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Job Title: Senior Programme Reporting and Evaluation Analyst
Role type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Wellington City
Salary range: $98,955 to $132,427 per annum depending on skills and experience.
(Midpoint for this position is $115,691 per annum)

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Programme Reporting and Evaluation Analyst to join our Māori Agribusiness directorate which sits within Māori Partnerships and Investment (MP&I). This directorate works with Māori communities to realise cultural, social, environmental, and economic outcomes, by facilitating growth of Māori primary sector assets.
As a Senior Programme Reporting and Evaluation Analyst, you will support the Investment Strategy team by providing expert analysis, reporting and advice. This includes ensuring reporting products are fit for purpose; identifying trends, insights, risks, opportunities, and progress towards delivery; and supporting investment review and evaluation.

As part of this role, you will:

• Coordinate reporting across Māori Partnerships and investment to ensure timely reporting.
• Lead project audits, reviews, and evaluations, including development of terms of reference for the projects.
• Give timely advice and feedback on programme progress to the project leads and regional managers to inform any required adaptation to the programme.
• Identify and manage information requirements of key audiences, agree reporting priorities in conjunction with Manager Investment Strategy, and establish mechanisms and routines to deliver.
• Use broader awareness and expertise to inform and direct programme and investment analysis and reporting advice.

Mōu - About You
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, a solution focussed approach, attention to detail, and a proven ability to forge effective partnerships. You will draw on Māori culture to enrich your work by using tikanga Māori and te reo Māori principals to facilitate engagement processes and to effectively present information to different groups.
You will likely be working, or have worked in a Business Analyst or Monitoring and Reporting focused role which requires strong understanding of investment programme reporting including the ability to identify trends, risks and opportunities. You will be comfortable presenting complex information in a way that can be easily understood by various internal and external audiences.
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience in analysing and interpreting data and providing advice
• Experience in providing business reporting and governance
• Experience with data analysis tools (Power BI, advanced Excel skills)
• Experience in market research and evaluation of policy, programmes, and strategies.
• Good project management skills, including experience in leading projects and achieving effective outcomes in situations where there are diverse interests.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration.
• Strong cultural competence, with ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline or equivalent experience

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
This is a Wellington based role reporting to the Manager Investment Strategy and working alongside a nationally based team which includes Specialist Investment Advisers and Programme Coordinators. This newly formed team will provide an opportunity to work with a dedicated group of individuals who are focused on making a positive impact within Māori economic development.
MP&I are committed to creating an environment that promotes teamwork and collaboration, to ensure that everyone is contributing to our success and achieving collective goals. As a Senior Programme Reporting & Evaluation Analyst, you would also promote guidance and mentoring opportunities for our junior colleagues to help uplift branch capability.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki – guardianship of our natural resources.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI.

• Additional MPI leave days.
• Annual Wellness payment
• Mentoring and coaching programmes

Benefits of working at MPI

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.
We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.
To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at midnight on Thursday 19 September.
If you have any questions about the role, please email Louise.Devine@mpi.govt.nz

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