Senior AI Process Analyst

Natural Hazards Commission - Toka Tū Ake; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Competitive salary + superannuation

IT home bundle

Wellbeing fund

Wellness coach access

4 weeks annual leave

Job summary

Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake (NHC) seeks a Senior AI Process Analyst to join the Analytics and Insights team in a fixed-term capacity. The role focuses on redesigning processes with AI and automation, delivering practical future-state processes, and enabling the organisation to extract value from AI safely and effectively.

You will work with business teams to understand current ways of working, identify friction, and co-design outcomes that specify roles for people, AI and automation.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline as stated.
• Experience applying AI, agents or automation to process redesign is highly valued.
• Proven ability to improve complex processes in business, digital, or technical delivery environments.
• Interest in AI or automation with practical experience is an advantage.
• Experience designing practical new ways of working with others.
• Strong facilitation, communication skills and problem‑solving ability.
• A collaborative, pragmatic approach with confidence to challenge current thinking constructively.

Responsibilities

• Apply a process and service design lens to our AI team to rethink work flows rather than just adding technology.
• Hands-on design and delivery role; collaborate with business teams to map current ways of working, identify friction, and co-design practical future-state processes with clear roles for people, AI and automation.
• Turn complex processes into clear, actionable solutions and deliver tangible improvements.
• Contribute to a fast-moving environment with decisions made quickly to realise value.

Skills

Process analysis

Service design

Facilitation

Communication skills

Problem solving

Automation

AI

Education

Tertiary qualification in relevant discipline (business, service design, industrial engineering, information systems or similar)

Job description

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Contract, Casual/Temporary

Hybrid

12d ago , from Earthquake Commission (EQC)

• Based in Whanganui a Tara (Wellington) or Ōtautahi (Christchurch)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior AI Process Analyst to join our Analytics and Insights team.

NHC Toka Tū Ake (NHC) is well into its AI journey.

We've moved through experimentation and proof of concept, built the governance, tools and capabilities to implement AI safely, and now we’re investing in the people who will turn that groundwork into real value.

Our new fixed term AI roles are about delivery: redesigning processes with AI and automation and building the skills and confidence across our organisation to make the most of these technologies.

These roles will help us test and strengthen this approach as we continue to learn what works best for NHC Toka Tū Ake.

Key responsibilities include:

The Senior AI Process Analyst will bring a process and service design lens to our AI team, helping us rethink how work could be done rather than simply adding new technology to existing processes.

This is a hands-on design and delivery role. You will work with business teams to understand current ways of working, identify friction and rework, and co-design practical future-state processes with clear roles for people, AI, and automation.

If you can turn complex ways of working into clear, practical solutions, we'd like to hear from you.

You'll get to put your skills into practice in an organisation nimble enough to move fast and get decisions made.

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (business, service design, industrial engineering, information systems or similar).
• Minimum of seven years of experience in business process analysis,mappingand redesign, including leading end-to-end redesign initiatives that delivered measurable change.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI,agentsor automationto process redesign.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (business, service design, industrial engineering, information systems or similar).
• Minimum of seven years of experience in business process analysis,mappingand redesign, including leading end-to-end redesign initiatives that delivered measurable change.
• proven experience improving complex processes in a business, digital, or technical delivery environment.
• an interest in AI or automation, with practical experience an advantage.
• experience designing practical new ways of working with others.
• strong facilitation, communication skills and problem‑solving skills.
• a collaborative, pragmatic approach, with the confidence to challenge current thinking constructively.

What’s in it for you? | Nōu te rourou

• Hybrid working environment
• Competitive salary (including 3.5% superannuation)
• IT home bundle
• Wellbeing fund | Access to inhouse Wellness Coach
• 4 weeks annual leave

Why NHC Toka Tū Ake is a great place to work

Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake is an Aotearoa (NZ) Crown entity that invests in natural hazard research and education as well as providing natural hazard insurance to residential property owners.

NHC Toka Tū Ake mission is to reduce the impact on people and property when a natural hazard occurs while administering the natural hazard fund.

Our values define who we are; they influence the way we work with each other and the way we engage with homeowners, stakeholders and with communities, every day.

• Connection - hononga
• Curiosity - mahirahira

What is the most important thing in the world; it is people, it is people, it is people.

Our commitment is a diverse and inclusive workforce because we know our culture thrives when we get this right.

We make a difference for all New Zealanders and strive to increasingly reflect the diversity of communities we serve by including and valuing perspectives from all backgrounds including ethnicity, religion, gender, age, accessibility needs, sexual orientation, and national origin.

Applications close Wednesday 26 August 2026 at 5.00 pm NZT.

Note: While we acknowledge that AI can be helpful, we want your application to represent you. Please ensure your CV and cover letter reflect your own voice and experiences.