytelling with qualitative and quantitative data.
• Understanding of machinery of Government, planning and performance monitoring.
• End-user focused on monitoring and reporting products.
• Excellent written and oral communication and advocacy.
• Commitment to lifting maturity in performance practice, processes and products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of reporting and monitoring products.
• Deliver statutory reporting documents and internal leadership reports.
• Demonstrate delivery of core functions and performance against strategic direction.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to lift maturity of performance measurement practices.

Skills

Statutory reporting

Performance measurement

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Written & oral communication

PuMP training desirable

Education

Tertiary qualification in related discipline

Job description

Join a highly engaged team and collaborate widely to deliver performance and monitoring documents Support a lift in maturity of performance measurement practices at all levels of the organisation Permanent opportunity based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Reporting into the Head of Organisational Performance, this opportunity will have you play a lead role in delivering our work programme to demonstrate delivery of our core functions and meet the expectations of the government.

You will support the design and development of reporting and monitoring products and systems that assess how NZTA Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is tracking against its strategic direction and demonstrate the effectiveness of the activities NZTA is funded to invest in and deliver.

This role will be responsible for producing high-quality statutory reporting documents and internal leadership reporting. Aligned with this work, it will help to drive improvements to how we measure and monitor progress to support a lift in maturity of performance measurement practices at all levels of the organisation.

We are seeking to appoint at a salary between $163,000 - $175,580 commensurate to skills and experience.

You will find a copy of the position description here.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

Knowledge and experience:

• Previous experience in producing high-quality statutory accountability documents, preferably for a Crown entity
• Strong business analysis skills - able to combine story-telling with qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Demonstrated expertise and a deep understanding of machinery of Government in relation to expectation setting, planning, performance measurement and monitoring
• An in-depth understanding of performance frameworks and end-user needs for monitoring and reporting products
• Highly effective written and oral presentation and communications and advocacy skills
• Commitment to and proven experience in driving continuous improvement to lift maturity in performance practice, products and processes
• Proven experience in leading, influencing and building credibility across a diverse range of stakeholders
• Creating and proposing innovative solutions to challenges as they arise, being resilient and responsive to change
• A tertiary qualification in a related discipline or equivalent experience
• Training in the PuMP performance measurement methodology is desirable

Ko wai mātou | About us

The Commercial & Corporate Group provides key specialist corporate functions that are core to enabling NZTA to run efficiently and to achieve organisational excellence internally and for the land transport system.

Besides being an awesome organisation to be part of, here is what we have on offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Along with our other benefits we also have 5 weeks annual leave and an Income Protection and Critical illness Insurance scheme available for all permanent employees.

Rā Katinga | Applications close

1 November 2026

For further information, email: [e-mail]

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

Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values.

Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.