Applying for a Position in the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA)

Application for employment Information for applicants

CONFIDENTIAL

Applying for a position in the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) These notes have been prepared to help you understand our recruitment process.

Thank you for your interest in the position of: Data Analyst

Your application has three elements:

1. Application form Please complete this in full, either electronically or in hard copy. If you submit an electronic version, you may be asked to sign it later.

2. Self-assessment form The self-assessment is targeted around the key success factors for the position you are applying for, rather that being a full assessment of your abilities.

3. Your CV and covering letter.

Applications close at 5.00 pm on: Wednesday 1 September 2010 Please send your application to: Anita Lala or email to: Recruitment Administrator [email protected] NZ Transport Agency PO Box 6995 Wellington 6141

Please mark envelope ‘Private and confidential’

NZTA policy NZTA selects the best person for the vacant position. This is determined by an assessment of each applicant against the criteria for the position. The key criteria are developed from the position description. All vacant positions are advertised internally in NZTA.

If you are applying for a position Complete the application and self-assessment form and forward this along with your CV and covering letter. You will receive acknowledgement of your application. If you want to know more about any aspect of the position, please contact the Recruitment Administrator above. Your query may be referred on to the appointing manager.

B1089130 Confidential Page 1 What happens next? The appointing manager will appoint an interview panel who will collectively shortlist applicants based on the key criteria. If you are unsuccessful in making the shortlist, you will be advised by letter or email, however this can sometimes be at the end of the whole process.

If you are shortlisted you will be contacted to arrange an interview and, if appropriate, other tests and assessments.

If you are asked to attend an interview, you have the opportunity to be supported at the interview by whanau and/or other group support. If you intend to bring such support with you, please let the appointing manager know in plenty of time before the interview so that the proper arrangements can be made for them. Any expenses involved in bringing support persons to an interview are your own responsibility.

B1089130 Confidential Page 2 Application for employment form CONFIDENTIAL

All information you provide on this application and its attachments will be treated as confidential by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA). The information is collected for the purpose of assessing your suitability for employment within NZTA. The information you provide on this form will be collected and held by our People and Capability team. If your application is successful, this information will be retained on your personal file. If you are not successful in your application, all the information provided to us in this recruitment process will be held for a period of 12 months and will then be appropriately destroyed.

Position Data Analyst

Location National Officer, Wellington

Vacancy number 2010/153

Address

Postcode

Phone Day Evening Mobile

Academic details

Name of institution Qualification Year passed

Other qualifications or formal attainments you consider relevant:

Are you studying at present? Yes (please provide details) No

Referees

B1089130 Confidential Page 3 Please provide three referees who are able to comment on your ability to meet the requirements of the positions. Your referees will only be contacted after receiving your express permission.

Name Relationship Phone

Basis of eligibility to work in New Zealand Yes No

Are you a New Zealander?

Are you a permanent resident of New Zealand?

Do you hold a current New Zealand work permit? If so, please provide permit expiration date.

Candidate background checking It is critical that people who work for NZTA are honest and trustworthy. In this application form you are asked to tell us about any health issues you have suffered in the past, for example, a medical or physical condition (including OOS or gradual process injury) that may affect your ability to perform the functions and responsibilities of the position. The NZTA has a key role in promoting road safety and staff are expected to set a good example to other road users so we also ask about any convictions that you have had. A criminal or traffic conviction will not necessarily exclude you from appointment, except that it is our policy not to appoint people who have had a conviction under the Land Transport Act 1998 for reckless or dangerous driving, careless driving resulting in loss of licence or driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you are the preferred appointee we will want to undertake further background checks including referee checks, criminal conviction check, driver licence check and health check. Please note that minor convictions may be concealed under the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004. If you want to know more about what this means for you, check the Ministry of Justice website www.justice.govt.nz. For some positions we will also want to check on such matters as bankruptcy and tertiary qualifications. The checks that are relevant for this position are listed later on this application form and we ask for your written authority to undertake these checks if you are the preferred candidate. Offers of appointment are conditional on the satisfactory completion of the checks. Any issues arising from the checks will be discussed with you and if they cannot be resolved satisfactorily, the conditional offer or contract of employment may be terminated. Sometimes these checks may not be completed until after commencing work with NZTA. If you have any queries about our background checking process, please contact the Recruitment Administrator.

B1089130 Confidential Page 4 Health, criminal convictions and financial background

Health Do you presently suffer, or have you suffered in the past, from any medical or physical condition (including OOS or gradual process injury) that may affect your ability to perform the functions and responsibilities of the position?

Yes (please provide all relevant details) No

Criminal/traffic safety Do you have any criminal, traffic, or transport related convictions or pending charges, or have you ever been fined for any traffic infringement offence (excluding parking infringements)? Remember that lesser convictions concealed under the Clean Slate Act should not be included here. Yes (please provide all relevant details) No

Financial Have you ever been declared bankrupt? Yes (please provide all relevant details) No

B1089130 Confidential Page 5 Self assessment form

CONFIDENTIAL Position title: Data Analyst

Please give two or three brief examples highlighting your experience and achievement against each success factor listed below. If you are unable to identify past experience in a key success factor, please provide details to demonstrate how you plan to develop that skill.

Key success factor Self assessment/strategy for development

Process Management:

Good at figuring out the processes necessary to get things done; knows how to organise people and activities; understands how to separate and combine tasks into efficient work flow; knows what to measure and how to measure it; can see opportunities for synergy and integration where others can't; can simplify complex processes; gets more out of fewer resources.

Customer Focus:

Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Functional/Technical Skills

Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.

Interpersonal Savvy:

Relates well to all kinds of people—up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organisation;

B1089130 Confidential Page 6 builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Problem Solving:

Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

B1089130 Confidential Page 7 Statistical information

Providing this equal employment opportunity (EEO) information is voluntary. It is used to support and inform our EEO programme which contributes to making the NZ Transport Agency a better place to work. This information will be entered into our human resources information system (HRIS), which is only accessible by human resources staff. This information is requested for statistical purposes and will only be reported in aggregated form to ensure that individuals cannot be identified. Once the information has been entered into our HRIS, this form will be destroyed. Similarly, the advertising information will be used statistically to inform our recruitment procedures.

Your gender Male Female

Where were you born? New Zealand Other (please state)

What ethnic group do you identify with NZ European most? NZ Maori Pacific (please specify) Other (please specify)

Advertising - Please tell us where you first heard about this vacancy (to help us target our advertising).

NZ Transport Agency website (www.nzta.govt.nz)

NZTA intranet (internal)

Seek website (www.seek.co.nz)

Word of mouth

NZ government jobs website (www.jobs.govt.nz)

Trade me Jobs (www.trademe.co.nz)

Newspaper (please state)

Other (please state)

Health - Do you live with the effects of an injury, a long standing illness or disability? Yes (please provide all relevant details) No

Thank you for helping us by completing this form.

B1089130 Confidential Page 8 Declaration I ……………………………………………………….. (full name) acknowledge that the NZ Transport Agency proposes to undertake the following background checks if I am the successful candidate at the end of this process:

− referee checks

− criminal convictions check I agree to the above background checks being undertaken. I declare that all information provided by me to the NZ Transport Agency, whether verbally or in writing, is true, accurate and complete and is not designed to mislead in any way. I understand and agree that any material misrepresentation or deliberate omission of a fact in my application may be justification for refusal of or, if employed, termination of my employment. I understand that this form, together with written material I have supplied and evaluative material including interview notes, will be held confidentially and used only for purposes of this job application. I will notify the NZ Transport Agency of any future changes to this information during the course of this application process or for my records if I am successful.

Applicant’s signature…………..………………………………………………………Date………..………

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