Do you want to work at an agency where each day reveals new opportunities to work on some of the biggest issues facing consumers and businesses and have opportunities to pursue recent and exciting pathways? Do you want to work at a place where smart and dedicated people from all walks of life collaborate to work on meaningful matters? Do you want to jumpstart your career and contribute to the work of the ACCC under the new merger review system?
Then this is the place for you! At the ACCC, we’re proud of the impact we can make together. We understand the responsibilities and challenges that come with a fast-moving and ever-changing environment. Our high-performing culture is built on a foundation of care, support, and inclusion.
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.
What you will do as an Analyst within Mergers
It is an exciting time to be working with the ACCC as we implement significant changes to the merger review system. We are looking for new team members to commence soon, and also as late as June 2026.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with investigations and competition analysis of mergers across a wide range of industries
- Carrying out economic, legal, or data advice and analysis
- Undertaking competition analysis and drafting theories of harm, analysing facts and data to draw evidence-based conclusions, and drafting and presenting mergers recommendations to ACCC Commissioners
- Conducting consultations with market participants
- Assisting with matters before the Australian Competition Tribunal or litigation matters in the Federal Court, including preparation of instructions for the ACCC’s lawyers and liaison with consultants
Requirements
- Work experience after graduating from relevant undergraduate tertiary qualifications will be highly regarded but not mandatory
- Experience within an economic context that included microeconomic analysis, including a legal context that required undertaking legal analysis or drafting
- Working with data, with a particular focus on contributing to economic or market analysis
- Conducting research, drafting, or contributing to the interpretation and application of Australian legislation
- Working within a regulatory context as an investigator/analyst or compliance officer
- Working in an academic context relevant to competition or consumer protection law or related field
- An understanding, or ability to quickly acquire an understanding, of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and other relevant legislation, as well as sound general knowledge of the roles and functions of the ACCC
- Tertiary qualifications in economics, law, data, or similar fields
To find out more about us and the role, please read the Candidate Kit. 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).
Salary: APS4 $80,643 - $87,558 (Plus 15.4% Superannuation), APS5 $89,946 - $95,374 (Plus 15.4% Superannuation)
Contact Officer: Bruce Mikkelsen,
Applications Close: 11:00pm (AEDT), Sunday 26 October 2025
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