Strategic Business Analyst

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 141,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Income protection

Life insurance

Superannuation

Job summary

Maritime NZ seeks a Strategic Business Analyst to work with senior leaders, shaping complex problems and guiding investment and change across the organisation. You will help define future-state solutions and drive strategic analysis to inform enterprise-level decisions.

You will engage executives, frame issues, and develop operating models and investment approaches to enable transformation across our public-sector programmes.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to define complex problems and shape future-state solutions.
• Experience undertaking strategic analysis to inform enterprise decisions.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Define and frame complex organisational issues to guide investment and transformation.
• Engage with executives and senior leaders to explore options and articulate success criteria.
• Develop strategic pathways, operating models, and investment approaches to enable change.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement new policies, practices and digital tools.

Skills

Strategic analysis

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Written communication

Change management

Problem definition

Executive engagement

Job description

Mō mātou | About UsOur Vision: Preventing Harm. Saving Lives. Securing our FutureWe play a key role in the guardianship of New Zealand waterways. We’re bringing together our aroha, work and skills to achieve our outcomes of sustainable supply chains and sectors, safe people and operations, secure ports and ships, and clean seas and waterways.Our values are about who we are as individuals and the behaviours we expect from each other at Maritime NZ.Care | Kia Tika - We care for each other and do the right thingConnect | Kotahitanga - We unite in a common purposeCourage | Kia Māia - We are brave, capable and confidentMō tō mātou Rōpū - About the teamThe CE Office, Strategy and People Group brings together strategy, governance, performance, and organisational capability to set direction and support delivery across Maritime NZ.Within this, the Organisational Transformation function ensures our people, systems, and processes evolve together as we deliver our strategy. It brings together multidisciplinary teams to design and roll out new policies, practices, and digital tool, and to support leaders and teams to adopt new ways of working.Te tūnga | The roleAs the Strategic Business Analyst you will be working with senior leaders across Maritime New Zealand, you'll draw on your experience in problem definition and strategic analysis to help define complex problems, shape future-state solutions, and provide the insight needed to guide investment and organisational change that delivers lasting impact.You'll work across a broad range of organisational priorities, bringing structure and clarity to complex issues, framing the right problems to solve, identifying opportunities for improvement, and helping shape the investment and transformation decisions that will influence our future.In this role you'll be engaging with executives, senior leaders and subject matter experts to understand challenges, explore options and develop a clear view of what success looks like. From there, you'll help create the strategic pathways, operating models and investment approaches needed to make change happen.Nōu te rourou | What you bringYou'll bring:Demonstrated experience leading or shaping complex organisational or enterprise-wide change initiativesProven experience framing ambiguous or complex issues, testing assumptions, identifying root causes and clarifying what needs to be solvedStrong analytical and strategic thinking capability, with experience undertaking strategic analysis to inform enterprise-level decisionsExperience designing or reshaping how an organisation's structures, capabilities, processes and technology work together to deliver strategyThe ability to identify patterns, connections and opportunities across large systemsExperience influencing senior stakeholders and supporting decision-making at a strategic levelConfidence navigating ambiguity and competing prioritiesStrong written communication skills, including the ability to prepare high-quality strategic adviceA collaborative approach and the ability to build trusted relationships across diverse teamsExperience within the public sector, transformation programmes, operating model design, business case development or enterprise planning environments would be advantageous.Mōu | For youMaritime NZ recognises and respects te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with Māori to build strong, meaningful and enduring relationships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.We aim to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported with a sense of belonging. We encourage our people to actively contribute to our workplace culture where we all thrive and authentically live our MNZ values.Upon joining us you’ll receive a full range of benefits including Income Protection & Life Insurance. Check out our full range on our careers page to find out more about why we love working here.Salary range $140,735 -$171,946 depending on skills and experience + superannuation.Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to applyWe are unable to accept applications via email. Please click the apply button to submit your application.We're committed to ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. Please reach out to our recruitment team below if there is any support we can provide to ensure the process is accessible to you.Applications for this role close midnight 26 October 2026. Please also note that you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.