Assistant Advisor, Planning Housing

**Assistant Advisor, Planning Housing & Infrastructure**
- **Employment Type**: Ongoing
- **Classification / Grade / Band**: Clerk Grade 3/4
- **Remuneration**: $82,193.00 - $90,001.00; plus, Superannuation and Leave Loading
- **Location**: Sydney CBD, Flexible & hybrid working options available
- **Applications Close**: Thursday, 13 February 2025 at 9:59am

**Your day as an Assistant Advisor**

The **Transport, Infrastructure and Investment** division of NSW Treasury works with various clusters to improve public services and major projects. They focus on effective budgeting to ensure impactful public spending. The Planning, Housing and Infrastructure branch advises on policy and budget proposals, helps prepare the State Budget, manages relationships with key agencies, monitors their performance, and collaborates to build a strong and sustainable NSW economy.

As an **Assistant Advisor**you will contribute to analysis and advice to senior management, the Treasurer and Cabinet committees on policy, regulatory, financial and/or economic issues facing government agencies and businesses.

You will support the assessment of budget proposals as part of the delivery of the NSW Budget and undertake research and analysis to support sound and implementable recommendations enabling broader public sector outcomes.

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 **Transport Infrastructure & Investment Division, /Planning Housing & Infrastructure Team**. Read more about your future Group and Division.

**Interested in working with us**

**Achieve success as an Assistant Advisor**

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.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in finance, economics, accounting, public administration, public policy, law or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake financial analysis or analyse public policy from an economic perspective.
- Demonstrated ability to consider differing perspectives and manage external stakeholder relationships supporting the delivery of policy advice and budget products, under supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake research and draft briefing materials for Treasury Executive and Ministerial Offices, under supervision.
- Relevant work expereince post university would be highly regarded.
- Ability to work collaboratively and as part of a team.

**Investing in you**

The team you will join is made up of a diverse and welcoming group of people. We understand what starting a new job is like, and to ensure you have the most positive experience we will ‘Buddy’ you up with a team member to help settle you in.

Just some of the **benefits** of working with Treasury include:

- Flexible hybrid work at our Sydney office with 35-hour standard weeks
- Accrual of flex time for extra hours worked, promoting work-life balance.
- Ongoing learning opportunities through expert-led sessions and online training
- Wellbeing programs to support your mental and physical health.
- Various leave options, including paid parental and carers leave.

Read more about our benefits and how we invest in you.

**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:

- undertaking research and analysis that will contribute to the development of budget and policy advice
- supporting the development of Treasury policy positions and advice on financial and policy matters
- supporting Treasury relationships with NSW Government agencies
- developing a good understanding of the role of Treasury and key processes and relationships
- meeting tight and sometimes competing deadlines and negotiating competing priorities
- building and maintaining good working relationships with agencies and managers and colleagues across NSW Treasury.

Gather more insights about Careers at Treasury and learn more about how you can transform your career in a central government agency invested in you.

**Application process**:

- a short cover letter detailing your interest in the ro