45-2023 El1 Assistant Director and El2 Director

Treasury is seeking talented, team-orientated and motivated leaders across Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne to fill Assistant Director and Director positions in its Macroeconomic Group. Positions are available in the Group's Macroeconomic and Policy Division (MAPD) and Macroeconomic Conditions Division (MECD). The merit pool may be used to fill further vacancies within Treasury.

**About the roles**:
To assist applicants to determine suitability for EL1 or EL2 positions, please refer to the Integrated Leadership System (ILS).

**MAPD Positions**:
Applicants will be required to have relevant experience and skills to:

- draw on and develop economic and public policy frameworks and models to provide expert advice and solve complex problems.
- communicate complex issues and make policy recommendations in a compelling manner to a variety of audiences.
- develop and manage a range of stakeholder relationships and establish and maintain internal and external networks.
- build team capability through coaching others, providing performance feedback, conflict resolution and encouraging career development.
- recommend strategic directions for the unit, effectively manage conflicting priorities when achieving outcomes and manage workstreams within the unit to deliver results.
- work collaboratively to build team capability and deliver on team outcomes.
- act as the Director of the unit when required (for EL1 role).

**MECD Positions**:
The MECD has opportunities across several units to cover issues including domestic demand, the international economy, the external sector, industry analysis and macro econometric modelling.

Applicants will be required to have relevant experience and skills to:

- prepare macroeconomic forecasts using models, macroeconomic frameworks and professional judgement.
- present forecasts and other outputs to other staff and management across the Macroeconomic Group.
- prepare Budget material, briefings to ministers and senior officials, speeches, replies to parliamentary questions and other correspondence.
- assist SES officers to build team capability through coaching others, providing performance feedback to junior staff and considering their own and others’ career development.
- manage a small team of staff to complete quantitative and qualitative tasks.
- develop and maintain productive relationships with other government agencies and with stakeholders in the private sector and in academia.
- recommend strategic directions for the unit, and effectively manage contending priorities when achieving outcomes.
- build team capability through coaching others, providing performance feedback, conflict resolution and encouraging career development.
- represent Treasury at whole of government and/or industry meetings.
- act as the Director of the unit when required (for EL1 role).

**Specialist Macroeconometric Modelling positions (MECD)**:
The positions in the Macroeconometric Modelling Unit of MECD require specialist responsibilities, including:

- development, maintenance and use of the Treasury Macroeconometric Model of Australia for forecasting and scenario assessment.
- communicating model results including the ability to explain key drivers within the model, and how the results would change under different assumptions and inputs.

The successful applicants will have a strong analytical mindset and demonstrate experience in modelling and/or undertaking econometric work.

**Desirable Qualifications / Experience**
- Tertiary qualification(s) in a relevant field, including, but not limited to, economics, mathematics, or public policy.
- Experience in one or more of the following will be particularly well-regarded:

- Economic research and analysis
- Government policy development and assessment
- Relevant private-sector experience.

**Job contacts**:
For further information about the roles, please contact: