Position Title: Senior Data Analyst Team and Group: Insights & Analytics, Sector Strategy Position Type: Permanent, Full Time (38 hours per week) Location: Wellington CBD office Salary: is $108,126 122,673 per annum ( KiwiSaver) Intellectually stimulating and rewarding work Permanent opportunity in a dynamic and responsive agency Wellington based only | Wellington CBD About the Ministry of Transport The Ministry of Transport is the system leader for the transport sector, whether its on land, at sea, or in the air. We are the governments adviser on transport policy, regulation and investment and play a crucial role in ensuring the transport system is working to improve the prosperity of New Zealanders. At the Ministry of Transport, we pride ourselves on being a small, agile, and friendly Ministry, which maintains a high performing work culture.

Our modern office at the waterfront further enhances the Ministrys working environment. About the opportunity Have you always wanted to be a detective, a coder, a scientist, and a professor? All at the same time? Are you the type of person who sees many ways to navigate a challenging problem? Do you like to build models to test hypotheses and real-world mechanisms? Are you excited to jump into interesting questions and look forward to scoping approaches, data wrangling, exploring with models and visualisations, and crafting narratives for stakeholders? If the answer to these questions is yes! then being a Senior Data Analyst at the Ministry of Transport might just be the job for you. The Insights & Analytics team are seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join their team.

As an analyst in this team you will find no day is the same. We do not just report on transport statistics an analyst in the Insights & Analytics team undertakes research and analysis of complex and sensitive issues to bring evidence and insights into transport decisions. Be part of a team that goes beyond the reporting of data to provide expert insights, data and evaluation for policy and strategy advice.

Key responsibilities include: Undertaking complex policy issues, leading development of innovative, practical, and robust modelling and analysis, and providing authoritative advice often in areas that are complex and sensitive. Taking the lead and project managing analytic work. Establishing and developing productive relationships with other transport sector agencies and the wider government sector.

Assisting in the implementation of a data, insights & analytics strategy across the transport sector. Based on the work or support that may be required, this position is Wellington based only. What youll bring You need experience in working with large databases, problem-solving complex issues, and providing high quality analytics.

You will provide expert and accurate advice using statistical and graphical techniques of data and be able to present this in different formats to different audiences. The successful candidate will require the following.