Senior Business Rules Analyst | Transformation | Wellington

Ministry of Social Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 104,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Social Development in Wellington is seeking a Senior Business Rules Analyst to lead analysis of complex business rules and decision logic, ensuring rules are clearly defined, traceable to legislation and testable. You will turn legislation, policy and procedures into clear rule sets and develop evidence-driven test scenarios.

Join a multidisciplinary transformation team shaping a smarter welfare system for New Zealanders.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of complex business rules and decision logic.
• Turn legislation, policy and procedure into clear, traceable rules.
• Design test scenarios that prove rules produce the right outcomes.
• Collaborate with policy, legal and operational experts to resolve ambiguities.

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Senior Business Rules Analyst | Transformation | Wellington

• Lead analysis of complex business rules and decision analysis
• Turn legislation, policy and procedure into clear, traceable and testable rules
• Design test scenarios that prove the rules give the right outcome

Use your analytical skills and attention to detail to bring clarity to complex rules. Work with policy, legal and operational experts to turn legislation, policy and procedure into clear, consistent rules that can be traced to their source and tested.

New Zealand is changing, and so are we. MSD is transforming to build a smarter, simpler, more responsive welfare system. This is a rare opportunity to help shape a once-in-a-generation transformation to deliver better outcomes for New Zealanders. Join a multidisciplinary team driving people-led, technology-enabled change at scale.

The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent. We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.

As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations. Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.

About the role | Mō te tūnga

Can you read a clause of legislation and see the logic underneath it? Is so then this role might be for you!

As a Senior Business Rules Analyst, you'll lead analysis of complex business rules and decision logic. You'll make sure rules are clearly defined, applied consistently and traceable to the legislation, policy or procedures they come from.
You'll have the opportunity to:

• Collate source material, develop concept models and get agreement on business term definitions
• Break complex decisions down into question and decision logic, and write rules in clear RuleSpeak statements and decision tables
• Develop decision models, rule structures and test scenarios that support automation and service delivery
• Check rules for conflicts, overlaps and gaps before they're approved
• Facilitate workshops with policy, legal and operational experts to resolve ambiguity and agree outcomes
• Mentor other analysts and help improve how the practice works.
• Significant experience analysing and managing complex business rules or decision logic using structured techniques
• Experience building decision models and supporting their implementation in processes or systems
• A strong understanding of how legislation, policy and operational requirements turn into rules
• Sharp analytical and logical thinking, and the attention to detail to notice when one word changes the outcome
• Design thinking: you can keep rules simple, reusable and easy for others to understand
• Clear communication and the ability to influence stakeholders and resolve ambiguity
• A commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to building te ao Māori into your work.

Experience with DMN, RuleSpeak or decision-modelling tools is a bonus. So is a background in law, policy, philosophy, mathematics, linguistics, software testing or audit.

What’s in it for you | Nōu te rourou

You'll help design how decisions are made across a system that supports over a million New Zealanders. This is new, hands-on work. You'll help prove and improve an approach that makes rules transparent, testable and traceable from law to decision. You'll grow your skills alongside people who care as much about getting it right as you do.

Salary | Utu-ā-tau: $103,815.00 - $125,958.00

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.

We provide social policy advice to government, and assistance including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.

As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.

Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.

We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. You can find out more about our values here.