Analyst - Indigenous Outreach Program

at  ASIC

• Identify, assess, and action regulatory issues across the sector
• Permanent role, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide or Hobart location
• Salary from $90,749 plus 15.4% superannuation
  A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to ASIC’s vision for a fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians. We value what you will bring. We value those with sharp, analytical minds and are open to challenging the way things are done.
  The team
  The Indigenous Outreach Program (IOP) is an established and specialist team working across ASIC to provide advice, insights and support to ensure ASIC’s engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is culturally appropriate and sensitive. The team also works with industry, service providers and other government agencies to influence system change and drive positive financial outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  The IOP is a national team that sits within ASIC’s Credit, Banking and General Insurance team, within Regulation and Supervision division, and works across ASIC.
  The role

• identifying problems and analysing information related to First Nations consumers and communities’ engagement with the financial system.
• undertaking research, assessing and critically analysing information.
• contributing to policy review and implementation of future policy directions and reforms.
• contributing to detailed reports, papers and submissions on a broad range of strategic legal, policy and technical issues involving the interpretation and implementation of laws administered by ASIC.
• supporting projects to encourage systemic market change in urban, remote and regional areas.
• identifying and contributing to communication opportunities focused on financial wellbeing messages for First Nations audiences.
• maintaining local information networks and developing relationships with key stakeholders
• undertaking outreach and engagement activities in urban, regional and remote locations with specific objectives relating to the IOPs function.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Commerce, Economics or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience and/or legal qualifications highly regarded.
• Experience in analysing factual and legal issues, undertaking relevant research/enquiries and problem solving to provide appropriate recommendations.
• Experience engaging with First Nations consumers, advocates and communities.
• Experience in communicating with diverse audiences.
• Experience in establishing, developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
• Work independently with limited supervision and be accountable for outcomes.
• Current drivers’ licence.

About ASIC
ASIC’s remit is one of the broadest of regulators across the world.
ASIC regulates corporations, markets, financial services and consumer credit and monitors and promotes market integrity and consumer protection in the Australian financial system.
Through our enforcement work, we hold to account those who contravene the law, working to achieve strong outcomes that address the greatest consumer and investor harms.
Through Moneysmart, we aim to improve the skills and knowledge of Australians and provide information and tools to help them in their decision making.
A future with ASIC means that your work will contribute to achieving ASIC’s vision for a fair, strong, and efficient financial system for all Australians.
ASIC is committed to a providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. Indigenous Australians are encouraged to apply as well as applicants from all backgrounds and with different abilities.
Applications for this role will close at 11:59pm on 12th July 202