Analysts Graduate

About IPART Australia

IPART provides independent regulatory decisions and advice to protect and promote the ongoing interests of NSW's consumers, taxpayers, and citizens. They are the independent regulator for the water, public transport, local government, electricity and gas industries, and the Energy Savings Scheme in NSW. IPART also undertakes reviews and investigations into a wide range of economic and policy issues and performs a number of other roles at the NSW Government’s request.

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Your role

Kickstart your career and gain invaluable experiences by joining the unique IPART Graduate Program. You will broaden your skills while solving difficult problems that improve the lives of people in NSW.

You can help the team solve difficult economic and technical problems, such as how to make childcare more affordable, how to pay for the services and infrastructure provided by councils and water utilities, how to make sure that drinking water and electricity infrastructure remains safe, and how to ensure the integrity of the certificates created through the NSW Energy Sustainability Schemes.

You will be contributing to the important decision-making process through daily activities like analysing the latest data, conducting research and evaluating policies. The organisation is small enough that your voice will be heard by the senior executives and decision-makers, and large enough that you will encounter a diverse range of topics and projects. The office is in Central Sydney and the expected start date is February 2024.

The Graduate Analyst conducts data analysis, produces reports, provides support and assists with relevant activities necessary to provide strategic/policy advice and regulatory pricing and/or compliance work. The role assists in the delivery of research, technical analysis, reports, briefings, presentations and projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of publicly available discussion papers, templates and guidance material to assist with streamlining pricing, utility licensing/accreditation assessment and compliance processes.
• Assist with quantitative and qualitative research and analysis on data sets to inform policy and program development, review and evaluation.
•  Assist in developing appropriate methodologies and apply analysis to research and ensure that key findings of analytical work is presented in a concise, accurate, timely and appropriate fashion.
• Conduct data collection and analysis from various sources to inform the preparation of high-quality research and technical analysis, briefs, reports and presentation of recommendations and findings to contribute to IPART's objectives.
• Assist in the development and implementation of innovative improvements to assessment and regulatory processes and supporting policies/guidelines for utility licensing and compliance.
• Exercising judgement and initiative to assist and contribute to the development of effective and constructive solutions to challenges.
• Managing competing priorities effectively in a high-volume work environment so that work is delivered within required timeframes and to a high degree of accuracy.

Training & development

What’s it like to be a graduate of IPART?

• Career development through a specialised training and development program catered to graduates
• Supported through a mentoring program to enhance your training and development needs. Graduates will be teamed up with a mentor for the duration of the Graduate Program
• Ongoing employment in the NSW Government sector at the successful completion of the program
• Rotation through a variety of different roles and divisions
• Central Sydney location, with flexible working options

Salary & benefits

As stated by the employer, the salary for this role is A$72,633 to A$80,886 plus superannuation and leave loading.

IPART Australia has a strong commitment to workplace flexibility to help staff balance their work and personal lives.

Career progression

Over 18 months you will grow your professional knowledge and skills while working in a variety of teams and projects. A mentor will help you grow your career to its fullest potential while you learn from and work with the leading experts. After completing the program successfully, you will have an ongoing role at IPART. You may even get the opportunity to be fast-tracked into other roles we have at IPART.

Work life balance

IPART Australia's offices are located in Central Sydney, they also offer flexible working conditions and remote working options. They have a strong commitment to workplace flexibility to help staff balance their work and personal lives.

Culture & vibe

IPART Australia makes the people of NSW better off through independent decisions and advice.

Their values:

• Integrity & Courage
• Respect & Inclusion
• Curiosity & Openness
• Making a difference

About you

Requirements

• You have completed or will complete an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.
• You will ideally have a specialty in Economics, Commerce, Engineering, Science, Data Science and Analytics, Law, Energy, Government, Communications or Sustainability. But graduates in related fields are encouraged to apply.
• IPART graduates are agile and enthusiastic team players who enjoy problem-solving. They are goal-oriented and want to excel.
• As an IPART graduate, you have a willingness to develop your professional capability, work collaboratively and build a diverse skill set to prepare for a successful career at IPART.
• You have a passion for driving better outcomes for the people of NSW and contributing your analytical skills to inform decision-making on important issues.
• You must be available to commence employment at the start of the Graduate Program.

How to apply

This role is currently closed. If you are interested in this role, simply click "Pre-Register" and Prosple will inform you once this position from IPART Australia is open again.

Sources

• ipart.nsw.gov.au