Economist

1 week ago

Canberra, Australia Australian Government - Department of Education, Skills and Employment Full time

APS Level 5
- Canberra, ACT
- $81,464 - $87,093

**About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations**
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces - supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

**The Role**
The Workforce Australia Policy and Analytics branch is looking for Economists at the APS5 level.

Workforce Australia is Australia’s suite of employment support programs. Workforce Australia is currently assisting over 800,000 Australian job seekers to find and maintain employment. Workforce Australia brings with it a range of interesting economic challenges, and the roles reflect this diversity.

The branch has sections focused on applied microeconomic policy analysis, econometric modelling, labour economics, microsimulation modelling, regulatory economics and market design, forecasting, and behavioural economics.

In return, we can offer competitive remuneration, a highly flexible and inclusive working environment, with generous terms and conditions. We offer the opportunity to work and learn from a range of highly experienced economists across varying disciplines, and the ability to move between areas of interest within the branch.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
Responsibilities of the APS Level 5 Economist may include:

- Engage in applied microeconomic reasoning to produce reports and briefs on a range of important policy issues.
- Contribute to the development and use of our microeconomic and macroeconomic models.
- Present on the findings from research and analysis to colleagues and senior executives within the department.
- Contribute to providing advice on behavioural economics, including the design and running of behavioural economics trials.
- Assist with econometric modelling.
- Perform other ad-hoc economic analysis and research tasks.

**Qualifications and Education**
- **Essential **- a degree or major in economics or a closely related discipline. An honours or advanced degree in economics will be highly regarded.
- **Desirable** - familiarity with and ability to conduct economic research and/or data analysis.

**How to Apply**
Applicants are required to provide up to a one-page summary (no more than 500 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department’s online recruitment system) you will also need to:

- upload a Curriculum Vitae
- provide contact details for 2 Referees.

**Eligibility**

**Citizenship** - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

**Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.**

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