Agricultural Economist - Townsville Region

Applications Close : 13 January 2025

Job Description

As an Agricultural Economist you will:

Support DAF staff and projects through the delivery of high-quality economic evaluation and extension of information to farmers targeting improved profitability and sustainability.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with landholders, industry organisations, colleagues, natural resource management groups, universities and other government agencies.
Use economics to solve problems and identify solutions for agricultural production activities, natural resource management initiatives and policy analysis.

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Yearly salary: $99348 - $108192

Fortnightly salary: $3808.00 - $4147.00

About the role:

As our Agricultural Economist, you will:

Provide support to DPI staff and projects through the delivery of high-quality economic evaluation and extension of information to farmers targeting improved profitability and sustainability.
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships (in multi-disciplinary teams) with landholders, industry organisations, colleagues, natural resource management groups, universities and other government agencies.
Develop bio-economic models and use other economic analysis methods to assess agricultural production activities, natural resource management initiatives and policy analysis (gross margin analysis, cost benefit analysis, partial budgeting, risk analysis etc.).
Use appropriate economic methodologies to analyse project data in a timely manner to ensure milestones are met and prepare case study reports, papers and other communication material.
Undertake projects and activities as required and self-organise workflow priorities and projects to ensure outcomes are met.
Utilise and provide training to stakeholders in the use of DPI economic decision support tools (e.g. https://featonline.com.au).

Essential requirements:

You will be required to undertake overnight travel to fulfil certain tasks. The role will require travel to regional areas.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking the best-suited candidate for the role. We will achieve this by:

assessing your eligibility and suitability to fulfill the role requirements (including, where relevant, the way you carried out previous roles)
evaluating your potential contributions to the department and how your involvement would uphold our commitment to equity, diversity, respect, and inclusion.

Eligibility requirements:

You will be asked to provide evidence of how you meet the eligibility requirements during the selection process.

Citizenship or visa requirements:

To be eligible for this opportunity, you must be an Australian citizen, hold permanent residency status, or possess a visa allowing you to work in Australia.

If you are not an Australian citizen, you must:

provide evidence of your residency status or visa, along with your right to work (including any conditions and/or restrictions
inform the department if your right to work in Australia ceases.

Licences and registrations:

Mandatory qualifications:

A Bachelor's degree (AQF level 7 or equivalent) in economics, business, agribusiness or commerce (including economics / finance / accounting) is required. Graduates are encouraged to apply.
For international qualifications, the applicant will need their qualification assessed, to determine comparability with the Australian Qualifications Framework. The Department of Employment, Small Business and Training can assist with these assessments for Queensland residents.

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Mark Poggio

Email: mark.poggio@daf.qld.gov.au

Phone: (+61) 0428 105 109