Associate Economist

**Associate Economist - Career Launch Program**

**Economic Strategy and Productivity - Multiple Roles**
- **Employment Type**: Ongoing
- **Classification / Grade / Band**: Clerk Grade 1/2
- **Remuneration**: $73,522 - $79,931 p.a. plus Superannuation and Leave Loading
- **Hours Per Week**: 35 hours
- **Flex Leave**:Earn flex leave of up to 24 days per year.
- **Location**: Sydney CBD with flexible, hybrid working options available
- **Applications Close**: Sunday 17 November 2024 at 11.59PM

**Stepping into the heart of the NSW Government**

You will have an invaluable opportunity to play a part in the creation of positive impacts 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 skills.

Treasury is the whole-of-government financial and economic advisor. Treasury’s role is critical to government, providing advice informing a wide range of policy for the delivery of public services and economic development in New South Wales.

**Enrich your career with the NSW Treasury**

NSW Treasury is looking for new and recent graduates wanting to commence a career in public policy economics.

Helping to ensure you make a successful start, you will build on your background to develop and improve your skills and knowledge in core areas, including:

- understanding public sector policy development and implementation practices, processes, and institutional arrangements, including legislative and budgetary processes
- time management when faced with complexity, and uncertainty
- how to build and maintain strong working relationships with mentors, managers and colleagues.

You will join our Economic Strategy and Productivity Group, which includes the NSW Productivity & Equality Commission, working within either the Centre for Economic Evidence, Markets & Regulation Division, Macroeconomy Division or Revenue Division. Read more about your future Group and Division.

The Associate Economist role is structured within a twelve month development program, The program comprises placements to teams within the ESP Group, dedicated training sessions with your cohort, and other professional development opportunities. You will be exposed to a broad range of work content and issues. Working with multiple internal and external stakeholders will develop your network and help you to understand your career options in public policy. The specialised knowledge, skills and experience you gain will give you a competitive edge to progress into other roles at the end of the program.

Within your placements you will contribute to the development of economic advice and analysis, informing policy development, implementation, and government decision making. This includes research and analysis, contributing to the assessment of economic impacts, and the evaluation of policy proposals, across a range of state government public policy contexts.

**Investing in you**

You will be joining a diverse and welcoming group of people in the Economic Strategy and Productivity Group. We will support you to ensure that you have the most positive experience in starting your career in a new job and work environment, including providing you with an experienced ‘Buddy’.

Some of the benefits of working for NSW Treasury include:

- Flexible hybrid working at our CBD office in Martin Place, Sydney.
- The ability to accrue quarterly flex time for any hours worked over the standard 35 hour working week, supporting work life balance.
- A commitment to continuous learning and investment in your career. Subject matter experts will share their knowledge and expertise during in-house education sessions, and online training is at your fingertips.
- A healthy workplace, mentally and physically. Our commitment to **Wellbeing at Treasury **includes opportunities to connect with colleagues to boost social connection, support services, and seminars on creating better financial health and physical and psychological wellbeing.
- A range of leave provisions to support you with your needs in and out of work including generous paid parental leave, carers leave, and more.

Read more about our benefits.

**Achieve success as an Associate Economist**

The Associate Economist role requires:

- relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience in economics, public policy, or a related field
- the flexibility and adaptability to respond quickly when situations change
- undertaking research and analysing information to make recommendations based on relevant evidence
- writing that is well structured and easy to follow
- basic knowledge of public economics (desirable)

We are also committed to providing you with access to learning and development programs to help you achieve your performance objectives and career goals. Read more about how we invest in you.

**Interested in working with us?**

We would love to learn more about you

**How to Apply**
- an up-to-date resume detailing your knowledge, s