About the Role
Provide high-quality commercial, financial, governance, and policy analysis to support Treasury's oversight of government businesses in the energy and water sectors. Contribute to advice, policy initiatives, and stakeholder engagement by undertaking research, analysis, and project support.
Responsibilities
- Providing high-quality commercial, financial, governance and policy analysis.
- Undertaking research, analysis and project support.
- Developing advice and policy initiatives.
- Engaging with stakeholders.
- Managing the NSW Government’s shareholding in State owned corporations and other commercial government businesses.
- Assessing and monitoring strategies and performance of government businesses.
- Working with businesses to deliver shareholder value and returns, alignment with government policy, and strong governance.
- Developing and supporting the implementation of the NSW Government Commercial Policy Framework.
- Providing advice to shareholding ministers.
- Assisting with appointments to boards.
Requirements
- Experience analysing financial, commercial or policy issues and providing evidence-based advice.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
- Ability to think critically, solve problems and manage competing priorities.
- Understanding of governance, commercial principles or government business environments.
- An up-to-date resume detailing knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Completion of pre-screening questions.
- Participation in a behavioural based interview and additional assessments if shortlisted.
- Must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
- Must undergo background checks and provide confirmation of tertiary academic qualifications before commencement.
Skills
- Commercial, financial and policy analysis
- Stakeholder engagement and influencing
- Briefing and advice writing
- Governance and risk management
- Project coordination and delivery
- Strategic problem-solving and decision-making
- Finance
- Commerce
- Accounting
- Law
- Business
Location
- Sydney CBD
- Flexible working options available
Work Type
- Ongoing
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Clerk Grade 7/8
Education Level
- Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience in finance, commerce, accounting, law or business
Salary/Compensations
- $116,981 - $129,492
- plus, Superannuation and Leave Loading
Benefits
- Buddy system for new team members
- Flexible work at our Sydney office
- 35-hour standard weeks
- Accrual of flex time for extra hours worked
- Ongoing learning opportunities through expert-led sessions and online training
- Wellbeing programs
- Various leave options, including paid parental and carers leave
About the Company
- The Commercial Group is responsible for commercial policy development, major projects and commercial transactions, managing State’s shareholding in its commercial businesses, analysis and review of State’s commercial assets and liabilities as well as oversight of the state insurance schemes.
- We support agencies with commercial and financial consultancy and advisory services and provide advice on commercial policies and frameworks.
- We manage the NSW Government’s shareholding in State owned corporations and other commercial government businesses, assessing and monitoring their strategies and performance.
- We work with those businesses to deliver shareholder value and returns, alignment with government policy, and strong governance.
- We aim to embrace private sector and government best practice in asset management.
- We manage assets and exposures that remain with the NSW Government following a major transaction.
- NSW Treasury is an organisation that is a whole-of-government financial and economic advisor.
- Treasury is a critical component of the government and provides advice that informs a wide range of financial, economic and policy driven work for the state of NSW.
Equal Opportunity
- NSW Treasury is committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve, where everyone feels welcome, supported and able to contribute and do their best work.
- We are committed to fair and equitable recruitment processes and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including First Nations peoples, people with disability, people of all ages and genders, LGBTQIA+ people, and people from diverse cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds.
- We actively support workplace and recruitment adjustments to remove barriers and enable equitable participation.
- As a Disability Confident Recruiter, NSW Treasury is committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment and supports adjustments so candidates with disability can participate fairly at every stage.
- As a Level 1 Activate Carer Employer, we recognise and support employees with caring responsibilities through inclusive and flexible workplace practices.
