Business Analyst

Tēnā koe. Nau mai ki te Kuratini Tuwhera.

The Kuratini Tuwhera (Open Polytechnic) is New Zealand's leading distance and online learning provider. We specialise in taking the learning to our students, focusing on enabling the success of approximately 30,000 student's each year. We're a place where you can make a difference.

At the Open Polytechnic we offer a wide range of learning disciplines from Real Estate to Social Work, Construction and Education. From our Academic Staff Members to our Student Journey Centre, we ensure our students are at the heart of everything we do, every step of the way.

We strive to be bold and our best so our students can be true to themselves.

About the role: Business Analyst

Open Polytechnic is currently recruiting for an experienced Business Analyst to join the IT & Strategic Projects team, the Open Polytechnic's hub for planning and delivery of strategic projects. If you want to grow your business analyst career and have a real desire to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

Our Business Analyst's are responsible for working closely with the business to anticipate and capture business requirements, perform business analysis, and then apply creative and innovative thinking to specify and design appropriate solutions. Working consultatively with business, you will understand business needs, offer informed advice, and translate into well-defined specifications.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Strong experience as a Business Analyst, someone who excels in understanding problems and gathering requirements to deliver business solutions
• Adept at dealing with ambiguity, connecting the dots, and working with complexity
• Experience in analysis, design and deployment of a range of business applications systems
• Great communication skills
• Experience working with CRMs and process automation
• Experience with working with rapid application development approaches e.g. Agile, Scrum
• A results-orientated approach with initiative, drive and a commitment to achieving objectives
• Great relationship-building skills
• An understanding of the tertiary education sector in New Zealand 

Salary range: $90,000 to $100,000

About us:

The Kuratini Tuwhera has a fantastic culture with a campus situated in the Hutt Valley. We offer our people free education (50% off for whanau), free car parking on campus, working from home (WFH) & flexible working options, a modernised working environment, subsidised school holiday programmes for your children, free fitness classes, and an on-site café.

We are proud of our kaimahi and value every contribution from all our people.

If this role sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Only applications submitted online will be accepted. Contact Melissa Macdonald at [email protected] with any questions about the role.

Applications close at 11pm on Sunday 23 January. Please note only online applications will be accepted. We will be reviewing applications as they come in. 

Noho ora mai. Tēnā koe.