Senior Economist & Team Lead for Competition & Regulation

ACCC; Darwin; Remote; AUD 148,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking an experienced Principal Economist to lead economic analysis across competition and regulatory work. You will guide a small team, provide expert advice, and shape public policy deployments.

With seven-plus years in economic advising and a postgraduate economics degree, you will develop written papers, forecasts, and submissions while collaborating across teams and external stakeholders to inform decisions under the Competition

Qualifications

• All candidates are expected to meet the APS Integrated Leadership Profile (ILS) for the classification advertised.
• Seven or more years’ experience as an economic adviser and capable of leading the provision of economic advice to projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of professionals, role modelling leadership behaviours and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Provide expert professional economic support and recommendations (economic advice, qualitative and quantitative analysis) to the ACCC.
• Analyze economic trends and forecast impacts of economic changes to inform advice and recommendations.
• Prepare written papers, reports, presentations and submissions on economic issues for internal and external audiences.

Skills

Team leadership

Economic analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Written communication

Education

Master's in Economics

Job description

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is seeking an experienced Principal Economist to lead economic analysis across competition and regulatory work. You will guide a small team, provide expert advice, and shape public policy deployments.

With seven-plus years in economic advising and a postgraduate economics degree, you will develop written papers, forecasts, and submissions while collaborating across teams and external stakeholders to inform decisions under the Competition