Senior Reporting Analyst

NZ Ministry of Justice; Wellington; On-site; NZD 99,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.4 weeks holiday leave

Flexible work hours

Inclusive networks

Job summary

NZ Ministry of Justice in Wellington CBD is seeking a Senior Reporting Analyst for a 24-month fixed-term, full-time role. You will drive analytics, modelling, evaluation, and reporting to support the Te Au Reka programme, providing evidence-based insights for strategy and investment decisions.

You will collaborate with management, senior advisors and external partners to deliver high-quality analysis and written communications, with a strong emphasis on rigorous methodology and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in a relevant field or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Demonstrable curiosity and a strong commitment to learning and development.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret complex documents, including financial, numerical and business information.
• Ability to use digital tools and data required for the role efficiently and effectively.
• Well-developed written and oral communication and editing skills.
• Advanced technical skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis, business analysis and data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of evidence and advice to advance programme goals across analytics, modelling, evaluation and reporting.
• Provide expert advice on methodology, standards, commissioning, and deliver high quality analysis and written communications.
• Collaborate across the programme group to deliver evidence-based insights that support strategy, investment and prioritisation.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Data visualisation

Data engineering

Business analysis

Editing skills

Written and oral communication

Reading & interpreting documents

Digital tools

Education

Tertiary degree in a relevant field

Tools

Data visualisation tools

Job description

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NZ Ministry of Justice – Wellington Central, North Island

Senior Reporting Analyst
24 month Fixed Term, Full Time
Location - Wellington CBD

Te Au Reka - Improving access to justice for all New Zealanders

Te Au Reka represents the opportunity of a lifetime, making a profound difference to those who work in and interact with our courts and tribunals. We are seeking to modernise the administration of justice by replacing highly manual, time-consuming, paper-based process with a new digital case management solution, transforming the way people access and experience justice in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Te Au Reka is a large, complex and unique programme spanning the courts and tribunals of New Zealand. In delivering Te Au Reka we are seeking to build the Ministry's capability to deliver complex programmes of change. Working on Te Au Reka will give you the opportunity to use your knowledge and experience, while developing new ways of working. We are building a team that is highly collaborative, inquisitive and adaptable. Te Au Reka is a gamechanger, and we care deeply about making it a success.

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

Reporting to the Programme Finance Manager, you will be responsible for driving the development of evidence and advice to advance programme goals. This will involve deliverables across one or more domains including analytics, modelling, evaluation, and reporting. You will provide expert advice on methodology, standards, commissioning, and deliver high quality analysis and written communications. The role collaborates across Te Au Reka group to deliver evidence‑based insights that support strategy, investment and prioritisation across the programme, strengthen team capability, and meet the Ministry's public accountabilities. The Senior Reporting Analyst works closely with Management, Senior Advisors and other Analysts within the Te Au Reka group and may also include managing relationships with external partners and stakeholders.

To be successful in this position you will have:

• Tertiary degree in a relevant field or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Demonstrable curiosity and a strong commitment to learning and development.
• Ability to read, understand and interpret complex documents, including financial, numerical and business information.
• Ability to use digital tools and data required for the role efficiently and effectively.
• Well-developed written and oral communication and editing skills
• Advanced technical skills in one or more of the following:
  • Quantitative analysis and modelling
  • Qualitative analysis
  • Business analysis and process engineering
  • Data engineering
  • Data visualisation.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we have outlined and believe you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave
• flexible work hours where possible
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

See our full range of benefits here.

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

The salary range for this role is between $99,208 and $135,539 (J07) with the likely appointing range between $101,399 and $121,112 based on skills and experience.