Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Bring your analytical skills to help government connect with businesses.
- Excellent location in the heart of Wellington CBD
- Permanent opportunity based in Wellington
- Salary aligned to experience $72,869-$85,537
- Great professional development opportunities
NZGP is a branch within The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). We have a vision for New Zealand’s government procurement to be fair, transparent, inclusive, and efficient. It will deliver more value and respond to changing government priorities.
While we live and breathe procurement, our branch is a support function to those doing the mahi in the procurement system – government agencies and the suppliers and providers they work with. We are less of a procurement shop than a shop filled with data, systems, communications, contract and project management people who love procurement. And yes, we have some procurement specialists!
Following recent transformation, we currently have an excellent opportunity for three All-of-Government (AoG) Commercial Analysts to join the NZGP branch. The AoG Commercial Analysts will report into one an AoG Portfolio Managers, you will bring to this position your passion for customer service and your experience or keen interest in working with large sets of data.
The Commercial Analyst AoG will assist and work in collaboration with the Commercial Specialist and Senior Commercial Specialist to help achieve the best possible commercial and procurement outcomes for government.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
Our ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience;
- You will naturally love providing excellent customer service
- May have experience working with diverse stakeholders
- Goes without saying you will have excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to analyse data to drive informed procurement decisions.
- Excellent collaboration skills and love working in a team
- Project coordination and/or administration experience
- Ideally an understanding or interested in how government works
- Ability to adapt to different situations
- Comfortable working in a changing environment
- Commercial or technical experience in relevant category or sector (desirable, not essential).
We are passionate about what the system is already delivering – outcomes that are wider than the delivery of a contract for goods and services. We love to see contracts that build in targets in to reduce emissions, support workers and businesses, or reduce waste and strengthen relationships with iwi. Our ambition is to keep delivering more and for even greater procurement delivery.
If this sounds like you - take your career forward with us.
Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE: MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi – Better Together * Māia – Bold and brave * Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future * Pono Me Te Tika – Own It
MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.
E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.
Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:
Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role.
Email Sammy Glover at sammy.glover@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/12854 if you have any further questions.
Applications close on 30th July 2023
