Business Data Analyst

Role overview

This full-time permanent role is based in Wellington and sits within the Property Performance Improvement & Quality (PIQ) team. The position is ideal for someone who enjoys working at the intersection of data, systems, and business process improvement.

The PIQ team helps the Property leadership group and wider business units plan, manage, deliver, and make decisions across a substantial portfolio of work, including projects and programmes that drive major infrastructure and business change.

What you will do

As the Business Data Analyst, you will support the Property function by turning complicated information into clear analysis that improves planning, reporting, and decision-making. You will look for issues and improvement opportunities, then help shape practical solutions using approved Ministry tools and platforms.

Your work may involve enhancing reporting datasets, supporting Power Apps and other Power Platform solutions, cutting down dependence on manual spreadsheets, documenting processes, preparing user guidance, assisting with training, and contributing to day-to-day reporting and analysis.

Experience and skills needed

To be effective in this role, you should bring strong experience in data handling, process improvement, and stakeholder communication, along with familiarity with government property environments and digital tools.

You will be expected to produce high-quality written reports and presentations, manage multiple improvement activities to deadline, and work confidently with a broad range of audiences on complex matters.

Advantageous experience

It would be beneficial if you have supported platform migrations, moved teams away from manual spreadsheet-based reporting, tested business applications, validated outputs against source records, documented defects, or assisted with user acceptance testing. A working understanding of SQL, relational data, data dictionaries, data lineage, data quality, or data governance would also be an advantage.

About the organisation

You will be joining Te Tāhū o te Ture, the Ministry of Justice, where the focus is on strengthening trust in the law of Aotearoa New Zealand. Digital capability is central to how the organisation delivers technology and supports the judiciary, iwi, and sector partners.

Within Digital, this role sits in the Productivity and Collaboration team in Shared Services. The team delivers products and services that help people work more collaboratively and effectively in a digital environment, with a strong focus on the Ministry’s cloud platforms such as M365 and Azure.

The Ministry is committed to an inclusive workplace that welcomes people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities, and religions.

Benefits

Working here comes with a range of wellbeing and development benefits, including 4.4 weeks of annual leave, flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance, an online professional development portal, and access to inclusive and proactive networks.

Pay and other terms

The salary band for this role is J06, ranging from $85,562 to $116,273. Actual pay will be set in line with the Secondment Policy, and an Additional Duties Allowance may apply depending on the scope of duties and how they align with your current role and salary.

This is a permanent role. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and shortlisted candidates may be contacted before the closing date of 16 June.

Application process

Applicants are asked to submit a CV and cover letter through the organisation’s careers site. A detailed position description is available there as well. For questions about the role, candidates may contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz.