Joining our Central Forecasting Team as an EL2 Director offers a unique opportunity to lead talented professionals in developing and maintaining forecasting infrastructure. This key role involves delivering projects that enhance Treasury's analytical frameworks and forecasts, requiring significant experience with modelling, a well-developed macroeconomic framework, and coding capabilities.
Job Overview
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing forecasting processes within the Macroeconomic Conditions and Population Division, maintaining and further developing Treasury's forecasting frameworks and infrastructure, building modelling and forecasting capabilities of staff across the division, leading the timely delivery of influential analysis to brief the Treasurer and Senior Treasury Executives on macroeconomic developments and policy settings, and supporting the delivery of a pipeline of strategic projects across the division.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage forecasting processes and develop strategic plans to meet divisional objectives.
* Maintain and further develop Treasury's forecasting frameworks and infrastructure.
* Build modelling and forecasting capabilities of staff across the division.
* Lead the timely delivery of influential analysis to brief the Treasurer and Senior Treasury Executives on macroeconomic developments and policy settings.
* Support the delivery of a pipeline of strategic projects across the division.
Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess a tertiary qualification in economics, econometrics, mathematics or public policy, along with at least eight years of relevant work experience. Strong experience in applied economic research and analysis, government policy development and assessment is highly desirable.
Benefits
This is a full-time role offering a dynamic and collaborative work environment, opportunities for professional growth and development, and the chance to contribute to the success of the Central Forecasting Team.