Principal Economic Modeller and Policy Advisor (724543)

  • South, TAS, Australia
  • Economic and Financial Policy Division
  • Analyst
  • Economics
  • Policy
  • Permanent, flexible
  • Permanent, full-time
  • Permanent, part-time
  • Closing at: 6 Sep 2026 - 11:55pm AEST
  • General Stream Band 6 - Tasmanian State Service Award
  • Department of Treasury and Finance
  • $112,990 to $127,715 pro rata, per annum
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  • Join a collaborative and professional team to further develop your skills, knowledge, and experience in a highly respected workplace.
  • Thrive in an environment where leadership, initiative, and strategic thinking are highly valued.
  • Engage in policy analysis and economic modelling tasks on a range of Government policy issues.
  • Enjoy flexible work arrangements and receive access to quality learning and development opportunities.

About You

Treasury is looking for a Principal Economic Modeller and Policy Advisor to join our Economic Policy Branch to undertake economic modelling and policy advice tasks. This includes Treasury’s Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) and other economic modelling functions, policy analysis supported by detailed economic research, and preparing advice that contributes towards economic policy decision making.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply research, advanced economic modelling and policy analysis to evaluate the impacts of major projects and policy proposals, and shape policies that support the wellbeing of Tasmanians.

You will be working as part of a small, dedicated and professional team. Your success requires initiative, the ability to navigate complex challenges, develop practical solutions, and clearly communicate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

This role suits someone who has strong economic analysis and modelling skills (or the ability to develop them quickly), a desire to grow your capability and judgement, and the willingness to take on varied analytical tasks.

This position may interest people who are looking for positions called policy advisor, policy officer, economist or economic analyst.

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

The Economic Policy Branch forecasts, monitor trends in the global, national and Tasmanian economy and provide economic policy advice to the Government. The branch also analyses and advises on regulatory and legislative reform proposals.

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.

Statement of Duties and Advice to Applicants

Please download the Statement of Duties and Advice to Applicants:

Download File 724543 - Statement of Duties - Principal Economic Modeller and Policy Advisor.DOCX

Download File 724543 - Statement of Duties - Principal Economic Modeller and Policy Advisor.pdf

 Advice to Applicants - Treasury.pdf

 Advice to Applicants - Treasury.DOCX

How to apply

We strongly encourage you to chat to the person listed below to gain a good understanding of the role and how it fits with your career.

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' documents for further information.

To submit your application, please click the "Apply" 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

Tharindi Nugawela

Specialist Economic Modeller

tharindi.GunaratnaNugawela@treasury.tas.gov.au

(03) 6145 5084

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