Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university, with internationally leading research initiatives, across eight diverse faculties and two research institutes. We employ more than 5400 academic and professional staff to support over 45,000 students, making us one of NZ’s largest employers.

The opportunity | Te Whiwhinga mahi

We are seeking a Business Analyst – Insights to join our central Planning and Information Office (PIO). This is a new position which is designed to service the Reporting / Insights and Dashboard needs of the HOD’s and Faulty Managers.

Supported by a team of Data Analyst this role is an external facing Business Analyst who represents the Planning and Information department and gathers requirements from Faculty, Operation Managers and HOD to determine their reporting needs, create Dashboards / Insights and story-tell the findings.

You will use your experience as an analyst to advise our stakeholders about the information available through data and our Analytics platform and its associated reporting tool, across the breadth of information domains.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable consulting with stakeholders to understand their needs and goals before putting together a plan of action, diving into the data to provide guidance and then developing dashboards and presentations which can then be used to make important strategic decisions.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Deliver excellent customer service through reliable communications, speedy service and thoughtful consultation.
• Provide support, information, and actionable insights to leadership teams.
• In conjunction with other technical teams, develop information sets, dashboards, and analyses across information domains.
• Analyze operational and other processes to identify opportunities to improve data management, quality, and reporting outcomes.

Important Skills | Nga Pūkenga Motuhake

• Excellence in working with stakeholders to understand business context and provide interpretation of reporting in the form of actionable insights
• Demonstrated experience utilising analytics and reporting methodologies to identify and communicate areas of concern or improvements opportunities to diverse stakeholders
• Ability to bridge the gap between solution experts like technology-centered Business Intelligence teams or Data Science teams and the key stakeholders whose information needs are critical to value generation
• Experience in data visualisation using business intelligence tools.

About the team | Mō tō mātou rōpū

The Planning and Information Office (PIO) is the unit within the University that leads and coordinates strategic and operational planning for the University. This is achieved by providing a range of information, support and advice, including the provision of strategic, tactical and operational information; monitoring and assessing the institution’s performance; coordinating the planning process and developing; data science, data governance and maintaining the University’s repositories of business information.

Relevant bachelor’s level qualification or work experience. 

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities.

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)

Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme

A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave

In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare and several other discounts on internal and external services.

For more information, please visit Staff Benefits

Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of Sunday 04th September 2022 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and/or CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.

Please reach out to Nathan Pattison (Senior Recruitment Consultant) via [email protected] for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions, but we do not accept applications by email.

Equity

The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive and equitable environment.  For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQITakatāpui+, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other equity issues go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz