The Ministry is a great place to work for many reasons, but some of the best features of working for us are:
- Meaningful work with real outcomes for our ethnic communities
- Career development opportunities
- Competitive remuneration
- A truly flexible working environment
We would love for you to join our team.

Principal Analyst - Analytics, Monitoring and Evaluation
Are you an experienced Principal Analyst looking for a new and exciting area to work in, or are you seasoned Senior Analyst looking to make a step up? If yes, we at the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, are looking for a Principal Analyst to join our Team.
The Principal Analyst is a thought leadership position at the Ministry and is a critical role. You will be working closely with your manager, the Director and other principles within the team and across the organisation to support delivery of the Ministry's work programme and priorities to build and strengthen the Ministry's evidence base.
Location: Wellington
Type: Permanent
Closing date: 12 July 2026
Principal Advisor Governance and Accountability
As a Principal Advisor, you will lead the Ministry's governance and accountability functions, strengthen the quality and discipline of organisational decision-making and ensuring the Ministry
delivers credible, high-quality accountability to Ministers and Parliament.
Working closely with the Director Corporate Services, you will support and enable Leadership to ensure best practice governance activity, and the effective operation of leadership and Governance committee processes.
Location: Wellington
Type: Permanent
Closing date: 13 July 2026

We appreciate your interest in joining our team. At this time, we do not have any available vacancies.
We encourage diversity and champion equity at the Ministry. If there is any support that we can provide to make the recruitment process as accessible for you as possible, please reach out to us at humanresources@ethniccommunities.govt.nz.