EL2 Economics and Pricing Director

Talent Corp; Sydney; On-site; AUD 148,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent International is seeking an EL2 Economics and Pricing Director for a Federal Government client in Surry Hills, Sydney. This 12-month contract role offers daily rates of 800–900 AUD including Super, with a 7.6-hour day and a 38-hour week.

The role focuses on pricing policy design, policy reform programs, and delivering high-quality briefings for senior executives and ministers. Strong leadership, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams in government policy.
• Ability to translate complex economic data into practical advice.
• Excellent written and oral communication for executives.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design and delivery of pricing policy initiatives.
• Manage projects within reform programs, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Interpret economic modelling to inform pricing policy advice.
• Prepare briefings, reports and presentations for senior executives and government.
• Support risk identification, issue management and policy evaluation.
• Engage external stakeholders to ensure policy is informed, practical and transparent.
• Support a collaborative, high-performing team culture and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Written communication

Education

Economics

Public policy

Statistics

Data analytics

Management

Job description

Talent International is currently recruiting for an EL2 Economics and Pricing Director to work for one of our Federal Government clients at Surry Hills. The position is a 12-month contract with the possibility of extension. The role pays $800-$900 per day including Super (Depends on Experience).

7.6 hours per day and 38 hours per week

About the role

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to the design and delivery of pricing policy initiatives and frameworks.
• Managing projects and workstreams within broader reform programs, ensuring quality and timely delivery.
• Interpreting and applying economic and analytical modelling to inform pricing policy advice.
• Preparing high-quality briefings, reports and presentations for senior executives and government.
• Supporting risk identification, issue management and policy evaluation.
• Engaging external stakeholders to ensure policy is informed, practical and transparent.
• Supporting a collaborative, high-performing team culture and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities may change in line with business priorities.

About you

To be successful, you will demonstrate:

• Strong leadership and people management experience, including leading multidisciplinary teams, developing staff capability and managing performance.
• The ability to analyse complex economic, financial and policy information and translate findings into practical advice and recommendations.
• Excellent written communication skills, including preparing clear and persuasive documents for senior executive, ministerial and other high-level audiences.
• Sound judgement, problem-solving and conceptual skills, with the ability to identify emerging issues, assess risks and develop evidence-based solutions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build productive relationships and influence outcomes.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced, complex environment.

Desirable experience and qualifications

• Experience using large internal and linked administrative datasets to design and deliver robust research and analytical projects.
• Experience in pricing, funding reform, market stewardship or regulatory policy within the health, aged care or disability sectors.
• Tertiary qualifications in economics, public policy, statistics, data analytics, management or a related discipline.
• Equivalent senior-level experience in policy development, pricing, research, regulation, program management or evaluation within government or a comparable regulatory environment.