Graduate/analyst - Economics, Policy and Strategy

Utilities and Infrastructure | Water Policy and Management | Water Markets

Aither is a great place to work

**About Aither**

Aither exists to help governments and businesses make better decisions about globally significant issues.

We allow our clients to navigate uncertainty and complexity by providing clear, evidence-based analysis, insights and advice related to water, infrastructure, agriculture, natural hazards and the environment.

Combining economics, policy and strategy, our team of leading advisors help decision-makers to clarify their objectives, address the right problems and opportunities, and continuously improve.

Aither Pty Ltd is part of Ricardo plc, a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company.

About the opportunity

Aither is seeking graduates / analysts to meet growing demand across multiple practice areas of our business. As a Graduate, you will be engaged on diverse projects across a range of sectors including water, agriculture, infrastructure and the environment. You will contribute to the delivery of high-quality proposals and projects and support with client engagement activities. By collaborating and working with industry leading professionals, you will enhanceyour analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. you will be asked to contribute manage and deliver projects and drive thought leadership in your areas of expertise.

You are highly motivated and are passionate about making a positive difference.

About You
- Align with our values (refer to “Purpose” on our website)
- Intellectually motivated and academically accomplished
- Passionate about working on globally significant issues to create positive outcomes
- Thrive in an outcome-driven environment that values diversity and creativity
- A collaborator -you bring energy and enthusiasm for working with others throughout project delivery
- Initiative -you manage your time effectively and communicate actively
- Enthusiastic and interested in working across one or more of our consulting areas (refer to “Sectors” on our website)

About your practical experience

**Utilities and Infrastructure Consulting Area**
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in economics or a closely related discipline.
- Demonstrate the ability to:

- Translate analysis into clear and practical advice (written and verbal)
- Build financial and economic models or the ability to rapidly acquire the experience

**Water Policy and Management Consulting Area**
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in natural resource management, sustainability, public policy, economics or related discipline.
- Demonstrate the ability to:

- Problem solve and think laterally, and creatively
- Utilise primary and secondary research data to analyse and contribute to reports
- Increase knowledge of Australia’s urban and rural water sectors, including relevant policy, legislation and institutional arrangements

**Water Markets Consulting Area**
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in natural resource management, sustainability, public policy, economics or related discipline.
- Demonstrate the ability to:

- Manipulate, analyse, manage and present data in client-ready formats (ideally in Python)
- Provide working knowledge of water markets and/or other resource markets
- Problem solve and think laterally, and creatively

**Resilience and Adaptation Consulting Area**
- Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in natural resource management, sustainability, public policy, economicsor related discipline.
- Demonstrate the ability to:

- Problem solve and think laterally, and creatively
- Utilise primary and secondary research data to analyse and contribute to reports
- Translate analysis into clear and practical advice (written and verbal)

Finally
- Aither is a flexible workplace that offers consulting opportunities on a full-time and part-time basis.
- We seek people who demonstrate an ability to work effectively with individuals with diverse backgrounds. We are committed to diversity and inclusion.

We are currently recruiting to expand our rapidly growing team of consultants within Australia. Our offices are located in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide, with staff also located in Perth, Darwin and Sydney.

Application process
- Current CV
- Most up to date academic transcripts