Principal Policy Analyst

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Job Title :
• Principal Policy Analyst
• Role Type :
• Permanent, full-time preferred
• Location :
• Wellington City
• Salary Band & range
• C $119,376 - $153,670 depending on skills and experience
• About the Role - Korero mo te Turanga
• The Principal Analyst role sits within Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Cost Recovery Directorate.

MPI provides services which are critical to protecting New Zealand's biodiversity and the success of the primary industries.

Cost recovery policy is essential to ensuring MPI has sufficient funding to effectively deliver these services, and ensuring the right people pay the right price for the right service.

We ensure that MPI's price setting mechanisms are accurate, fair and are well regarded by industry and across the public service.The diverse nature of MPI keeps work varied and interesting.

You'll lead key cost recovery policy workstreams, which can include ensuring cost recovery is enabled in new legislation, business units understand our charging practices, and opportunities are identified to amend regulations to make them simpler for MPI and fee payers.As a Principal Analyst you will provide expert cost recovery and system level advice to identify solutions.

You'll support programme delivery and provide thought leadership, mentorship and coaching across the team.

Your work will help shape cost-effective policy options that support MPI's strategic direction and ensure charging regulations remain accurate and fit for purpose.In this role, you will :

You bring strong policy skills, fee and price setting experience, confidence in economic or financial analysis, and strong analytical skills.

You'll be a collaborative team member with excellent communication skills and a desire to mentor others.We're looking for someone with strong public sector experience and deep knowledge of regulatory policy processes.

You'll need to be confident with numbers and bring experience in fee and price setting not just financial analysis.

You will showcase your ability to use data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to guide decision making.You will bring :

We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit.

We're a small collaborative team making up half of the Cost Recovery Directorate.

We provide policy advice and set MPI's cost recovery settings while working alongside the Costing and Modelling team.

The team rely on each other for support and value connection with the wider Policy and Trade teams.

As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatu Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.To view the position description and / or apply online, please click "APPLY FOR THIS JOB" or visit the .

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