Insights Advisor Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment location Wellington. $69K – 82K

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE.

About the role this Insights Advisor role will support the work of 15 Regional Skills Leadership Groups and help link them with relevant government agencies. Within a team of seven advisors and analysts, you will work within a team of seven advisors and analysts to produce the analytics and insights that drive the Regional Skills Leadership Groups’ work programme.

You will be working within a strategy and insights team to engage a range of government agencies, Ministers, initiatives, and industry representatives to craft regional and national data insights.  We work in a busy environment and are looking for someone who has a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement.

We want a skilled advisor to help take the next step towards a data-driven New Zealand labour market.  But this is not a purely quantitative role. Although you will be responsible for analysis and data set development with a particular focus on the workforce, immigration, education and welfare systems - we are looking for someone who can use this information to communicate the challenges and opportunities our regions are facing. This is a chance to build your analytical and policy experience and demonstrate the power of evidence-based decision making.

Skills and experience required we are looking for an insights professional with relevant experience and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. We are looking for an insights professional with relevant experience and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

We are keen to hear from you if you have an interest in new ways of looking at problems and the ability to adopt creative new approaches to analysis. Experience of working with stakeholder groups to develop, support and implement people centred solutions. The ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships and to develop trust and credibility.

Experience using a range of oral, written and visual mediums to communicate in diverse situations. A proactive, can-do attitude with a high level of initiative, sound judgement and discretion. Understanding of different data sources, the evolving data system and the role of data-enabled insights. An interest in working with labour market data. Experience or knowledge of Te Ao Māori an advantage.

This is a great opportunity to get in at the beginning of this new regional skills planning approach. We're looking for people who like to work in a fast-paced environment and have a commitment to innovation and continuous improvement and generating new ideas and ways of doing things.

About MBIE goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders. We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable. People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

Better Together, Bold and brave, Build our Future, Own It . Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand.

We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.