Analytics and Research in Government Graduate Programs & Internships

Government & Public Service

The ARG programme is a multi-agency initiative to build capability in data, analytics and research across Government.

These critical insights inform the way government makes decisions, from policy changes to operational and financial decisions – ARG is a crucial part of creating a better Aotearoa for all New Zealanders. To do this we need a wide range of perspectives working across government to ensure we’re doing the best for all New Zealanders.

We want you to experience life working in government and have the chance to apply the skills you’ve learned in university into real-world projects through our Internship Programme.

Recruitment Process

Applications for the 2024/2025 Internship Programme are now open!

Applications are open for students from all degree backgrounds with a keen interest in research and/or data and analytics.

Internship Programme process:

Online application form (you will need to provide your CV/Resume and Academic Transcript)
Video Interview (a one-way video interview with 4 short questions)
In-person or virtual live interview

Remuneration & Career Growth

The Analytics and Research in Government internship programme offers unparalleled development opportunities. Our aim is to give each ARG intern the opportunity and support to be the best they can be.

Some aspects of the development programmes include:

Technical training (data visualization, algorithms and modelling etc.)
Introduction to government data system frameworks
Writing and presentation skills
Te Ao Māori learning
Problem-solving workshops

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score

4.1

Overall score based on 10 reviews

They Score Best in…

9.3

Culture

8.7

Diversity

9.3

Work Hours

What Graduates Say About Them

Fantastic team and very meaningful work.
Data team with a tight relationship with policy teams gives me the best of both worlds - influencing public policy and making a difference while working with technologies that interest me. Freedom to do what you want, control your workload, high levels of trust. Good work life balance, work rarely follows me during home time.
A lot of very interesting data (and a lot of it!) which can be used in ways to help ACC clients / other people, relatively sophisticated IT infrastructure and a really good place to learn about enterprise infrastructure in the context of analytics.
Learning about public sector, getting help from people around me
Very supportive manager and ARG rep.

Laptops are kinda slow at MBIE, as is the onboarding process and dealing with ICT and Datacom. I was given a giant gamer laptop all the bells and whistles - one year into the job and it still somehow grinds to a halt! Outlook, Teams and/or our record management system is almost certain to give me grief on any given day.
Duration of time for getting access.
Drink too much coffee?
Few other interns
The work that I was doing at times got quite repetitive.

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