A federal government agency providing analytical advice and insight on a range of economic and policy themes, supporting decision-making on complex, economy-wide policy questions, including those relating to labour markets and productivity
The Opportunity
* Newly created roles
* 2x positions available
Work on high-profile research programs exploring labour market efficiency, productivity, and workforce dynamics. Join a multidisciplinary team of economists, data scientists, and policy specialists, applying advanced modelling to complex linked administrative data to generate insights that inform national decision-making.
The project pipeline includes applying search and matching models to determine outcomes for specific cohorts, analysing labour market and productivity trends, and producing dashboards and visualisations to support evidence-based advice.
Flexible working arrangements are supported, with most team members attending the office around two days per week.
The Role
You will:
* Support analysis and modelling across multiple high-impact research programs
* Apply search and matching models to understand outcomes for specific cohorts
* Analyse labour market and productivity trends, producing dashboards and visualisations to guide evidence-based advice
* Assist and mentor team members, contributing to high-quality, timely analytical outputs across a multidisciplinary, dispersed team
The work is primarily undertaken in Azure Databricks using PySpark, but the team is flexible and also uses R and SQL. Visualisations are delivered via Highcharts, Power BI, R Shiny and Qlik, ensuring insights are accessible, reproducible, and well-documented.
The Ideal Person
You are an experienced data scientist or applied economist with a strong interest in labour markets, productivity and workforce dynamics, and you enjoy working at the intersection of data, economics and public policy.
You may be coming from organisations including ABS, ATO, Treasury, DEWR, Health, DSS or Big 4/Economic focused consulting.
You may have worked on economic modelling, workforce analysis, productivity research, skills forecasting or evaluation work, and are comfortable applying advanced quantitative methods to real-world policy questions.
You bring:
* Experience applying advanced quantitative methods, including multilevel modelling and Bayesian inference
* Experience with labour market analysis, applied economics, workforce dynamics or productivity research
* Robust and methodical approach to analysis whilst being skilled at translating complex data into actionable policy insights
Australian citizenship and existing Baseline clearance is mandatory
Salary / Rate
This is a full-time contract commencing in February for an initial 12 month contract with 12 month extension
A rate is not listed; however, my estimation range is $135/hr - $160/hr based on skills and experience.
How to Apply
To apply online, please click on the appropriate link.
Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Lucas Walker on quoting ref no. 21228
HorizonOne is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and we encourage applications from people of all cultures, capabilities and backgrounds.