As New Zealand’s national statistics office, Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ is uniquely positioned to support the decisions that the Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs and New Zealanders make every day. Our structure, culture and systems are designed with collaboration and customers in mind – mobilised and working together to realise our ambition:
The increased availability of data brings data-driven innovation. Insights obtained from exploring data can lead to new and creative approaches in business, public services, and customer experience – ultimately improving the wellbeing of New Zealanders. Stats NZ, as data stewards and leaders of the data eco-system, proactively protect and enhance the provision of good quality data in order to realise the value of data. Stats NZ is led by the Chief Executive who is also the Government Statistician and Government Chief Data Steward.
We offer flexible working hours, competitive salaries and generous leave entitlements. You'll have the opportunity for secondments and rotations and be able to manage your own career aspirations through our development pathways.
Stats NZ's 1,500+ employees come from a range of backgrounds - from statistics and mathematics to sociology, economics, finance, information technology, project management, customer service, relationship management, administration, human resources and more. We have offices in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch, as well as staff working remotely across New Zealand.
We're looking for engaging people who think conceptually and innovatively, who understand the needs of others, show curiosity and tenacity, and work well within a culture of transparency and collaboration.
See our careers site to find out about “The Way We Work” which is a set of principles developed for our people, by our people! It speaks to what we care about, how we do things and what is needed for all our people to be successful within Stats NZ.
If you're keen to help us provide data that improve lives today and for generations to come, check out the current vacancies on our website.
Keep your CV concise and relevant, highlight relevant skills, qualifications, attributes and achievements. Confirm your interest in the job and organisation in your cover letter, and what you would bring. Consider what we have asked you in the advert.
Avoid acronyms where possible and cover any gaps. Don’t be afraid to show some personality and keep it real. You can check out Careers NZ for advice and preparing for an interview and a CV template.
Once you’ve created a user profile you will receive an email confirmation, and once you’ve successfully applied for a role you’ll also receive confirmation.
We use a screening matrix when reviewing applications to assist us with shortlisting. When we have large numbers of similar applications, you may be requested to complete a phone or video screen.
We aim to ensure equal employment opportunities at Stats NZ and want to make sure all applicants are treated fairly and equitably, regardless of individual differences such as disability, race, ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, ethical or religious beliefs, or family responsibilities.
You can find out how to get a work visa at Immigration New Zealand.
NOTE: If you have a work visa, your conditions will dictate what you can accept and what we can offer. Please check your conditions before you apply for a role.
If you are invited to an interview, this will usually involve at least two to four-panel members and may involve competency-based questions and questions specific to the role, environment and setting.
We may ask you to provide a work sample or to give a presentation as part of an interview process.
If you would like to bring a support person or have any accessibility or support requirements we can assist with, do let us know so we can prepare for and accommodate accordingly.
We conduct pre-employment checks as part of our recruitment process which includes reference checking, specific checks related to the role e.g. qualifications and licenses.
Stats NZ conducts a criminal records check (through the Ministry of Justice) for all roles, and a serious misconduct check for those who’ve worked in the Public Sector in the past 3 years before any appointment is confirmed. Any offer of employment that is made is subject to the results of these checks being satisfactory.
A criminal conviction doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t be offered employment. It will depend on the nature of the position you’re applying for and the nature of the offences that resulted in the conviction.
If you are successful in the recruitment process, you will receive an offer to review on our careers page, you can log in to complete the paperwork online.
Your Manager will be in touch prior to you starting to explain the onboarding and induction process.
Good luck with your application, we hope to see you here at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ soon!
We encourage career development for our employees. We promote flexible, self-directed employee learning and development, with a wide range of internal and external training opportunities. These opportunities and programmes are delivered in a range of ways: face to face courses, e-learning, study groups, structured on the job training, and coaching. Study assistance is available for the study of relevant tertiary education. We also promote internal movements, and both internal and external secondments to support your career development pathway.
All Stats NZ full-time employees are entitled to 20 days of annual leave each year, rising to 22 days after five years’ service. On top of this, we have an additional three days of departmental leave provided to cover the days between Christmas and New Year period if the office is closed.
Personal health and wellbeing are very important to us so we offer a sick leave allowance of 15 days per year which can be used for yourself or for people under your care, as well as various circumstantial leave, such as parental leave and bereavement leave. We also offer annual leave cash up and the ability to purchase additional annual leave.
As part of our commitment to work-life balance, we offer flexible work by default. We promote a high trust environment and encourage employees to work with their Leaders to ensure how and when they work aligns with role requirements, business needs and their needs.
Stats NZ is committed to the principles and practices of ensuring all people are provided with an equal opportunity to achieve their potential. Diversity and inclusion are critical components to our ethos. In recognising and valuing all the skills, talents, experiences, and perspectives of a diverse workforce, we will be better able to provide a more flexible and responsive service to meet the needs of our customers in the wider community.
Stats NZ will not tolerate discrimination on the grounds specified in the Human Rights Act, including race, colour, sex, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, political beliefs, disability, family, age and marital status.
The wellbeing, health and safety of everyone at Stats NZ is a priority. We offer a multitude of benefits e.g. Flu Vaccines, Kaiāwhina – Volunteer Wellbeing Assistants, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Eye Tests and corporate rates for a variety of services and products.
We encourage continuous coaching. This allows our people to work through everyday challenges with support and guidance from their People Leaders who attend coaching for performance training to be able to support their people to solve problems and manage issues.
At Stats NZ we pay nothing less than the living wage and our standard work per week is 37.5 hours.
Special duties allowance, Recognition of Māori and cultural values and perspectives allowance, Te Reo Māori language allowance.