Registry Analyst Operations

Environmental Protection Authority; Wellington; On-site; NZD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave days

Home setup grant

EPA Environment Day

Māori capability program

EPA Symposium

Social club

EPA awards

Relocation help

Job summary

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Wellington is seeking a Registry Analyst to support the NZ Emissions Trading Register, applying legislation and providing high-quality service to participants and stakeholders.

This role combines analytical thinking, problem solving, stakeholder engagement and operational delivery, working with EPA colleagues and other agencies to maintain the integrity of the ETS Register.

Qualifications

• Experience in regulatory, operational, analytical or administrative environments.
• Ability to interpret and apply legislation, policy or business rules to make sound decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder and customer relationship skills.
• Experience documenting or improving business processes.
• MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Responsibilities

• Provide business and administrative support to the NZ ETS Register.
• Process workflows such as account maintenance activities, entitlement allocations, participant registrations, and giving effect to directions.
• Apply legislation, policy and sound judgment to make robust operational decisions.
• Contribute to development of operational policy and processes and monitoring of activity.
• Respond to enquiries from ETS participants, government agencies and the public.
• Identify operational risks, issues and opportunities for improvement and implement solutions.

Skills

Regulatory environment

Legislation interpretation

Analytical thinking

Communication (written)

Prioritization

Stakeholder relations

Process documentation

MS Office

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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As New Zealand's environmental regulator, the work we do today helps shape the future of our tomorrow.

We are the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA),AotearoaNew Zealand’s independent environmental regulator. Our role is important:to help protect our country’s unique way of life by looking out for the health of its environment, itseconomyand its people.

What we achieve today helps shape the future of New Zealand for generations to come.

We welcome you to join us on our journey to a healthy environment thatbenefitsus all.

Jump in the waka - make history with us.

We regulate activity across the climate, land & ocean environments to enable New Zealand to sustainably utilise its natural resources, protect its environment and meet its international obligations.

Within our group we manage applications and decision-makingprocessesand we ensure that obligations are met through our confident application of the legislative frameworks weoperateunder.

We administer the New Zealand Emissions Trading Register, support participants to meet their obligations, and helpmaintainthe integrity of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.

We are committed to delivering high-quality services that are effective, efficient, fair, and transparent, helping build trust and confidence in the regulatory systems we administer.

About the role |Mōtetūnga

This role is based in our Wellington office. Whilewe'rehappy to consider work-from-home arrangements, this role is not designed for full-time remote working.

Join the New Zealand Emissions Trading Register team and play a key role in supporting one of New Zealand's most importanttools to reduce emissions.

As a Registry Analyst,you'llhelp ensure the effective operation of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (NZ ETS) by applying legislation, analysing information, supporting decision-making, and providing high-quality service to participants and stakeholders.

This is a varied role that combines analytical thinking, problem solving, stakeholder engagement, and operational delivery.You'llwork closely with colleagues across the EPA and other government agencies to helpmaintainthe integrity and performance of theETSRegister.

The registry Analystis responsible for:

Providingbusiness andadministrative supportto theETS Register including processingofworkflowssuch as accountmaintenance activities,entitlementallocations,participantregistrations,andgiving effect to directionsin accordance withlegislation and operational policies.

Applyinglegislation, operationalpolicyand sound judgmentto make robust decisions on operational matters.

Contributing to the development of operational policy and processes, analysis of operational activity and issues, stakeholder relationship management, financial and statutory reporting, and supporting the implementation of business initiatives.

Responding to enquiries from ETS participants, government agencies, and the public.

Identifyingoperational risks, issues, and opportunities for improvement, and workingcollaboratively to implement solutions.

About you |Mōhouake

We are looking forsomeonewitha range ofskills and experience– if you have some orall ofthe below, we would love to hear from you.

Experience working in a regulatory, operational, analytical, or administrative environment.

The ability to interpret and apply legislation, policy, or business rules to make sound decisions.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills witha high levelof attention to detail.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The ability to manage competing priorities.

Strong stakeholder and customer relationship skills.

Experience documenting or improving business processes and procedures.

MS Suite skills (i.e. Word, Excel, and Outlook)

The followingare desirable, but not essential:

Knowledge of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme, Climate Change ResponseActor climate change policy.

Familiarity with theOfficial Information Actor Privacy Act.

There are extra benefitsto working at theEPA:

threeadditionalpaid leave days between Christmas and New Years in addition to four weeks’ annual leave

$400 gross payment to help you set up working at home

anannualpaidEPA Environment Dayto supportthe communitywithenvironmental initiatives

in-house Māori cultural capability building programme

learning opportunities, including the annual EPA Symposium

activeand livelysocial club,and diverse groups and support networks

EPAawards recognising individual and team effort

relocationhelpfor those moving toNew Zealandfrom overseas.

$69,203- $103,805per annum (midpoint$86,503).

This is the full salary range of the band, from 80% - 120%. Appointments willgenerally bemade at or below the midpoint of this range, depending on skills and experience.

Please note, you must be entitledto work inAotearoaNew Zealand to be considered for this position.