Business Analyst jobs

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• Flexible working arrangements; Perks including insurance and discount schemes
• Career development and training opportunities
• Located in Bay of Plenty, choose either Tauranga or Whakatāne

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and adaptable Business Analyst to join our Digital team and support a major programme of core systems and business process improvement across the organisation. Alongside core BA responsibilities, this role will be the primary point of coordination for testing and data migration activities, working closely with business users, subject matter experts, vendors, and technical teams. Our team prides itself on understanding our people and their work and co-creating solutions that support seamless customer experiences and positive outcomes for our community.

Ngā āhuatanga o te mahi / Details of the job

This is a fixed term role (40 hours a week) until September 2028 that can be based in either our Whakatāne or Tauranga offices:

This role is expected to:

• Take primary responsibility for coordinating testing across a major organisation-wide systems and process change programme, including developing the test approach and plan, coordinating test preparation and execution, supporting defect management, and providing clear reporting on test progress, risks, and readiness.
• Work closely with Business Analysts and subject matter experts to prepare, validate, and document data mappings, transformation rules, data quality requirements, and business decisions.
• Coordinate data migration activities between business teams and the technical team responsible for extracting, transforming, loading, and reconciling data.
• Support data cleansing, validation, reconciliation, and migration testing to help ensure data is complete, accurate, and fit for purpose.
• Maintain clear test and data migration plans, actions, dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions, escalating matters where needed.
• Work across our organisation to engage with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and define business requirements, ensuring solutions meet business needs and deliver value.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, influence project decisions, assess the risks of various solutions, and prioritise competing business demands.
• Capture business needs, understand customer journeys, and define user requirements.
• Identify and drive business process improvement opportunities using digital tools, automation, and system enhancements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to deliver additional value using our existing technology and information assets.
• Continue to contribute to broader Business Analyst activities across strategic digital initiatives and organisational change programmes as priorities require.

Ō pūmanawa | Your skills and experience

To be successful, you will need:

• Proven Business Analyst experience delivering complex business and digital change.
• Experience coordinating testing activities across large or multi-functional initiatives.
• Experience supporting data migration, data quality and reconciliation activities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and requirements gathering skills.
• A track record of identifying and delivering business process improvements.
• Excellent planning, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A collaborative, adaptable and outcome-focused approach.
• Experience supporting the delivery of complex technology-enabled business change programmes would be highly regarded.

Ko wai mātou | Who we are

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is responsible for land, air and water, public transport, and economic development. A major focus of our work involves looking after the environment. We manage the effects of people's use of freshwater, land, air and coastal water. However, we also have a broader responsibility with others for the economic, social, and cultural well-being of the regional community.

We are a values-driven organisation that really cares about people. Highlights of working at Toi Moana include:

• Varied and challenging work that makes a real impact on the community and environment.
• Opportunities for growth, learning and development.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Company Insurance and discount schemes.
• A competitive remuneration and holiday leave package, including extra paid leave over Christmas/New Year.

A highly competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience will be offered to the successful candidate.

This role can be located in Tauranga or Whakatāne.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

Click APPLY NOW or contact Louisa Grützmacher, Business Analyst Team Leader on 0800 884 880 for a confidential discussion.

To access a copy of Te Tūranga Mahi (Job Description) please click on the following link or copy and paste it into your web browser: https://tinyurl.com/yc75hfcm

NB: To apply for this job, you must have the legal right to be able to work in New Zealand and also a current, valid driver's licence.

Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 4 November 2026 and will only be accepted online.