Business Analyst

Job Title: Business Analyst Role type: Fixed Term, full time through to June 2025 Location: Wellington City Salary range: $74,964 to $99,968 depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role

We are looking for a Business Analyst to support MPI's Future of Certification Programme through to the end of June 2025, which partners with Deloitte to deliver a modernised, digital certification system that will replace several existing legacy systems. The primary focus in this role is to contribute high-quality analysis, design, and delivery to enable and support configuration, transition to system users, continuous improvement, and business support of the MPI Trade Certification system.

Key focus areas will be:

• Requirements analysis
• Configuration of the system to meet the variation in market requirements
• Transition of MPI staff, industry users and other parties to the system
• Business support (including process and procedure documentation)

You will work closely alongside New Zealand Food Safety, business implementation teams, and IT vendors to understand system requirements, features, and the data of the current system. This will assist you with the analysis and configuration of the new system to support fit for purpose delivery.

Mōu - About You

We're looking for someone who has a solid understanding of analysis frameworks and can demonstrate technical competency, customer relationship management, and/or business analysis. To be successful in the role you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to analyse data and elicit requirements
• Proven problem-solving, synthesis, and analytical skills and experience
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy at a detailed level, while maintaining an understanding of the bigger picture
• Strong analytical thinking skills; able to make connections beyond the immediate issue
• The ability to work in a highly collaborative way with a facilitative working style
• Active listener and participator
• Sound relationship management skills

You do not need to meet all the role requirements to apply. We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you would make a great fit.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team

We are a close-knit programme team who has partnered with Deloitte to deliver the MPI Trade Certification system. The programme covers all facets of people, process, and technology and we are currently in the early stages of our Delivery phase. The role is expected to run through to June 2025.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.

Additional Benefits:

• Additional MPI leave days
• Access to free professional confidential counselling
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

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. Applications close at midnight on Wednesday 20th November. #J-18808-Ljbffr