Risk Targeting Analyst
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Risk Targeting Analyst uses their expertise, business knowledge and perspective to maximise the impact of risk targeting in the immigration system.
Sitting in the Immigration Risk and Border branch, the Risk Targeting Analyst contributes to the operations of the Joint Targeting and Analytics team within Risk and Verification. The Risk Targeting Analyst plays a critical role in mitigating actual or potential risks across the end-to-end immigration system and providing efficient and effective targeting rules and advice to direct the efforts of the front-line immigration decision makers. This specialist role also applies the same robust analysis and problem-solving skills to other risk management, from treatment of individual cases to advice to senior leadership.
A key focus of the role is the detection of risk patterns and trends to inform data collection, analysis and engagement with stakeholders. The Risk Targeting Analyst also supports the wider immigration system to optimise immigration risk management and value opportunities.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- A strong customer focus and demonstrated ability to deliver quality services in a timely manner
- Experience in analysing and interpreting data and intelligence to draw business-relevant conclusions and develop risk targeting rules and supporting resources
- Experience identifying and mitigating actual or potential risks across an end-to-end regulatory system and demonstrated knowledge of risk targeting approaches and tools
- Experience in research, analytical, and writing skills and proven ability to clearly present complex analysis and ideas on paper in plain English, including an ability to adjust style and tone to suit various audiences
- In-depth knowledge of MBIE’s immigration system and supporting processes, and interest in enhancing immigration operating environments both in New Zealand and overseas
- A sound understanding of risk management principles
- Experience working with immigration and border systems and data, such as AMS, ADEPT and ATS-G or equivalent
- Experience modelling various risk rule scenarios and processes and identifying impacts and issues
- Competent at Microsoft 365 applications, in particular Word, Excel and Power BI
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team environment and establish working relationships inside and outside the organisation whilst also being able to work independently, and remotely where required
- Excellent self-management and interpersonal skills, including the ability to manage multiple streams of work and pivot quickly in response to changes in demand
- Ability to provide and accept constructive feedback
- Excellent presentation and training skills, or the ability to quickly develop these skills
- Must be a NZ citizen or hold a NZ Permanent resident visa
- The ability to gain and maintain an aviation security clearance as required
- The ability to gain and maintain a national security clearance (up to Top Secret) as required
Qualifications
- Relevant tertiary qualification and/or extensive and comparable relevant experience.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Specialist advice and analysis
- Deliver targeting and risk treatment solutions, products and programmes that actively support and contribute to the achievement of the Ministry’s outcomes and deliver to the needs of internal and external stakeholders
- Interpret data and information and provide comprehensive analysis to identify new and changing requirements for risk and value rules across visa and border operations
- Undertake analysis to support risk targeting, operational activity and resource management as part of a continuous learning cycle
- Provide analysis of specific cases and issues received and incorporate lessons back into relevant operational teams and wider INZ, including through targeting advice
- Provide subject matter expertise in the Immigration System Risk Management Framework and the application of the visa and border risk targeting frameworks
- Identify new information sources and leverage off existing sources, for the collection of sound, accurate and useable data and operational information to inform client risk and value assessment processes and rules
- Provide rigorous advice on impacts and risks of triage and/or border rule changes for governance committees
- Develop, monitor and maintain risk and value rules across multiple systems
- Provide support, advice and guidance (directly or via systems) to immigration decision makers
- Ensure information and advice provided is regular, accurate, and easily accessible
- Analyse risk patterns and trends to ensure relevant risk information is collected, analysed and shared with stakeholders
- Use technology effectively to support risk targeting and assist in developing and maintaining the technology
- Engage with Risk and Verification colleagues and other teams in the immigration system to identify gaps and opportunities across the team’s collective risk controls
Process improvement
- Identify enhancements to existing business processes as they relate to risk targeting functions
- Contribute to the team’s continuous improvement process and wider continuous improvement projects and initiatives as required
Relationship management
- Build and maintain relationships with key staff and management, outside peers, key influencers and stakeholders that result in improved service delivery
- Provide effective and continual communication with Risk and Verification and immigration system colleagues, key agencies and the MBIE Intelligence Unit to ensure a continuous supply of risk information to stakeholders
- Support internal and external stakeholders with advice on high-risk cases/issues and specific cohorts and markets.
- Lead or support delivery of presentations and training to relevant operational teams
Safety and wellbeing
- 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 Risk Targeting Analyst position reports into the relevant Joint Targeting and Analytics manager within the Immigration Risk and Border branch. The branch sits within the Immigration New Zealand group.
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 Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. 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
