Business Analyst - Fixed term

What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people

He aha te mea nui o tenei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

WorkSafe New Zealand/ Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa, is the primary workplace health and safety regulator - our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi (work) comes home healthy and safe. Our kaimahi (employees) are passionate about our vision and embrace and demonstrate our Matapono WorkSafe Values through the mahi they do:

Whakakotahi - we're united in a strong purpose
Korero mai - we engage meaningfully
Tiakina mai - we're entrusted with a duty of care.
We offer a range of benefits including:

Five weeks annual leave
15 days sick leave and
There are a growing number of employee led networks to promote the goals and needs of our diverse communities, such as our Rainbow Network, Pacific Network, Women's Network, and Tu Rangatira Maori Network.

About your team / Ko te tima

Business Intelligence team is responsible for providing targeted data insights reports to drive priority strategies and make informed decisions for WorkSafe.

About the role / O te turanga

The Business Analyst's primary role is to provide detailed analysis to support Operations' ongoing and change-related activities. This involves building relationships within the Operations teams and collaborating with other groups across WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru to help deliver strategic outcomes. You will have a solid understanding of information and technical systems, the main focus is on improving business operations, with a key responsibility being the support of the transition to a new operating model.

What You'll Do/ Ko tou ake mahi

This role is responsible for conducting detailed analysis of both business-as-usual and change initiatives, supporting solution design, and facilitating gap analyses. You will play a key role in defining and documenting business requirements for change initiatives and in developing high-quality business models and analyses that support informed decision-making.

What You'll Bring / Ko nga pukenga ou

Demonstrated experience and achievement in an analytical role, using complex information.
Be able to understand and assimilate ideas, analysis and advice from others.
Have experience in facilitating workshops, including the collation and documentation of their outcomes
Power BI and data visualisation skills are essential and T-SQL preferable.
Able to understand health and safety legislation and associated regulations is desirable
This is a fixed term role till end of March 2026

With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.

Nau te rourou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.


Salary range / Awhe utu

As part of our remuneration framework the full salary range for the position is from $+2,84+ to $122,424, and our expected starting base salary for the right person is around $102,707. Note: KiwiSaver/SSRSS employer contribution is additional to/on top of your base salary.


How to apply / Me pehea te tono -

Click the apply link, complete an application form and submit a copy of your CV and cover letter.

For further information please contact careers@worksafe.govt.nz with any queries, or to find out more about working for us, go to Careers | WorkSafe.

WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life. We value the experience your point of difference could bring to us.

Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you. We look forward to reviewing your application and getting to know more about you.


Applications close on Sunday 15 June 2025