Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Portfolio Analyst (Rolling Intake)
Wellington
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- NZD 87672 / Year
- Apply by 27 Feb 2025
- Start date Ongoing
Join the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office as a Portfolio Analyst, providing strategic insights and data analysis in Wellington, NZ.
Your role
Responsibilities
- Contribute to portfolio management advice for strategic and operational governance forums.
- Manage portfolio data analysis, insights, and reporting.
- Provide guidance to delivery teams for compliance with data quality standards.
- Develop and maintain high-quality portfolio data and reports.
- Conduct financial analysis and insights on the portfolio.
- Track portfolio and project KPIs.
About you
Qualifications
- Be experienced in data collation, analysis, and providing insights to stakeholders.
- Support stakeholders in understanding requirements and ensuring quality information.
- Build successful relationships and collaborate effectively within a team.
- Have an understanding of tikanga and te ao Māori, or a willingness to learn.
Compensation & benefits
The role offers a salary range of NZD 87,672 to 103,143, including a 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution, based on experience.
Training, development & rotations
MFAT provides leadership, talent, training, and development opportunities, along with flexible work options.
Career progression
This role offers a chance to develop assurance and advisory skills, with potential for growth in portfolio and project management environments.
How to Apply
Submit your CV and cover letter. For a confidential discussion, contact Morag Wiley. Applicants must be New Zealand Citizens or Permanent Residents and eligible for a NZ Government National Security clearance at the Confidential level. Applications close at 9 pm on Thursday, 27th February, 2025.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- New Zealand Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Note taking, email correspondence, attending meetings, assessing policy and internation standards for trade.
Day to day responsibilities is heavy on reporting and writing responses to OIA's and Ministerial. Could do with more work specific on briefings etc.
I find my day-to-day responsibilities to be quite light and oftentimes find myself bored. I would prefer to be a lot busier
About the employer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
3.8
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
Let MFAT introduce you to the world of policy, and we'll show you how you can make a difference for Aotearoa's place in the world.
Pros and cons of working at Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
Pros
The ability to have a tangible impact on the world and for people, for example helping partner countries reduce their carbon emissions and develop their renewable energy sector.
The diversity and pace of work. Every day is different and the work changes quickly. It makes it difficult to be bored.
The team culture and rewarding work.
Plenty of opportunity to progress career with a range of amazing opportunities and the ministry shows a commitment to expanding our knowledge and experiences to make us better all-round foreign policy officers.
We had an 8-week induction program, where we learnt core writing skills, completed foundational courses about key topics, and learnt the systems we use on a day-to-day basis.
Cons
It generally takes 4-6 years to go on posting.
The pressure and demands of the work. Often longer hours are needed to get the work done.
There is a strong culture of overwork.
Lack of social connectedness in the workplace, very hard to start work here with so much institutional knowledge.
The level of support from your team varies throughout the ministry.