Reserve Bank of New Zealand

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Senior Advisor – Model development 

A fixed-term opportunity to influence the monetary policy process and the core modelling capability that supports it. You will provide technical leadership to a significant upgrade of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s core forecasting and policy model.  

The role
We have a flexible fixed-term opportunity to provide technical leadership for the model development team at the RBNZ for up to 3 years.

As Senior Adviser – Model Development in the Modelling team, you will play a key technical leadership role within a small project team to design a refreshed core forecasting and policy model of the New Zealand economy and support its integration into our monetary policy process.

Through your technical leadership, modelling expertise, project delivery, and proactive stakeholder management, you will play a critical role in ensuring great modelling capability is at the heart of the Bank's monetary policy process.

This is a highly specialised, influential role.

You will:  
Provide technical leadership for the upgrade of our core model to meet the evolving needs of the Economics Directorate and the Monetary Policy Committee

Proactively manage a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including working closely with the Forecasting Team as key users of our core model

Support the integration of new modelling tools into our infrastructure and monetary policy processes

Drive innovation and change in the analysis and formulation of monetary policy in New Zealand

About you 
You are passionate about the contribution you can make to New Zealand’s economic wellbeing. You have a deep understanding of monetary policy, and the ability to identify the key questions that matter to a central bank.

You can effectively advise senior decision makers with evidence-based analysis. You have experience building models for policy purposes and coaching and mentoring more junior staff. 

You’ll also bring: 

A postgraduate degree in economics, and extensive relevant professional experience

The ability to lead large analytical projects, identifying key issues and proposing effective solutions. 

Extensive experience developing and estimating structural or semi-structural economic models for real-world purposes, preferably in a central banking context. 

The ability to drive stakeholder engagement and maintain strong relationships

To Apply/Interested?  
To hear more about this exciting opportunity, get in touch with Liz Kendall, Manager Modelling, Economics Directorate elizabeth.kendall@rbnz.govt.nz  

Please apply online by 27 March 2026. As part of your application, please include a cover letter.