Analyst/Senior Analyst - Policy (Wholesale Markets)at Electricity Authority -
To meet these challenges and opportunities, we're evolving as an organisation - growing our capabilities, expanding our reach, and building a team ready to create a brighter, more sustainable future for Aotearoa. Our focus is on making a difference through bold thinking, collaboration, and delivering value for the communities we serve.About the roleAs a seasoned policy professional, the focus of your role will be to help create innovative, consumer-focused policy solutions to ensure Aotearoa's electricity sector works the best for consumers.
You will work on a variety of interesting projects and engage directly with sector participants and senior leadership at the Authority. You will lead to projects aimed at improving the performance of the wholesale electricity market, ensuring consumers have access to reliable power at the lowest possible cost.Our projects include initiatives to strengthen competition, encourage investment in new generation, improve access to risk management tools for managing price volatility, and provide more accurate and timely price signals.Our ideal candidates:A relevant qualification in public policy, law or economics, finance, engineering or businessPrior experience in in a policy or regulatory roleA proven track record of producing high quality workStakeholder management experience in Government and/or industryAn understanding of the relationships between the different parts of the electricity industry, including the likely incentives/drivers on participants is desirable but not necessaryAre you someone with the following?
Public sector and/or industry experienceStrong knowledge of competition policy and/or industry regulationExcellent written and verbal communications skillsThe ability to build and maintain relationships with a broad range of stakeholdersWhy work for us?Electricity plays a critical role in the quality of our lives and businesses.As an electricity kaitiaki our work is diverse, intellectually challenging and contributes to our communities, economy, environment, and the nation as a whole. We are a small but high-impact organisation where talented individuals can make a real difference.
We foster an open, collaborative environment that encourages quality, innovation, ongoing learning, and knowledge sharing.We support a healthy work-life balance and offer a range of benefits to support our teams.Competitive remunerationFlexible working optionsIndividual and organisational support for training and developmentAre you interested?If you're ready to make an impact and help shape the future of electricity in New Zealand, click 'apply now' and submit your cover letter and CV.For further details, you can find the position description by clicking the link below.
If you'd like to kōrero more about the role, please contact MyHR@ea.govt.nz.To apply for this role, you must have a legal right to work in New Zealand at the time of submitting your application.Applications close on Thursday, 31 July 2025 - but we may start considering applications as they are received, so don't wait!