Strategic Workforce Management and Analytics Lead

New Zealand Intelligence Community (NZIC); Wellington; On-site; NZD 142,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Intelligence Community (NZIC) in Wellington is seeking a Strategic Workforce Management and Analytics Lead to oversee workforce planning, analytics and cost insights for NZIC and its partner agencies.

Reporting to the Deputy Director-General, People & Capability, you will lead a specialist team translating data into strategic recommendations, shaping workforce strategy and modernising reporting across the agencies. This is a full-time, permanent role.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading analytical teams translating data into practical recommendations for executive decision-making.
• Ability to influence and advise senior leaders.
• Expertise in workforce management, people analytics, or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing workforce management and analytics team.
• Set the strategic direction for workforce management and analytics across the NZIC.
• Support the personnel budgeting process with forecasting and insights.
• Ensure the quality, accuracy and integrity of workforce reporting and insights.
• Drive modernization of workforce reporting and analytics capabilities with better tools and self-service reporting.
• Present workforce insights, recommendations and strategic advice to Joint and Senior Leadership Teams.
• Build strong partnerships across People & Capability, Finance, Payroll, Business Managers, and external stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical capability

Engagement skills

Leadership

Influence senior leaders

Analytics platforms

BI tools

Tools

Analytics platforms

BI tools

Data analysis tools/languages

Job description

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Strategic Workforce Management and Analytics Lead

New Zealand Intelligence Community (NZIC) – Wellington, North Island

$142,093 - $151,566 a year

Full time, Permanent

1d ago , from New Zealand Intelligence Community (NZIC)

Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ government to protect New Zealand and its people.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Workforce Management and Analytics (WFM&A) function for the New Zealand Intelligence Community.

Reporting to the Deputy Director-General, People & Capability, you will lead a specialist team responsible for strategic workforce planning and management initiatives and people analytics supporting both the GCSB and NZSIS.

You will play a critical role in helping senior leaders make informed workforce decisions by translating data into meaningful insights, strengthening workforce planning capability, and driving the evolution of workforce management practices across both agencies. This position is a healthy mix of practical work with immediate impact alongside strategic and forward-thinking activity.

Key responsibilities:

As Workforce Management and Analytics Lead, you will:

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of workforce management and analytics specialists.
• Set the strategic direction for workforce management and analytics across the NZ Intelligence Community.
• Support the personnel budgeting process, partnering closely with Finance to provide workforce costing, forecasting and insights.
• Ensure the quality, accuracy and integrity of workforce reporting, analytics and workforce insights.
• Drive the adoption of workforce management and workforce planning practices across agency directorates.
• Lead strategic initiatives including workforce planning, scenario modelling, predictive analytics and organisational design projects.
• Modernise workforce reporting and analytics capabilities by improving tools, automation and self-service reporting solutions.
• Present workforce insights, recommendations and strategic advice to Joint and Senior Leadership Teams.
• Build strong partnerships across People & Capability, Finance, Payroll, Business Managers, and external public sector stakeholders.

Ko wai koe – about you

We're seeking a leader who combines strategic thinking, analytical capability, and strong engagement skills.

You’ll bring:

• Proven experience leading and developing a specialist analytical, workforce planning, people analytics, or related team. Including translating complex workforce data into practical recommendations that support executive decision-making.
• Ability to influence and advise senior leaders.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following:
• Workforce management and workforce planning
• People analytics and reporting
• Remuneration strategy and review processes
• Personnel budgeting and workforce costing
• Technical capability in analytics platforms, business intelligence or data analysis tools/languages.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to make complex concepts accessible to diverse audiences.

The expected appointing range for this position is: $142,093 - $151,566.

Before you apply

Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.

You must:

• Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 yearsORHold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years
• Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance
  • Ordinarily, this means you'll have a 15 year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.

Still unsure? Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a TSS security clearance:http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

The NZIC treats all applications for employment in the strictest confidence, and we expect that you maintain a similar level of confidentiality during the recruitment process and throughout your career.

We’ll provide you with information and tips throughout the recruitment process, but in the meantime check out some of our Security FAQs here:The security clearance process | Beyond Ordinary Careers

You can also learn more about our work and understand our areas of focus by readingNew Zealand's Security Threat Environment | New Zealand Security Intelligence Service