Principal Data Analyst

September 16, 2024

Te Kura - The Correspondence School

Wellington City

OTHER

Secondment (6 months)
Full-time 1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)
Based in Wellington

Ko wai mātou | About Us
Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school with a roll of up to 24,000 ākonga (students) at any point of time. We provide personalised and authentic learning programmes through distance education from early childhood to NCEA Level 3, including to young adult and adult learners.
Our vision is to enable our ākonga to achieve their educational and personal goals, empowering them to become engaged and contributing members of their communities. Ki te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this position:
The Chief Executive's Office at Te Kura is seeking a talented and experienced Principal Data Analyst for a secondment opportunity. This role is pivotal in ensuring effective school-wide reporting, analysis, and planning processes. You will generate insights from Te Kura's data assets and provide advice to the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executives, and other members of the school's leadership team. Leveraging Power BI, you will transform complex data into actionable insights, supporting strategic decision-making. Your contributions will directly enhance school performance in teaching and learning, student engagement, and ultimately, student achievement.
This secondment is for a specific project aimed at improving data-driven decision-making within at Te Kura.
E pa ana ki te tīma | About the team
The Chief Executive's Office provides advice and support to the Board of Trustees, Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executives, and other Te Kura kaimahi. The core functions of the CE's Office are internal and external communications, planning and reporting, data analysis, strategic and operational policy development, risk management, legislative compliance and executive support.
Ko koe tēnei | About you
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data visualization tools like Power BI, along with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. They should be able to communicate and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and have a proven track record of leading successful data analytics projects.

Extensive experience with Power BI and data visualization tools.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proven leadership in data analytics projects.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply
If you are passionate about leveraging data to drive organisational success and have a collaborative spirit, we would love to hear from you! Join us in enhancing school performance and student achievement through data-driven insights. Click that apply button, we want to hear from you!
Applications must be lodged via our careers portal, and you must have the right to reside or work in New Zealand.
E hiahia mōhio anō ana koe? | Like to find out more?
For more information, check out the position description, or contact jobs@tekura.school.nz

Applications close at 11.59pm, Monday 23 September 2024.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available