• Join a collaborative and professional team to further develop your skills, knowledge, and experience in a highly respected workplace.
• Lead computable general equilibrium and other economic modelling tasks on a range of Government policy issues.
• Enjoy flexible work arrangements and receive access to quality learning and development opportunities.
• Benefit from a supportive culture and short commute to work.

About You

We are looking for a motivated, interested and capable economic modeller with lots of potential to join our small team. You will work as part of a highly skilled team of professionals and because of this and the breadth of issues that we deal with, you will have plenty of opportunity to develop your skills and experience.

Ideally you will have:

• strong economic modelling skills or the ability to pick up those skills in a short amount of time;
• a strong desire to develop your skills, experience and judgement;
• a willingness to take on a range of responsibilities and tasks;
• a capacity to understand economic and other data;
• leadership capability to motivate people to achieve shared goals;
• the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders; and
• plenty of potential.

We are looking for the best person for the role and they could come from a broad range of backgrounds. If you have these attributes, we would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about the role and how you could be successful in it.

This position may interest people who are looking for positions called policy advisor, policy officer, policy coordinator, economist or economic analyst.

About us

Treasury is a small (350+) central government agency that provides economic, financial, and policy advice and services to support the Tasmanian Government priorities and improve the wellbeing of the Tasmanian community.

We offer flexible work arrangements, job rotation, generous leave provisions (including purchased leave, 18 weeks paid parental leave, gender affirmation, disability, and Aboriginal cultural leave), incremental pay increases, and a supportive culture where you can reach your potential.

You can hear from Treasury staff here - Staff Insights | Treasury and Finance Tasmania

Find out more about working at Treasury here - Working at Treasury | Treasury and Finance Tasmania

We welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We want candidates to reach their full potential in interview and recruitment activities. That’s why we make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process to enable people with disability, illness, and injury to fully participate. Please tell us what supports or adjustments you need to fully participate in the process.

About the Branch

The Economic Policy Branch provides economic policy advice to other agencies and to the Government on various issues including areas of significant policy and regulatory reform, industry assistance, fee and royalty policies, competition policy, economic modelling (including computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling), cost-benefit analysis, and competitive neutrality. The Branch monitors trends in the Tasmanian and Australian economies, prepares economic forecasts and undertakes analysis and modelling to inform advice on a range of economic and related issues.

Find out more about our Branch here - Economy | Treasury and Finance Tasmania

Hours per fortnight

Up to 73.5 - hours flexible - talk to us about how this could work for you. We are open to considering a range of flexible work options including part-time hours.

Desirable Requirements

A relevant qualification or equivalent experience.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Please download the Statement of Duties and Advice to Applicants below:

 724830 - Statement of Duties - Specialist Economic Modeller.docx

 724830 - Statement of Duties - Specialist Economic Modeller.pdf

 Advice to Applicants - Treasury.pdf

 Advice to Applicants - Treasury.DOCX

How to apply

We strongly encourage you to chat to the person listed below to gain a good understanding of the role and how it fits with your career.

To apply, please provide a copy of your current Resume and Short Form Application (maximum 2 pages) outlining your experience, skills, and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties. Refer to the 'Advice to Applicants' documents for further information.

To submit your application, please click the "Apply Now" button. You will be prompted to complete an online application form and to attach your Resume and your two page Short Form Application (please note that you can upload .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, and .txt file types only). Referee details are submitted as part of the online application process, so ensure you have the contact details for two referees before doing this.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact Recruitment via email recruitment@treasury.tas.gov.au before the closing date.

For more information

Craig Tipping 
Acting Director 
Email: craig.tipping@treasury.tas.gov.au
Phone: (03) 6145 5832