Business Analyst - Permit Programme

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

About Us

What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people 

He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

WorkSafe New Zealand/ Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa, is the primary workplace health and safety regulator – our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi comes home healthy and safe.  Our kaimahi are passionate about our vision and embrace and demonstrate our Mātāpono WorkSafe Values through the mahi they do: 

• Whakakotahi – we're united in a strong purpose 
• Kōrero mai – we engage meaningfully 
• Tiakina mai - we're entrusted with a duty of care. 

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Free life insurance
• Discounts on health insurance and eye care
• Five weeks annual leave
• $400 contribution towards setting up your home workstation
• 15 days sick leave and
• Learning and professional development opportunities

There are a growing number of employee led networks to promote the goals and needs of our diverse communities, such as our Te Rōpū Atuapiko Rainbow Network, Pacific Network, Wāhine Network, Tū Rangatira Māori Network.

About your team / Ko te tīma

You will be part of the Permit Programme team, which was established to deliver WorkSafe's Permit Plan. Our team comprises business analysts, change and comms people, operational policy and operational subject matter experts. We work in a fast-paced hybrid-Agile environment with a focus on transparency, collaboration and hard work.

The Permit Plan is about uplifting how WorkSafe delivers authorisation and exemption services – collectively described as “permit”. Authorisations (licensing, certification etc.) applies to the highest risk work – so this is critical mahi for the health and safety of Aotearoa New Zealand!

About the role / Ō te tūranga

Reporting to the Permit Delivery Lead, this role is pivotal to designing how WorkSafe delivers it's permit role. We have designed our overarching approach, but we now need to ensure we have the detailed business processes, tools, and methodologies that will support our kaimahi to deliver this work across different permit regimes. The work you deliver will be picked up by others (including technology, change, learning) and needs to align to our overarching approach – so collaboration and communication are essential. You will participate in integrated sprint planning and daily stand-ups to ensure alignment, which will enable you to then get on with doing the doing.

There are two Fixed Term roles available (until June 2026).

What You'll Do/ Ko tōu ake mahi

• Use a transformative design approach to analyse existing business processes, identify inefficiencies, and lead the development of future-state processes.
• Conduct gap analyses, facilitate design workshops, and deliver process mapping and modelling outputs that directly inform system requirements.
• Apply risk assessment frameworks, regulatory alignment strategies, and Agile methodologies to drive continuous improvement and enhance compliance services.

What You'll Bring / Ko ngā pukenga ōu

• Experience in business analysis and process mapping preferably within a regulatory environment
• Facilitation and communication skills, as well as a deep understanding of process optimisation, stakeholder engagement, and change delivery.
• Able to present complex concepts clearly and build consensus will be critical as you work with cross-functional teams and guide the implementation of new processes and technologies
• Experience with technical writing (for example drafting procedures) is an advantage.

With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 

Salary range / Awhe utu

As part of our remuneration framework the full salary range for the position is from $92,849 to $122,424.  Note: KiwiSaver/SSRSS employer contribution is additional to/on top of your base salary.

How to apply / Me pēhea te tono

Click the apply link, complete an application form and submit a copy of your CV and cover letter.

For further information please contact careers@worksafe.govt.nz with any queries, or to find out more about working for us, go to Careers | WorkSafe.

WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru is an equal opportunity employer.  We value diversity and welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life.  We value the experience your point of difference could bring to us.

Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you. We look forward to reviewing your application and getting to know more about you.

Applications close on Tuesday 6 May 2025.