Data Insights Analyst – Insights Team
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Data Insights Analyst, within the Insights team, supports Immigration branches and the leadership team by using sound data extraction and analysis to help inform decision making across the Immigration system.
The Data Insight Analyst role is responsible for providing business and data analytical services, including identifying, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on outcomes, issues, trends and challenges, and providing solutions, in order to inform a whole of immigration system approach to planning and prioritisation.
The Data Insights Analyst role ensures quality and consistency of advice and practices in relation to their contribution to the Insights team’s work.
The Insights team has a ‘one team’ approach, meaning that all members of this diverse multi-disciplinary team may lead or contribute to the wide spectrum of the team’s work as needs and development opportunities require. This ensures that everyone gets to participate in a broad range of projects and learn about the immigration eco-system from a multitude of views.
Key relationships
- Manager and team members within the Insights team.
- Managers and staff within the Immigration Design and Assurance branch.
- Relevant counterparts in Immigration New Zealand.
- Managers and staff within the Data Platforms and Operation teams.
- Other data and insights teams in MBIE and across. government agencies.
- Network and professional groups.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Tertiary qualification in a numerate subject or comparable relevant experience (minimum 3-5 years’ experience).
- Advanced skills in database and analytical tools preferably SQL and Power BI, skills in Python and R would be an added advantage.
- Experience in the provision of insights, information solutions and business information to internal and external customers.
- A good understanding of statistical trend analysis.
- Proven knowledge and experience in analysing business information needs and the ability to translate these into business information requirements.
- Experience creating value through the use of advanced modelling or statistical analysis.
- A track record of delivering solutions that make sense to the organisation and are of a consistently high standard.
- Ability to translate complex and technical information into information easily understood by non-technical staff.
- Ability to identify, establish and build strong working relationships, and work effectively as a member of a team.
- Good written and oral communication skills including experience shaping messages for different audiences.
- Organised with good time and task management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and demands from stakeholders.
- Demonstrates initiative, sound judgement, accuracy and a sense of urgency when responding to requests.
- Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and changing requirements.
- Ability to self-manage and be personally accountable.
- Must be a NZ citizen or hold a permanent resident visa.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Delivers quality analysis and insights which contribute to the Ministry’s outcomes
- Undertakes data mining activities.
- Undertakes complex statistical and pattern analysis.
- Identifies, prepares, and oversees the implementation of data mining algorithms.
- Cleans, links, integrates and transforms data.
- Identifies, collects and evaluates data, information and customer insights for use in generating good analytical insights.
- Identifies data sources not currently used or available but capable of adding value and assisting with development of its collection.
- Identifies additional analytical techniques and tools to enhance the identification and generation of insights.
- Applies data analysis techniques to investigate priority business issues and help to develop solutions.
- Demonstrates a structured and pragmatic approach to analysis, including working with stakeholders to interpret and validate the results.
- Demonstrates an understanding of sensitivity of information including dissemination, security and handling.
- Delivers information in formal reports and presents verbally in briefings.
- Provides knowledge management and business analysis services, monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
Personal leadership
- Models positive management and leadership behaviours.
- Models the MBIE values of Maia, Pae Kahurangi, Mahi Tahi and Pono me te Tika and leads this across the team.
- Fosters an open, collaborative environment that encourages innovation, quality, ongoing learning and knowledge sharing.
Manage internal and external relationships
- Engages and consults with teams across INZ and MBIE as part of the Data Analysts Community of Practice to develop opportunities to support and enhance the use of data.
- Develops effective working relationships with other MBIE managers and staff in order to transfer knowledge and learnings from the team to the wider organisation.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, as necessary, in order to identify and share best practice information and to promote the Ministry, its products and services.
- Represents whole-of-Ministry views and protects its reputation in any external interactions.
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 Data Insight Analyst position reports into the Team Leader Insights within the Chief Operating Officer 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
