Design Analysts & Insights Analysts

Economic Design & Insights Analysts | Kaitātari Hoahoa and Kaitātari Māramatanga

• Multiple permanent and fixed-term roles available across our Macroeconomic branch
• Use your passion for data to improve the lives of people in Aotearoa

The roles | Te tūnga

We have Design Analyst and Insights Analyst roles available across our teams in Insights and Statistics, based in Pōneke (Wellington city) or Ōtautahi (Christchurch).

Design analysts and Insights analysts are responsible for producing and maintaining our statistical products, building relationships internally and externally, providing coaching and support to other staff and contributing to the advancement of your area of expertise.

Design Analysts Also

• Design innovative processes, research techniques, methods, tools, standards to support statistical or data production and services.
• Provide specialist advice on area of expertise.
• Maintain data quality standards.

Insights Analysts Also

• Undertake analysis of data and statistics across a number of core statistical releases or data sets for a variety of audiences.
• Identify trends or unexpected results in core releases and investigate underlying causes.
• Provide credible advice on interpreting findings.
• Providing quality assurance across a range of statistical products.

What you bring | Nōu te rourou

You have a strong interest in economics and are motivated by using data to inform decision-making. You bring qualifications or recent relevant experience in economics, finance, national accounts, accounting, or statistics.

You have strong analytical skills and are confident in working with data: interpreting, analysing, and drawing meaningful insights. You also have an understanding of economics, corporate finance, and statistical production, and can apply this knowledge in a practical context.

You can prepare robust analysis and contribute to high-quality outputs that support policy development and decision-making. You are comfortable working with complexity and using your judgement to support well-informed outcomes.

These Roles Would Suit People Who Can Bring

• Examples of technical leadership, e.g. leading a technical project or piece of work.
• Familiarity with R, SAS, Power BI and SQL or other software packages to produce insights and statistics would be advantageous.
• Experience in working to tight deadlines, good time management skills, and ability to adapt and respond to new information.
• Great team-working skills, personal resilience and the confidence to create strong working relationships, along with demonstrated customer centricity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills that can explain complex concepts in plain English.
• Knowledge and experience, or desire to learn about Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori, and engagement with Māori.
• Examples of demonstrating, encouraging, or supporting diversity and inclusion in or outside of work.
• Ability to act with integrity, take ownership, and do the right thing, even when it’s challenging.

We recognise that valuable skills are gained through many experiences, both paid and unpaid. Your background might include education, hospitality, technology, public service, the arts, community involvement, volunteering, or whānau responsibilities. While this role requires relevant transferable skills, these can be developed in a variety of settings, and we encourage you to bring your full, unique self to your application.

For all of our roles, we’re looking for people who:

• Understand the ‘why’ behind their work and focus on delivering real value.
• Stay curious and open to learning, seeing challenges as chances to grow.
• Build respectful and inclusive relationships, grounded in care for others.
• Work collaboratively across boundaries and contribute to collective outcomes.

We don’t expect you to know everything. What matters most is your genuine curiosity, commitment, and willingness to learn and grow with us.

What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe

Benefits

Take a look at our Stats NZ careers site to learn more about our values, The way we work, and check out some of our benefits. These include:

• 37.5 hour work week
• 15 days sick leave allowance (to be used for yourself or people under your care)
• 3 extra annual leave days (taken during end-of-year office closure)
• Flu vaccines, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), eye tests and corporate rates for a variety of services and products
• Genuine development opportunities (coaching, training, study support, secondments).

We want working for us to work for you, too.

Salary: $ 84,027 to $ 98,855 + Kiwisaver

About Us | Ko mātou

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

Please indicate your role preference and any experience that relates to that preference in your application.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process. We may close the advertisement prior to the closing date if there is a high volume of applicants.

Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions.

You must have the right work and live in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.