DO YOU:

• have a passion for shaping impactful policies for South Australian consumers?
• thrive working within a small, collaborative team of policy experts to provide strategic policy advice?
• appreciate flexibility and the option to undertake hybrid working?
  The Essential Services Commission (Commission) is looking for an analytically minded professional to join our Consumer Protection and Pricing group in the position of Policy Officer. If you are ethical, responsive, accountable, have an inquisitive nature and enjoy building inclusive relationships, this position may be for you.

Reporting to the Director, Policy the Policy Officer is responsible for providing insightful analysis, conducting in-depth research, and preparing strategic advice to inform evidence-based regulatory policy advice for the Commission.
To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated experience in conducting research, preparing reports, analysing public policy problems and evaluating the effectiveness of a range of options to address problems using quantitative or qualitative methods. You will have the ability to interpret legislation and apply this to real policy solutions.
A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as public policy and administration, behavioural science, economics or law is desirable for this position.