PRINCIPAL ANALYST DATA & INSIGHTS

Role type: Permanent Full-Time
Location: Rotorua or Wellington
General Salary Range Band C: $119,376 to $153,670 depending on skills and experience

We are seeking a Principal Analyst to join our Data & Insights team within the Forestry Insights directorate of Te Uru Rakau - New Zealand Forest Service.
As the Principal Analyst Data & Insights you will provide intellectual and strategic leadership across the Data & Insights team. You will use data and insights to deliver value, drive improvement, and strengthen organisational culture. You will take the lead as a role model for good practice in analysis, insights, and data management.

The key deliverables for this role will include:

• lead the strategic vision for our data improvement programme, its purpose, and desired outcomes
• build relationships with stakeholders to understand current and emerging business needs and inform ongoing data improvements
• guide the development of recommendations, business cases, and projects to deliver improved data and information
• develop and improve the use of data analytics and business intelligence tools within the branch
• keep up to date on analytical trends and new technologies that could potentially benefit the business including assessing and providing recommendations where applicable
• coach team members to develop their analytical thinking, as well as statistical and coding (R, Python, SQL) skills