Business Analyst

Company description:

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business' and achieve long-term change.

Job description:

Business Analyst - it starts with you!

• Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington CBD
• Band I
• Police Employee
• Permanent
• JR 6031655

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga | About the role

New Zealand Police continues to position itself as an effective, innovative, efficient, and modern policing service, setting a benchmark for others to follow. To support this vision, we are looking for high-performing professionals to join our Delivery Capability team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team responsible for delivering business-led change and transformative programmes of work across New Zealand Police. Our work enables the organisation to adapt, improve, and deliver better outcomes for our frontline staff and the communities they serve.

Based at Police National Headquarters on Molesworth Street, Wellington, the Delivery Capability team is made up of experienced and passionate Programme and Project Managers, Coordinators, Business Analysts & Service Designers, and Change professionals. We partner with a wide range of business groups across Police, and externally, to successfully deliver strategic initiatives, organisational change, and complex programmes of work.

If you are motivated by meaningful work, enjoy collaborating with diverse stakeholders, and want to contribute to the future of policing in New Zealand, we would love to hear from you.

As a Business Analyst, you will play a key role in partnering with stakeholders across Police to understand business needs, analyse current and future state processes, and help shape solutions that deliver meaningful outcomes for our frontline.

Key Accountabilities:

• Partner with stakeholders across New Zealand Police and potentially externally to identify, analyse, and document business needs and requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and business engagement sessions to define problems and solutions, and support decision-making.
• Create and analyse current and future state business processes and the gap between them, and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Develop and maintain requirements documentation, traceability, and contribute to change management processes.
• Contribute to business cases, financial analysis, and recommendations that support investment and organisational change decisions.
• Provide business analysis advice, manage stakeholder relationships, and contribute to the successful delivery of strategic programmes and projects.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you'll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

Also:

• Flexibility and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work as part of a close-knit team but also as a sole BA, as needed
• Some previous experience as a business analyst would be required
• A proficient level of business writing skills is essential

This role is Individual Contributor level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

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Position Description - Business Analyst

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government's largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you will be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement, and salary will commence between $103,836 and $136,612 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is midday on Monday 24 August 2026. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

Interviews are scheduled for a week after the closing date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact [email protected]