Join our dynamic Communications Department as a Public Education Economist. This exceptional opportunity allows you to be part of a dedicated team focused on broadening the reach of economics education to a diverse student population.
This role provides a unique opportunity to combine your analytical skills and creativity to enhance economic literacy among young people across Australia, shaping and inspiring the next generation of economic thinkers!
The Public Education Economist:
- Conducts rigorous research and evidence-based evaluations to identify effective solutions in support of introducing economics to a broader and more diverse student population.
- Shapes and creates economics resources for teachers and students across Australia, with a focus on monetary policy.
- Works closely with subject matter experts, communications specialists and economics educators to deliver these outputs.
- Is actively involved in delivering events for students and educators
- Offers expertise in communicating economic concepts in a simple way to help amplify the RBA’s voice in the economic conversation.
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Hone your skills in communicating complex economics concepts in an easy-to-understand way.
- Write for a variety of audiences across a range of media, such as educational resources, video storyboards and scripts, and presentations.
- Work with key stakeholders, including curriculum bodies, teacher associations, academics and students.
- Contribute to collaborative, multi-disciplinary projects that cut across education and communications objectives.
- Collaborate with a vibrant team of communication, design, education, and economics professionals who are enthusiastic about sharing knowledge and advancing each other’s skills.
- Explore your creative side.
Key requirements:
- Strong economic research/analytical skills, particularly in micro-data and applied micro-econometrics.
- Strong presentation and report writing skills
- Min 2-5 year’s work experience within economic and/or policy roles
- Experience with stakeholder engagement beneficial
- Enthusiasm for engaging with young people
- Working with Children Check
Be More
Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
Why RBA?
The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia’s banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives.
Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go.
Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.
Application Close :
February 20,
.
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