Senior Performance Analyst – Regional Impact & Evaluation

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 102,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

MBIE, based in Wellington, seeks a Senior Performance Analyst to join the Business Systems and Intelligence team. You will lead evaluation reporting for Kānoa investments, focusing on the Regional Infrastructure Fund, translating complex data into concise insights for ministerial briefings and public reports.

You will collaborate with MBIE partners to ensure data quality, deliver evidence-based advice, and support decision-making on investment accountability at a national level.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in monitoring, evaluation, performance measurement or outcomes analysis
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including interpreting complex evidence and identifying insights
• Experience developing performance reports, evaluations and advice for senior stakeholders
• Proficiency with analytical and visualisation tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL, R or Python
• Experience resolving data quality issues and applying robust quality assurance processes
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• An understanding of public sector accountability and machinery of government
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent professional experience
• Legal right to live and work in New Zealand

Skills

Monitoring & evaluation

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Performance reporting

Stakeholder engagement

Data quality

Project management

Excel

Power BI

SQL

R

Python

Public sector accountability

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

R

Python

Job description

MBIE, based in Wellington, seeks a Senior Performance Analyst to join the Business Systems and Intelligence team. You will lead evaluation reporting for Kānoa investments, focusing on the Regional Infrastructure Fund, translating complex data into concise insights for ministerial briefings and public reports.

You will collaborate with MBIE partners to ensure data quality, deliver evidence-based advice, and support decision-making on investment accountability at a national level.