About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Discover a career with purpose at MBIE</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Do you have a background in applied economics, statistics, or a related quantitative discipline?</strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Do you want to build a data analysis career as part of a collaborative team working alongside experienced Data Analysts?</strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Do you want to develop expertise in the energy sector and produce analysis to support policy advice?</strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Salary $75,114 - $88,266 +KiwiSaver +Wellness Benefits, Wellington CBD, 2 x full-time permanent roles.</strong></span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We have an exciting opportunity for two Data Analysts to join the Data Service Delivery (DSD) unit, supporting MBIE’s energy modelling work programme. These roles are perfect for someone who is starting out or looking to take the next step in their analytics career.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">In this role, you will primarily support the delivery of the Markets Domain’s energy modelling work programme. This includes analysing potential futures of energy supply and demand, producing analysis to inform policy development and design, and monitoring how policies are tracking.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">You will help deliver on the team’s broader work programme, supporting Senior Data Analysts in the team, while building up expertise in the energy sector. </span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">You will also be engaging with stakeholders within MBIE, across Government, and in the energy sector. To do this, you will use your skills to ensure that analysis is accessible, well communicated, and fit-for-purpose.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Your commitment to innovation and generating new ideas and ways of doing things will ensure that the Ministry’s core modelling tools and methodologies remain fit-for-purpose to produce impactful insights for decision-makers.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">You will have a background in econometrics, applied economics, statistics, or data science, including experience in at least one statistical programming language. Experience in the R statistical language is preferred.</span></p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About the Team</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The Domains team in the Data Service Delivery Unit supports policy analysis, regulatory monitoring, and decision-making by delivering high-quality, trusted data assets across five portfolio-aligned data domains. The Data Science team partners with Domains by applying advanced analytics, statistical modelling, and machine learning to solve complex problems, building scalable and reusable solutions using modern data technologies and best practices to generate deeper insights, drive innovation, and improve outcomes.</span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The Data Analyst role reports to the Data Science Manager and plays a key role in supporting the Markets Domain’s strategic priorities, with a particular focus on the Energy and Resources portfolios. It covers the entire data pipeline from primary data collection through to generating insights to inform decision-making. This includes:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Sourcing and procuring data</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Producing official statistics on the energy sector</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Fulfilling New Zealand’s energy sector reporting obligations to international agencies</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Producing projections of energy supply, demand and greenhouse gas emissions</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Undertaking modelling and analysis to inform policy development and design</span></li> </ul> <p><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We support and influence the policy debate and provide direct advice to Government and information to stakeholders and the public. </span><br><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"> </span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -</b></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-size:14.0px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Skills and Experience Required</strong></span></span><br> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">We are keen to hear from you if you have the following:</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A tertiary qualification, or equivalent experience, in statistics, applied economics, econometrics, data science, or another relevant quantitative discipline. Recent statistics graduates are encouraged to apply.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong analytical skills, including the ability to work with data, identify insights, and communicate findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with R (or a comparable statistical programming language) and Power BI, with an interest in modelling, forecasting, econometrics, or related analytical methods.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Some background in economics, energy, or public policy would be an advantage.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">You MUST have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Please note these roles are based out of Wellington CBD and are not suitable for full time remote working from other locations.</span></strong></em></p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About MBIE - Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Mahi Tahi – Better Together</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Māia – Bold and brave</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Pono Me Te Tika – Own It</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapa kua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.</span></p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>How to Apply - Me pēhea te tono:</b></H2> </div><div><p><br><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><a title="" href="https://www.mbie.govt.nz/position-descriptions/data-insights-and-intelligence/data-analyst" target="_self">Click here to view a position description</a>. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">When you are ready to apply please send a tailored CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">All applications must be submitted via our online process.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Email Jackie Johnson at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> quoting ref MBIE/19777 if you have any further questions.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Applications close on 16th July 2026 at 5pm.</strong></span></p> <p> </p></div></div></div>