New Zealand: Senior Data Analyst
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Auckland, Auckland
Contract type: Full time
Job Description
The Welfare and Self-Reliance Department is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to be based at the Pacific Area Office in Takapuna, Auckland. This is a permanent, full-time position reporting to the Area Welfare and Self-Reliance Manager.
The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for providing department leadership with reliable data from trusted source systems and generating strategic insights to support informed decision-making. This role plays a critical part in shaping the department’s data strategy, ensuring data integrity, and driving data-informed initiatives. In collaboration with senior department leadership and ICS, the Senior Data Analyst will contribute to and help define strategic priorities related to data and reporting needs of the organisation.ization.
Responsibilities
About Us
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
The Welfare and Self-Reliance Department is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to be based at the Pacific Area Office in Takapuna, Auckland. This is a permanent, full-time position reporting to the Area Welfare and Self-Reliance Manager.
The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for providing department leadership with reliable data from trusted source systems and generating strategic insights to support informed decision-making. This role plays a critical part in shaping the department’s data strategy, ensuring data integrity, and driving data-informed initiatives. In collaboration with senior department leadership and ICS, the Senior Data Analyst will contribute to and help define strategic priorities related to data and reporting needs of the organisation.ization.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leadership to define and implement strategic data and reporting initiatives
- Work with structured and unstructured data from multiple systems to deliver actionable insights
- Lead efforts in data governance, security, modelling, and dashboard/report design
- Oversee continuous improvement in data quality, accessibility, and usability
- Validate data sources for reliability, completeness, and statistical validity
- Develop and maintain dashboards and reports that tell compelling data stories
- Ensure secure and appropriate data access for various audiences
- Mentor and potentially lead a team of analysts and data assistants
- Recommend data tools and resources
- Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in data validation, quality assessment, and dashboard/report configuration
- Certification in data management, data quality, or data visualization is preferred
- Proficiency in Business Objects, Tableau, SQL, PowerBI, and R
- Strong data storytelling and executive presentation skills
- Proven ability to work with senior leaders and influence strategic decisions
- Experience in cross-departmental collaboration and governance initiatives
- Self-starter with excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
- Ability to deliver projects independently and meet deadlines with minimal oversight
About Us
Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide, to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings— giving Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances—our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world. They are literally working in His kingdom.
Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment. Apart from this, the Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on any basis that would violate U.S. or local law.
Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, national origin, color, gender, pregnancy, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or other legally protected categories that apply to the Church. The Church will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities.
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