Senior Reporting Analyst

Tēnei tūranga – About the role

The Senior BI Analyst is a technical role that turns complex data into clear reports and insights that shape decisions and deliver better outcomes. By bringing deep technical expertise and working collaboratively across teams, the role helps the branch build the capability, tools, and evidence it needs to achieve its priorities and lift service delivery.

The position requires building and sustaining strong, trust-based relationships across the branch and wider organisation, fostering a culture of data-informed decision-making and innovation. A key aspect is proactively identifying and championing opportunities to apply emerging technologies - such as artificial intelligence and automation - to improve service delivery and operational efficiency. The Senior BI Analyst also plays a coaching and capability-building role, empowering others across the branch to confidently use and manage self-service reporting tools once established.

Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role

Personal specifications

• Highly developed analytical and conceptual thinking, supported by strong numeracy skills and a deep understanding of data structures and systems.
• Demonstrated experience and confidence with data visualisation and explaining data, trends, and insights to decision makers (story telling)
• Knowledge and experience in the use of data modelling and business intelligence tools, including Power BI, SAP Client, MS SQL, and Business Objects
• Committed to learning the business and engaging with colleagues to continually enhance business intelligence
• A proactive, innovative approach to identifying opportunities and leading implementation
• Demonstrated ability to plan and prioritise work, and to manage competing tasks while maintaining accuracy
• Experience navigating a large, diverse organisation and following policies, procedures, and processes.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills with the ability to synthesise business, policy, and technical issues and present them in with simplicity and clarity that can be understood by a range of audiences
• Excellent relationship management skills, focused on respect, trust, and confidence
• Demonstrated ability to lead initiatives, and coach and mentor Analysts
• Knowledge of regulatory stewardship and the value of data, reporting, and insights in that environment.

Qualifications

• A degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Business Analysis or equivalent is essential
• At least five years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics or related roles.

Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables

Strategic Thinking and Influencing

• Lead strategic thinking, provide recommendations, and manage change to improve the reporting capability and outcomes for Building and Tenancy and influence how the recommendations are transformed into successful decisions and outcomes.
• Lead the development or enhancement of a suite of reports to support statutory obligations, evidence-based decision-making and service enhancements. including Official Information Act requests, Audit NZ, Treasury and media queries.
• As a thought leader, understand how Building and Tenancy contributes to the success of Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery Group and the broader Ministry, and brings this insight into reporting analysis for decision making and improvements.
• Initiate the analysis and interpretation of complex data into insights using appropriate data analysis techniques, and research, analyse and produce professional reports and papers on Building and Tenancy related issues for senior management and stakeholder use.
• Apply knowledge and understanding of Te Ao Māori, including our commitments to Te Tiriti Waitangi, tikanga, and Te Reo Māori.

Business Analysis

• Lead the ongoing review, analysis, and re-engineering of reports, and direct, influence, and negotiate successful transformation outcomes to improve reporting capabilities.
• Enhance quality assurance and ensure integrity of data and reporting; improve the data and reporting awareness across Building and Tenancy and consolidate and streamline branch data and reporting.
• Partner with the business systems team to combine expertise and support achievement of goals and outcomes associated with branch investments in business transformation.
• Communicate effectively to ensure deliverables, requirements, and business rules are articulated in a non-technical manner.

Contribute to responses for complex information requests; advise on appropriate response and risk management.

Leadership - Coaching and Mentoring

• Provide intellectual support and coach others to build capability managing data, reporting, and insights.
• Provide constructive, timely and specific feedback to others and give credit for tasks well done.
• Motivate team members and give them opportunities to participate and develop capabilities.

Wellbeing, health & safety

• Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
• Ensures own and others safety at all times.
• Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
• Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
• Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.

Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū – Your place in the Ministry

The Senior Business Intelligence Analyst position reports into the Manager Business Delivery within the Building and Tenancy Branch. The branch sits within the Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery Group.

More information about MBIE’s structure

To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand

Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose – Grow New Zealand for All.

To Grow New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi (work). Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.

• As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world.
• We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders.
• We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).

Ngā matatau – Our competencies

Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.

Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.

Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.

Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.

Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.

Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti).

Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All.

The principles of Te Tiriti – including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work.

MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.

Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service

Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.

In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.

What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission