• Start your career with a great opportunity to develop your skills and experience.
• Lots of variety in what you do every day.
• Be involved in issues that directly impact the wellbeing of the Tasmanian community.

The Office of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator is looking for a Research Officer to join its small team. You will conduct research, analyse financial and non-financial data and provide advice to the Regulator on Tasmania’s electricity, water and sewerage sectors. This is a fantastic role to build your skills and experience in a supportive and collaborative team environment.

About You

Ideally you will have:

• a strong desire to develop your skills, experience and judgement;
• a willingness to take on a range of responsibilities and tasks;
• a capacity to understand numbers in the industries we regulate;
• a capacity to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders; and
• plenty of potential.

We are looking to get the best person for this role and that person could come from a broad range of backgrounds, including a recent graduate or someone close to finishing a degree. If you think this sounds like you, we welcome the opportunity to talk to you about the role and how you could be successful in it.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants and provide flexible, hybrid working options in most roles. We want our employees to reach their full potential which is why we make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process to enable applicants with disability, illness and injury to fully participate. Please notify us if you require any support or adjustments during the recruitment process to enable your full participation.

Find out more about working at Treasury here - Working at Treasury | Treasury and Finance Tasmania

About the Branch

Office of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator conducts regulatory, licensing and compliance activities in relation to regulated businesses and provides advice and support to the Tasmanian Economic Regulator. The branch also produces energy, water and sewerage industry performance reports and approves electricity, water and sewerage and third-party insurance pricing.

Hours per fortnight

Up to 73.5 - hours flexible - talk to us about how this could work for you. We are open to considering a range of flexible work options including part-time hours.

Desirable Requirements

A relevant qualification or equivalent experience.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Please download the Statement of Duties and Advice to Applicants below:

 724248 - Statement of Duties - Research Officer.docx

 724248 - Statement of Duties - Research Officer.pdf

 Advice to Applicants - Treasury.pdf

 Advice to Applicants - Treasury.DOCX

How to apply

Before applying, we encourage you to make contact with the person listed below to ensure you have a good understanding of the role and how it fits within Treasury.

To apply, please provide a copy of your current Resume and Short Form Application (maximum 2 pages) outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties.

Refer to the 'Advice to Applicants' document for further information.

To submit your application, please click the blue "Apply Now" button. You will be prompted to complete an online application form and to attach your Resume and your two page Short Form Application (please note that you can upload .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, and .txt file types only). Referee details are submitted as part of the online application process, so ensure you have the contact details for two referees before doing this.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact Recruitment via email recruitment@treasury.tas.gov.au before the closing date.

For more information

Morgan Pauly
Specialist Policy Researcher
Email: morgan.pauly@economicregulator.tas.gov.au
Phone: (03) 6145 5087