Assistant Director, Budget Policy Analyst

1 week ago

Canberra, Australia Department of Finance Full time

Budget Group / Budget Policy & Data Division / Data Governance and Analytics Branch
- Executive Level 1 ($122,240 - $148,030) | Ongoing | Full-time & Part-time
- Canberra, ACT

**ABOUT THE DIVISION**

Budget Policy and Data Division provides advice on whole-of-government budget trends and policy issues, budget processes, and methodologies for compiling budget estimates. Working closely with other central agencies, the Division coordinates the annual Budget process, including bringing together information from Finance Agency Advice Units and other central agencies to provide advice to Government.

The Division produces the Budget Process Operational Rules, provides guidance to portfolio agencies on their input into budgetary processes, and undertakes analysis and management of budget estimates in the Central Budget Management System. The Division is also responsible for Finance’s data governance and maintains a centre of expertise in data analytics to support the department.

**ABOUT THE BRANCH**

Data Governance and Analytics Branch manages a range of whole-of-government expenditure policy and frameworks, provides analysis and advice on program estimates and other expenditure trends, and coordinates and contributes to a range of key Budget products. The Branch is also responsible for enterprise data governance for Finance, as well as requests for Finance’s data under the _Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022_.

**ABOUT THE** OPPORTUNITY**

The Expenditure Trends Team is a diverse and vibrant team responsible for shaping whole-of-government expenditure policies and costing framework, developing budget publications on Government on functional expenses and non-taxation receipts, and supporting Finance senior executives’ engagements with esteemed bodies like the OECD Committee of Senior Budget Officials and visiting foreign delegations.

Working alongside the team, you will have exciting opportunities to undertake in-depth analysis and provide strategic advice on Commonwealth expenditure, including strategic/historic approaches to budget management and the Government efficiency dividend framework. You will play a vital role in engaging closely with stakeholders across Finance and Central Agencies on key budget matters. You will be involved in undertaking costings for complex whole-of-government policy proposals and developing whole-of-government expenditure and costing frameworks.

**DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION**

For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.

**ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES**
- Under section 22(8) of the _Public Service Act 1999_, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.

**CONTACT INFORMATION**
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.

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