Assistant Manager - Environmental Markets Analysis
The Clean Energy Regulator
We are an economic regulator accelerating carbon abatement for Australia. We do this by administering Australian Government schemes to measure, manage, reduce and offset carbon emissions in Australia.
Our role is determined by climate change law. We administer schemes that contribute to the Australian Government climate target of reducing emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050.
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Working with us isn’t just a job, it's a chance to have a rewarding career. We're looking for people with diverse skills, expertise and experience to work with us to reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of clean energy in Australia.
About the Section
The Environmental Markets Analysis section:
- Delivers authoritative, evidence-based insights on economic environmental markets, specifically the Australian Carbon Credit Unit and Nature Repair Market Schemes, and the Safeguard Mechanism. The section does this by combining quantitative and data analysis with insights from market and scheme participants and other expert stakeholders into insightful and engaging communications including regular public reports.
- Provides high quality, insightful analysis and data for CER’s flagship market intelligence publication, the Quarterly Carbon Markets Report, and a range of other reports and products including (but not limited to); Australia’s Emissions Projections, Senate Estimates, and quarterly performance reporting.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager of the Environmental Market Analysis section, we are looking for a dynamic Assistant Manager to lead an analytical team delivering high quality, policy-relevant quantitative analysis and modelling. This is a unique opportunity to shape the agency’s economic analysis capability, working with sophisticated tools and technology in a data-rich environment to deliver insights within the agency and externally.
The duties of the position are to:
- Deliver quality and influential advice, insights and content on Clean Energy Regulator schemes and the carbon market, including through publications, briefs, presentations and data visualisations.
- Proactively engage with clients and stakeholders to gain a range of market perspectives.
- Manage and develop 2-5 APS-level team members to deliver complex data analysis and modelling to support insights into Clean Energy Regulator schemes.
- Lead and deliver strategic projects.
- Work in a highly collaborative way with branches across the CER to identify trends, market intelligence and report on the performance of the Clean Energy Regulator’s Schemes, and enhance the agency’s ability to use scheme and other data to inform the agency and market participants.
- Work with a level of independence, under broad direction, with a concurrent need to resolve issues and deliver quality outcomes.
How to Apply
To learn more about this role, please click on 'Apply' to view the Clean Energy Regulator Careers page.
Other Benefits
- Great work-life balance.
- Competitive salary packaging and leave options, including purchase leave.
- Diverse, supportive, inclusive and agile work environment, with staff at all levels being part of conversations with the senior executive and being offered the opportunity to experience different types of work.
- A wide range of learning and development opportunities.
Applications close 11.30pm on Monday, 29 June 2026