The Treasury

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The Treasury - NZ Government's lead economic and financial advisor. Analyst/Senior Analyst (Macroeconomics) - Forecasting, Modelling & Research Teams. Our macroeconomic teams represent one of the largest groupings of macroeconomic expertise in NZ!
* Monitoring and quantitative analysis on international and domestic economic developments
* Advising the Government on monetary and fiscal policy frameworks, and on its fiscal strategy
* Producing the economic and fiscal forecasts and projections published in the Budget and regular Economic and Fiscal Updates, and the Long-Term Fiscal Statement
* Contributing to a wide range of economic policy issues/discussions both internally and externally, including through original research/modelling

Role:
* Leading and contributing to the development of analysis on relevant macroeconomic and fiscal policy issues
* Developing/maintaining/updating Treasury's policy and forecasting models
* Providing model based forecasts/policy advise
* Conducting research and analysis to influence/inform policy
* Working across teams to provide technical/modelling support

You:
* A passion for macroeconomics, especially macroeconomic modelling
* A strong post-graduate tertiary qualification
* Demonstrated experience in delivering research projects and working collaboratively with others
* Some experience working in a policy modelling environment