Associate Director, Property Economics

**We’re hiring**

Do you enjoy preparing economic advice for diverse and compelling client projects?

Are you seeking a role that is fulfilling and allows you to contribute to the future of our cities and regions?

Are you looking for career growth/advancement opportunities?

**Our role**

We are seeking an experienced property professional for a senior role within our economics team. The economics team operates nationally, and across a range of sectors for public and private clients.

If you are looking for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you. Our comprehensive onboarding process will allow you to come up to speed with the unique, collaborative way our business operates.

Investment in your growth is an integral part of our success. We provide structured career pathways to ensure staff are equipped with the skills needed to enhance their career potential.

Our collaborative way of working is what makes us different. Our teams are multidisciplinary and fluid, so you will work on varied projects with a range of talented urban professionals - continuing to learn and share your insights for the best client outcomes.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you must demonstrate the following, as essential requirements:

- A demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively in a team environment.
- A tertiary qualification in economics (highly preferred) or property, urban planning or related d_e_gree/discipline with exposure to economic principles.
- 7+ years’ experience within a similar role.
- Experience in researching, sourcing, manipulating and analysing statistical information, as well as monitoring and reporting on spatial trends.
- Technical understanding of the interrelationship between land use planning, economics and property.
- Strong research, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong report writing skills.
- High level of verbal and written communication, including public presentation skills.
- Effective planning & organising skills.
- Adaptability & flexibility in working with, and across, teams and functions.
- A professional commitment to striving for excellence.
- Mentoring and leadership skills.
- Experience with geographical information systems (GIS) highly regarded.

**About Ethos Urban**

We believe bringing collective intelligence to complex decisions delivers a better urban experience. Our towns and cities are always changing and we know this creates choices that can make a difference to the quality of urban life.

We believe we can always improve the urban life experience by creating engaging places that connect us to where we need to go, meet our changing needs and create opportunities for everyone to thrive.

For over 25 years our people have worked in partnership with the public and private sectors to provide them with the momentum to realise their ambitions for better places, communities and cities.

**Why work with us?**

The business of creating a better urban experience is a complex one. It requires patience, diligence, intelligence and perhaps most importantly, a passion for making a difference to our experience of urban life.

What we do and the way that we do it is unique. We view each project as a complex puzzle that requires different perspectives and alternative angles to solve it. At Ethos Urban, no one individual ever has the answer. It’s only when we bring people with different specialisations from different teams that we can see the full picture and then the way forward. We call it collective intelligence.

We back our people: We are proponents of flexible work, we provide generous leave provisions including purchased leave (up to 4 weeks annually in addition to your standard 4), 18 weeks paid parental leave regardless of your parental definition, paid study leave & access to transitional coaching. In addition, we cover your industry memberships, we provide an access to an array of great learning and personal development initiatives and incredible career pathways. For more please visit our website.

We have adopted the globally recognised United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as our ESG framework. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) is a clearly defined pathway to improving our world, and how business can align its goals and actions to help us all collectively get there.

How to apply