EL1 - Assistant Director - Economics and Insights

2 weeks ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Randstad - Business Support Full time $100,000 - $120,000 per year
  • Paying between 75-85ph + super
  • 12 month contract assignment with potential for extension
  • Surry Hills NSW location
  • Working 8:30am-5:00pm Monday to Friday

About the Role

Our client are a world-leading funding scheme that supports and improves the lives of people who live with a disability. They are currently seeking an Assistant Director - Economics and Insights to come in and join their team in Surry Hills NSW on a 12 month contract assignment with potential for extension.

Candidates for this position must have Superior analytical and problem-solving skills applied to understanding complex economic issues and working toward practical solutions, coupled with a postgraduate degree in economics and econometrics, or similar, and Proficiency with a major statistical software package (R, Python, Stata, SAS).

As an Assistant Director you will be leading small teams to deliver economic research and analysis

to support evidence-based decision making on complex economic and pricing policy.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Work with likeminded individuals on a quest to address the unique challenges of the care economy and human services markets.
  • Engage in theoretical and practical policy considerations regarding the current and future states of the supports markets.
  • Apply statistical and economic modelling and research methods, using large datasets, to understand the functioning of markets and propose ways of improving it.
  • Address information asymmetries and market failures by carefully designing pilot studies that fill information gaps and test new solutions.
  • Work effectively across teams and departments, and in collaboration with experts and academics, to understand priorities and build a shared understanding.
  • Make major impacts on the allocation of the Scheme resources that are projected to grow

About the Economics and Insights Team

  • The team examines a range of cross-cutting economic issues in the organisation and broader care sectors using economic analysis, research frameworks, and modelling Tools.
  • The Team applies economic thinking and advanced data analysis to support the organisations pricing decisions that maximise participant wellbeing from available resources while preserving Scheme sustainability at the same time.

About You

You will be a senior level professional with a strong background in Economist work, with proven experience and reliability in previous positions.

The successful candidate will possess:

Essential criteria

  • Must hold Australian Citizenship
  • Superior analytical and problem-solving skills applied to understanding complex economic issues and working toward practical solutions.
  • Structured thinking about quantitative and qualitative problems, and development of analytical frameworks.
  • Quantitative mindset with technical skills to handling and analyse data
  • Competence in building and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships, both internal and external.
  • Ability to pass any of the following checks as required: National Criminal History Records Check (NCHRC), Working with Children/Vulnerable People Check (where required), Company specific Worker Screening Check, Security Clearance (where required), and satisfactory referee reports

Desirable criteria

  • A postgraduate degree in economics and econometrics, or similar
  • Experience working on the economic challenges of the care economy
  • Proficiency with a major statistical software package (R, Python, Stata, SAS).

What's in it for you?Working as a contractor with Randstad comes with many benefits including:

  • Access to our benefits platforms offering discounts at a range of huge retailers
  • 3 x pay runs per week ensuring you are always paid within the week
  • Exclusive access to roles before we go to market
  • Access to our employee assistance program services, including counselling services

If this is of interest, please send your CV along with a cover letter to

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.



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