Kaiarataki Matua - Tuituinga | Senior Lead - Engagement

Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes for communities, about Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

About Us | Ko mātou

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!

Starting salary: $95,972 - $112,181 + superannuation

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

Balance life and work commitments
Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs

The roles | Te tūnga

There are two roles available. Both are permanent, with one based at our office in either Wellington or Christchurch, and the other at a flexible location within the South Island. Both roles report to the Manager Community Engagement and Insights.

The goal of your engagement will be to ensure that key community stakeholders have trust and confidence in Stats NZ, and to understand if we are delivering products and services that deliver value for our communities.

You will do this by engaging proactively with communities and networks, establishing regular touchpoints and ongoing mechanisms. You'll build strong relationships with your local community and with priority populations across the country. You'll work with communities to make sure they have access to products and services that help them meet their data goals.

You'll have input to developing engagement approaches to ensure they are meaningful and deliberate. The key focus for the next 6-12 months is building enduring relationships, embedding regular flows of insights, and supporting Stats NZ at external events.

Your team includes 5 other Senior Leads - Engagement who you will collaborate closely with, along with the wider Community Engagement and Insights team.

Our ideal candidates will:

Be confident developing strong relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, and using insights from these relationships to inform decision makers.
Be comfortable learning about and explaining data-related concepts to community groups
Demonstrate mātauranga Māori, fluency in te reo, understanding of tikanga and applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a work setting, or demonstrate a willingness to upskill and increase your cultural capability
Have experience in relationship management, preferably in a community engagement, empowerment, development context or similar means of collecting feedback from community groups on a wide range of topics
Have familiarity with organising events-based relationship building opportunities

What you bring | Nōu te rourou

We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

Please reach out to recruitment@stats.govt.nz if you have any questions.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.

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