Senior Business Analyst

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu - The Correspondence School; Wellington; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) seeks a strong intermediate or senior Business Analyst to join the ICT team. The role delivers project management and business analysis services from concept to completion, ensuring ICT initiatives are well planned and aligned with organisational needs.

You will liaise between ICT and stakeholders, work with vendors, and collaborate with developers, testers, and service desk staff to deliver effective technology solutions across the organisation.

Qualifications

• At least five years' experience as a Business Analyst, Test Analyst, Team Leader, or similar role.
• Relevant degree, certification, or work experience pertaining to project management or business requirements gathering (Prince2, PMP, Agile, Lean)
• Experience gathering and refining business requirements and managing development and testing phases to ensure alignment with organisational and ICT requirements.
• Ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders, vendors, suppliers, or service providers.
• Solid understanding of software development life cycle, analysis, test execution, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver project management and business analysis services from concept to completion.
• Drive the delivery of innovative technology solutions that improve efficiency and productivity.
• Act as a key liaison between ICT and stakeholders across teams, including vendors.
• Collaborate with network and cybersecurity specialists, developers, testers, and service desk professionals to deliver effective technology solutions.

Skills

Business requirements gathering

Stakeholder engagement

Software development life cycle

Test analysis & execution

Vendor coordination

Education

PM/BA qualification or experience (degree/certification)

Prince2 / PMP / Agile / Lean experience

Job description

Ko wai mātou | About Us

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school. We provide personalised and authentic learning programmes through distance education from early childhood level to NCEA Level 3, including to young adult and adult learners.

Job Description

2 x positions

Fixed Term (24 months)

Full time FTE 1.0 (40 Hours per week)

Based in our Wellington tari

Ko wai mātou | About Us

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school. We provide personalised and authentic learning programmes through distance education from early childhood level to NCEA Level 3, including to young adult and adult learners.

Our vision is to enable our ākonga to achieve their educational and personal goals, empowering them to become engaged and contributing members of their communities.

Ki te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this position

We're looking for a strong intermediate or senior Business Analyst to join our Information, Cyber, and Technologies (ICT) / Wāhanga Pūnaha Mohiohio team. This role contributes to the delivery of project management and business gathering and analysis services, ensuring ICT initiatives are effectively planned, executed, and aligned with organisational needs.

Responsible for supporting projects from concept to completion, the Senior Business Analyst drives the delivery of innovative technology solutions that improve efficiency and productivity, and enable seamless integration across systems and services.

This role also acts as a key liaison between ICT and stakeholders across wāhanga and kāinga, building strong partnerships and working closely with vendors to drive the successful delivery of implementation projects. You will work alongside network and cybersecurity specialists, developers, testers, and service desk professionals to deliver effective technology solutions.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an organisation dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for Ākonga. You are a skilled problem solver with sharp analytical abilities and at least five years' experience in a Business Analyst, Test Analyst, Business and Test Analyst, Team Leader, or similar role. Additionally, you will:

• Have a relevant degree, certification, or work experience pertaining to project management or business requirement gathering (Prince2, PMP, Agile, Lean)
• Bring experience gathering and refining business requirements and managing development and testing phases to ensure alignment with organisational and ICT requirements.
• Enjoy and be adept in engaging with and fostering collaborative relationships between internal stakeholders and external stakeholders, vendors, suppliers, or service providers.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of software development life cycle, analysis, test execution, and reporting.

Ngā Uara o Te Kura | Our Values

At Te Kura, We Live By Our Values

• Manaaki — showing respect, generosity, and care
• Whanaungatanga — building relationships and belonging
• Tika — acting fairly and honestly
• Ākonga at the Centre — guiding every decision we make

Hei whakautu | In return

Te Kura will provide you with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment and work in a team that offers genuine work flexibility as part of an organisation that makes a difference to ākonga (students) across New Zealand.

Applications close at 11:59pm Friday 27 November 2026

Applications must be lodged via our career's portal, and you must have the right to reside or work in New Zealand. Please note that employment is subject to police vetting and that we will be shortlisting candidates as we receive applications and may fill the vacancy if suitable candidates are identified prior to the closing date. We recommend applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you still have any additional questions, please contact Rebecca Samson, Lead Business Analyst, ICT on [e-mail]

For any issues with the application process, please contact [e-mail].