Senior Advisor - Performance and Insight

NZ Police; Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 96,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Police is seeking a Senior Advisor / Advisor Performance and Insights to support the development and delivery of performance reporting for decision-makers. You will provide data-driven insights to improve service delivery and join a high-performing team that values timely, quality information.

The role involves engaging with Senior Police Managers, presenting analysis to diverse audiences, and shaping Reporting practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Performance Analyst, Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or Performance Advisor.
• Ability to provide data-driven insights to senior decision-makers.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with BI tools and data visualisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide robust, data-driven performance advice across a range of areas within NZ Police.
• Develop deep insights into areas of Police performance and identify opportunities for performance improvement.
• Contribute to ongoing development and refinement of performance reporting practices.
• Prepare and present clear and concise analysis for varied audiences, including at Senior levels and non-technical audiences.
• Engage with Senior Police Managers on performance delivery and guide / advise them on performance issues and improvement opportunities.

Skills

Performance analytics

Data analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification in analytics

Tools

PowerBI

MS Excel

SAP Business Objects

SAS Visual Analytics

Job description

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes. We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business' and achieve long-term change.

Senior Advisor / Advisor Performance and Insights: Multiple Positions

Flexible base location, with placement determined through discussion and business needs. Band H (Advisor) or Band I (Senior Advisor) Permanent - Full Time. JR 6084328.

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About the role

As a Senior / Advisor Performance and Insights, you will be supporting Police in the development and delivery of the way we create and deliver insights and performance reporting to Police decision makers. You'll provide performance advice across different areas of Police, with a core focus of proactively providing quality performance insights to the organisation. You'll have a passion for using performance information to assess and improve service delivery. You will join a high performing team providing Police with the insights that it needs to be successful, and you will add value by providing relevant, timely data insights, innovating new solutions, and communicating these to a range of audiences.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide robust, data-driven performance advice across a range of areas within NZ Police.
• Develop deep insights into areas of Police performance and identify opportunities for performance improvement.
• Contribute to ongoing development and refinement of performance reporting practices.
• Prepare and present clear and concise analysis on varied complex issues and in formats suitable for a variety of audiences, including at Senior levels and non-technical audiences.
• Engage with Senior Police Managers on performance delivery and guide / advise them on performance issues and improvement opportunities.

What you'll bring

• Demonstrated experience as a Performance Analyst, Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or Performance Advisor - or similar type roles.
• A service-oriented mindset, with the ability to operate, contribute, and influence at a senior level to drive performance improvement in a large and diverse organisation.
• Ability to create innovative ideas and solutions, including the ability to anticipate organisational performance information needs.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with individuals at all levels. Confidently and effectively deliver informative presentations face-to-face.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Analytical skills with the ability to draw insight and interpretation from a wide variety of materials.
• Confident use of Business Intelligence - using a range of business intelligence, data extraction, and data visualisation tools is an advantage, such as SAP Business Objects, SAS Visual Analytics, PowerBI and MS Excel.

Special requirements

This role can be based in various locations. Some travel may be required. A relevant tertiary qualification in a relevant field is required.

This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements.

About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government's largest front‑line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas. Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways. The work you'll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well‑rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between (H) $96,008 and $101,632 (I) $111,529 and $118,184 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Thursday 22nd October 2026. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

Advisor: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/01-2025/advisor_-_performance_and_insights.pdf

Senior Advisor: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/01-2025/senior_advisor_-_performance_and_insights.pdf

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Talent Pathway Advisor [e-mail]