Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Looking for Programme & Investment Analyst at Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand Full Time

Job Description

Ma tau rourou, ma taku rourou, ka ora te iwi (with your contribution and my contribution the people will prosper)

Role type: Fixed Term Full Time

Location: Wellington

Salary range: $82,817 to $110,634 depending on skills and experience

Agriculture & Investment Services works to create a thriving and sustainable future for farmers, growers, primary industries, and rural communities. It also cares for the health and well-being of animals. We work across MPI and with other agencies to support innovative farm land use practices that deliver more value and improved environmental outcomes. The Investment Programmes Directorate works across the value chain from the farm-gate through to finished products and we have supported a number of initiatives and research programmes in New Zealand using our suite of funding products.

Kōrero mō te Tūranga – About the role

We are looking for an experienced Programme and Investment Analyst to join the Investment Programmes Directorate on a fixed term contract to 30 June 2024. You will be working closely with the funding teams to ensure continued progress and efficient reporting and analysis is undertaken to demonstrate how we are meeting our investment goals.

Your ability to foster and maintain relationships with key staff within the Investment Programmes Directorate will be an important success criteria for this role. This includes the project manager, business case advisers, investment managers, principal advisers and the SFF Futures team managers.

Mōu – About You

As an experienced Programme and Investment Analyst, you will bring:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to make complex processes simple and easy to understand
• Have a strong understanding and experience in communicating and reporting progress to senior leaders.
• Tikanga Māori, embedding this in your day-to-day work
• Ability to identify trends, risks, opportunities, outcomes and benefits from active work programmes.
• A curiosity to dig deeper into trends to identify insights and information that will help decision makers.

You will also have the opportunity to work on a variety of other interesting topics across the Investment Programmes Directorate. This is a great time to join MPI, if you want a career where you help to grow New Zealand in a very real way.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

You will be working in the Business and Support team within the Investment Programmes Directorate. This team provides supporting services to the funding teams within the directorate and is key to ensuring consistent measures, templates and processes are utilised across the directorate as well as supporting funding rounds and other various funding activities. You will be a crucial part of the team by reporting and analysing the progress of SFF Futures meeting its appropriation spend requirements and understanding the funding processes.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua – About MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand’s food and fibre sector to be the world’s most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products. 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
• Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation
• Flexible working arrangements

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 20 August 2023.

If you have any questions about the role, please email [email protected]

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