Practice Lead – Data Discovery | Kaiarataki Mahi – Tūhura Raraunga
Statistics NZ
Calling all metadata specialists, data librarians and data discovery experts! We're looking for a highly skilled professional who is passionate about metadata, customer access and data discovery.
- 12-month fixed term position
- Based in Christchurch, Wellington or Auckland.
About Us | Ko mātou
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a central government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa New Zealand. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of government, Māori and iwi organisations, businesses, non-government organisations, 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 check out our benefits. We want working for us to work for you!
Salary: $ 96,307 - $ 113,303 + superannuation
Other benefits include:
- Balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, and secondments)
- Three extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- City-based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs.
The role | Te tūnga
As a Practice Lead - Data Discovery you will bring your hands on experience and knowledge as a team member of the Customer Data Tools Project to deliver new metadata models, approaches to meta data cleansing, and migration of data to the new system.
The role will be providing advice on metadata best practice to support data discovery and improve customer experience. You will be working across business teams to support capability uplift and assist with metadata as well as being the subject matter expert on the project.
Working with the project's change manager and other team members, you will contribute significantly to the business change management and the adoption of the new metadata models and SDMX capability.
The position will report to the Unit Manager Data and Information Management while operationally reporting day-to-day to the Senior Project Manager for the Customer Data Tools Project.
Key to the success of this role is:
- Experience with metadata standards and models (DDI, etc)
- Experience with utilising metadata to improve discovery of content for customers.
- Experience working with business teams to build capability and enact changes to processes.
- Experience working in a project environment ideally on medium to large projects.
- Collaborative working style.
- Good communication skills.
- A credible understanding of the business of Stats NZ and a strong customer focus
- Effective engagement and relationships with key players
- Creative, Critical and analytical thinking to address complex problems and identify solutions.
- Can adapt to new and emerging needs.
- Working constructively with people across the business including executive leaders, managers, technical specialists and busy front-line staff
- Apply your knowledge of Māori tikanga to your work.
- Track record of delivering on their commitments.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX) standards.
- Experience with dissemination tools for statistical data.
- Knowledge of data governance and Māori data sovereignty.
- Knowledge of ETL (extract-transform-load) in a project context.
What you bring | Nōu te rourou
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to share all relevant experience irrespective of where it was gained 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.
Please detail your experience of the role requirements listed above in your CV or cover letter. Provide examples of project delivery in an Agile environment.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirect 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.
