The Economic Analyst role at NSW Treasury contributes to investment appraisal, evaluation policy and the evidence used in government decisions. Working in the Centre for Economic Evidence, the analyst assesses proposals, updates policy standards, incorporates emerging evidence and works with Treasury teams, agencies and external stakeholders.
This guide explains how to apply for Economic Analyst through an up-to-date résumé and the pre-screening questions in the online application. Since a cover letter is not requested, the résumé needs to describe your analytical work with enough detail to show the problem, method, advice and result.
View the official job ad before submitting. The opportunity suits applicants with relevant study or professional experience who can analyse data and policy questions, learn quickly and turn complex issues into useful advice.
Your application checklist
- Economic Analyst Role Snapshot
- Application requirements for Economic Analyst
- Evidence to include in your Economic Analyst application
- How to prepare the résumé and pre-screening responses
- Help with your Economic Analyst application
Economic Analyst Role Snapshot
| Role title | Economic Analyst |
|---|---|
| Organisation | NSW Treasury, Centre for Economic Evidence |
| Location | Sydney CBD, with flexible working options |
| Job reference | req53196 |
| Work type | Ongoing full-time |
| Salary | $102,936 to $113,579 plus super and leave loading |
| Closing date | 9 September 2026 at 9:59am |
| Official job ad | View the official job ad |
Application requirements for Economic Analyst
Your résumé and pre-screening responses carry the written evidence for this application. Use the exact questions displayed after selecting Apply and answer each one directly, drawing on analytical work that is relevant to economic or policy advice.
- Up-to-date résumé detailing relevant knowledge, skills and experience
- Pre-screening questions in the online application
No page or word limits are stated. For ongoing employment, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident. The successful candidate must complete background checks and confirm tertiary academic qualifications before starting.
Evidence to include in your Economic Analyst application
The panel needs to see your analytical process and the quality of the advice it produced. A university project can work when it shows rigorous analysis and communication, while professional examples should make your individual contribution to the recommendation clear.
| What the role needs | How to show it |
|---|---|
| Relevant qualification or professional experience | Connect economics, econometrics, statistics, public policy, law, research or evaluation experience to the role. |
| Data, modelling and critical reasoning | Describe the question, analytical method, evidence limits and conclusion you reached. |
| Government, economic-policy or regulatory advice | Show how your analysis informed an option, recommendation or decision for stakeholders. |
| Public economics, cost-benefit analysis or evaluation | Name the framework and explain how you applied it to assess impacts or value. |
| Curiosity, coachability and resilience | Use an example where feedback or new evidence changed and improved your work. |
How to prepare the résumé and pre-screening responses
The application requires a résumé and online pre-screening responses. No maximum limits are stated. The table below shows how to make the résumé useful as evidence rather than a list of duties.
| Application component | What to include |
|---|---|
| Résumé profile | Your analytical discipline, policy interests and experience producing evidence or advice. |
| Analytical experience | Projects with the problem, data or model, your method and the conclusion or recommendation. |
| Stakeholder and communication experience | Examples of translating complex findings into clear, actionable advice. |
| Pre-screening responses | Answer each displayed question with a specific example that complements the résumé evidence. |
What strong economic-analysis evidence looks like
- Sound economic or policy reasoning
- Careful use of data and models
- Awareness of evidence limits and trade-offs
- Clear advice for a defined stakeholder
- Learning demonstrated through feedback or iteration
Help with your Economic Analyst application
Write project entries around analytical decisions and outputs so the résumé demonstrates the work rather than naming the topic alone. Recheck the official job ad when you reach the pre-screening questions.
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