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Chief Insight Officer

Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Wellington
Applications close:
Posted 2 years ago
  • Key strategic role.
  • Influence the sector to create a better future for farmers.
  • Strong collaboration and partnerships focus.

Beef Lamb New Zealand ‘s vision is for sustainable and profitable farmers and thriving farming communities, valued by New Zealanders. Its purpose is to deliver insights and actions that drive tangible impact for farmers. This means the role of Chief Insight Officer is at the very heart of its success.

The Chief Insight Officer will co-design, develop and deliver a cross-organisational insights programme. They will be a key thought leader and be the eyes and ears for the organisation and industry. Their insights strategy will support B LNZ policy positions and make sure they are backed by hard data and sound analysis.

What you will do

In this role you will:

  • Build an organisation-wide insights strategy that
  • Identifies emerging risks and opportunities
  • Positions the sector as a thought leader on key issues
  • Enhances the ability to influence policy positions.
  • Builds trust and reputation for the sector
  • Collaborate and build partnerships both internally and externally to identify these insight needs and help deliver on them
  • Commission or undertake research that fits within the overall strategy
  • Lead the distillation and dissemination of results so they are easy to understand and compelling
  • Act as a spokesperson and engage with the media.

What you will bring

You will have:

  • A thorough understanding of research design, data and methodologies and significant experience in commissioning or undertaking research to build sound arguments and influence thinking
  • Experience in co-designing a strategy and its execution
  • The ability to translate findings into a story that is understandable and compelling
  • Great communication skills, strongly collaborative and customer driven
  • A strategic mindset, constantly keeping up with current and future policies, practices and trends affecting the sector
  • Concise and hard-hitting report writing skills with a focus on deliverables and the ability to project manage them through to completion.
  • Most likely a statistics, economics or science qualification or significant experience applying these skills in a research context.

Benefits

  • 2 additional days paid discretionary leave over Xmas/New Year period
  • 1 day paid leave for volunteer work that supports the agricultural sector/community
  • 2 weeks paid sick leave per annum upon commencement of employment
  • A fully-subsidised Group Life Insurance policy to the value of $100,000
  • Other benefits such as free flu jabs, eye tests, a peer-to-peer reward scheme (up to $100 per person per year) and the option to join B LNZs group health insurance scheme through Southern Cross.

About Beef Lamb New Zealand

Beef Lamb New Zealand is the farmer-owned, industry organisation representing New Zealand’s sheep and beef farmers. B LNZ invests farmer levies in programmes that grow the sheep and beef industry and provide sustainable returns now and for future generations. Its strategic priorities are supporting farming excellence, championing the sector and increasing market returns.

Entry to New Zealand from all countries remains strictly controlled to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. You may only apply for this role if you have the right to work in New Zealand. For information about New Zealand work or residence visas, please visit www.immigration.govt.nz

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Tuesday 8 March 2022
APPLY OR VIEW THE POSITION DESCRIPTION: www.jacksonstone.co.nz
REFERENCE: BH-8942

FURTHER ENQUIRIES: Nikki Franklin or John King on 04 550 8000

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