Job Description
Full job description
Coach a high-performing team and help create statistics that enhance the wellbeing of people, economy, and the environment for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing team
Deliver today, design for tomorrow - lead a team balancing high frequency data and statistics and development work that spans social and economic statistical domains
Enjoy meaningful mahi and flexible working arrangements.
About Us | Ko mātou
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1300+ 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!!
Salary: $ 138,071 to $162,436 + 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, including state of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington.
The roles | Te tūnga
We have 2x fixed-term Unit Manager opportunities in the Statistical Delivery - Social & Environment unit within Insights & Statistics.
As Unit Manager, you're responsible for the people leadership of a team of up to 13 analysts.
As part of the Statistical Delivery - Social & Environment leadership team, mutual support, shared problem-solving, and cross-unit cooperation are not just encouraged, but expected. You'll contribute to a culture where leaders back each other, share expertise, and work together to deliver our branch vision of weaving together the lived experiences of people and place, to create statistics that enhance the wellbeing of people, economy, and the environment for Aotearoa New Zealand.
In addition to the operational management of the unit, you will also ensure that the team has a strong customer focus and service delivery. You will play a critical role in fostering a team culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.
The roles report to the General Manager, Statistical Delivery - Social & Environment.
Unit Manager - Household Financial Statistics - Fixed term for 24 months
You'll lead a team of experts focused on Household Financial Statistics, who collaborate to produce statistics on household income, housing costs, housing affordability, wealth, expenditure and child poverty from the Household Income and Living Survey. In your role you will work closely with a Statistical Production Lead and Senior Project Manager to enable the delivery of these critical statistics. You will also play a role in ensuring that Stats NZ is able to meet the requirements under the Child Poverty Reduction Act, working closely with MSD and other stakeholders.
Unit Manager - Labour Market Statistics - Fixed term for 12 months
You'll lead a team of experts focused on Labour Market Statistics, whose work contextualises key labour market findings within broader economic trends, supporting economists, banks, and other data users across the New Zealand and International data systems. Working closely with your Statistical Production Lead, you'll ensure the successful delivery of the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS), Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) and Linked Employer-Employee admin data (LEED) data releases.
We're looking for someone who:
leads through people and empowers technical leadership to thrive
actively upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi in their leadership and decision-making
thrives in a fast-paced environment, particularly regular data releases
brings a strong customer focus, embedding partner and stakeholder needs into the team's work
leads collaboratively, actively contributing to the wider leadership of the branch and the Insights & Statistics group
champions continuous improvement, fostering innovation and growth in others
has demonstrated, encouraged, or supported diversity and inclusion in or outside of work.
Please highlight in your application any experience or skills you have in the above list.
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.
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.
Reference #
16534
Posted on
06 Oct 2026
Closes on
12 Oct 2026 23:55
Location(s)
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
Expertise
Data Insights, Analysis and Customer Reporting, Data Standards and Statistical Design, Governance/Advisory and Strategy
Job level(s)
Management
Work type(s)
Fixed term full-time
