ACCC Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Analyst, APS6 (EA2025/198) to join our team at the ACCC.
As a Senior Analyst, you will work under the limited direction of Assistant Directors or Directors and be responsible for a range of work, including:
- Undertaking investigations and competition analysis of mergers across a wide range of industries, and presenting that analysis in recommendations to ACCC Commissioners and Senior Managers.
- Carrying out economic, legal or data advice and analysis.
- Conducting consultations with market participants and managing relationships with key stakeholders.
- Liaising with other Australian Government agencies and overseas competition and consumer agencies about the ACCC’s mergers work.
- Supervising and developing junior staff.
- Assisting with the review of decisions by the Australian Competition Tribunal, assisting with litigation in the Federal Court including preparation of instructions for the ACCC’s lawyers and liaison with expert consultants.
The suitable candidates will have:
- A minimum of two years work experience after graduating from a relevant undergraduate tertiary qualification would be highly regarded but not mandatory.
- Experience working within an economic context that required providing economic advice, recommendations or analysis.
- Experience working professionally within a legal context that required undertaking legal analysis or drafting.
- Experience as an investigator/analyst or compliance officer with a particular focus on contributing to economic or market analysis within a regulatory context.
- Experience in an academic context relevant to competition or consumer protection law or related field.
In order to succeed in the role, you will also have:
- A developed understanding, or ability to quickly acquire an understanding, of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and other relevant legislation, as well as a sound general knowledge of the roles and functions of the ACCC.
- A demonstrated ability to effectively research, investigate and analyse competition issues, interpret and apply legislation, policies and procedures.
- Engage, support and work collaboratively with other people, plan, organise and prioritise a demanding workload, supervise, develop and invest in junior staff.
- Tertiary qualifications in economics, law, data or similar fields.
We value flexibility, and all roles can be performed from any capital city in a state or territory or Townsville and are available on a full time, part-time or job-share basis. Applicants from diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, people with disability and those from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
The salary for this role is $99,562 - $111,590 (plus 15.4% superannuation). To apply, you will be asked to answer two behavioural questions and submit your resume with key outcomes or what you are most proud of in each role you have held (2 pages maximum).
Applications close at 11:00pm (AEDT), 26 October 2025. For more information, please contact Bruce Mikkelsen on.
The ACCC is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people with diverse backgrounds.
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