Associate Director, Planning Housing

**Expressions of Interest**

**Associate Director, Planning Housing & Infrastructure**
- ** Employment Type**:Temporary, with the possibility of ongoing for at grade applicants.
- **Employment period**:Up to 12 months
- **Grade/Band**:Clerk Grade 11/12
- **Location**:Sydney CBD, Flexible & hybrid working options available
- **Applications Close**:Monday 18 November 2024 at 9:59am

**Your day as an Associate Director**

Our focus is on driving outcomes budgeting to deliver effective and impactful public spending. We support our partners to plan and deliver improved public services and major capital projects.

The Planning, Housing and Infrastructure branch within the Transport, Infrastructure, and Investment division provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Treasury and the Treasurer on government policy and budget proposals impacting the DPHI portfolio. It advises on major policy reforms related to planning, housing, lands, government property, and natural disaster recovery and mitigation. The branch collaborates with agencies and treasury colleagues to prepare the annual State Budget and the Half-Yearly Review, manages Treasury relationships with Executive and portfolio agencies, monitors the financial and performance metrics of these agencies and partners with them to foster a strong and sustainable NSW economy.

Your typical day-to-day in the Planning, Housing and Infrastructure branch, you will see you play a key leadership role within Treasury and the P&B team to deliver high-quality outcomes that underpin strategic project and policy development, implementation, and evaluation.

Your role will be to analyse and provide advice on policy, regulatory, financial and economic issues facing government agencies delivering infrastructure. This will involve establishing sound relationships with Treasury and agency contacts for the collaborative monitoring of performance and the implementation of change.

Proactively building robust relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders is paramount, as is your contribution to improving the delivery of outcomes across the NSW Government through effective communication, collaboration, and advocacy with Treasury teams and agency counterparts.

You will be joining our Policy and Budget Group and will be working within the Planning, Housing and Infrastructure team.

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**Interested in working with us**

**Achieve success as an Associate Director**

In this integral role there are a few things we would like for you to have to best support yourself and add value to the people of NSW.
- Advanced financial literacy skills and a high level of experience in financial analysis and/or analysing complex policies from an economic perspective.
- Detailed understanding of the public sector environment and decision-making processes, providing public policy advice.
- Experience in leading, motivating, and managing a cohesive and high-performing team of professionals.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise leadership, engage, negotiate, and influence in dealings with diverse stakeholders.
- Knowledge and understanding, or the demonstrated ability to develop an understanding, of the NSW Government’s policies and programs
- Tertiary or postgraduate qualifications in public policy, economics, finance, accounting, law, business, or a related disciple.

**Enrich your career with the NSW Treasury**

You will have an invaluable opportunity to create a positive impact for the people of New South Wales. You will be challenged to provide the best outcomes possible in this role while developing and growing your own skills.

When you join Treasury, you join an organisation that is a whole-of-government financial and economic advisor. Treasury is a critical component of the government and provides advice that informs a wide range of financial, economic and policy driven work for the state of NSW.

As you contribute your expertise, you’ll engage in continuous **Professional Development**, acquiring essential skills such as:

- understanding of the role that NSW Treasury plays in fiscal management and supporting a range of complex, dynamic and cross-cutting policy issues
- providing intellectual input, thought leadership and critical analyses of data, research, modelling and analysis
- delivering high-quality advice that will support and build Treasury’s capability and reputation
- leading the development of P&B skills, knowledge, and abilities to deliver Treasury Business Outcomes
- build and maintain constructive and collaborative relationships with stakeholders across Treasury.

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**Application process**:

- an up-to-date resume detailing your knowledge, skills, and experience in relation to the role
- cover letter (no more than 2 pages)
- partake in a behavioural bas