Senior Technical Change Advisor (12-Month Fixed Term Starting February 2026)

Bring your technical and stakeholder engagement experience and help customers adapt to changes with our data tools.

Mou | For you

Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing.

We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

Starting salary : $96,307 - $130,298 + superannuation

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ, the Way We Work and our benefits.

We want working for us... to work for you!!

Other benefits of joining our Stats whanau include :

• Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
• Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
• Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
• 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)

Te tunga | The role

This is a fixed term opportunity for 12 months on the Customer Data Tools Project (CDTP), ideally based in Wellington however Christchurch will be considered for the right candidate.

You will be a member of CDTP, working very closely with the Change Manager and reporting to the Unit Manager – Customer Services and Support Team 3.

This role plays a critical part in the success of customers requiring technical support to change their technical setups and adopt the future state.

This role would suit someone who can show :

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Supports initiatives to increase responsiveness to Maori.

Nou te rourou | What you bring

We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work.

We encourage you to be you in your application.

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, tell us what attracted you to this role, and tell us what you would bring to Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ.

Ko matou | About Us

Tatauranga Aotearoa – Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of

We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Maori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders.

Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa – data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply

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 are truly 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.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes.

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.

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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.