Castalia Looking for Analyst at Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand Full Time

Location: Auckland or Wellington

Do you want to apply your economics, financial analysis, policy and modelling skills to solve the world’s most complex infrastructure challenges?

• Influence the Australian and New Zealand debates on policy, competition, strategy and regulation
• Help reduce emissions in developing countries by:

– Assessing the financial and economic viability of low-carbon technologies

– Developing roll-out plans and funding strategies to bring solar-powered mini-grids to remote communities

• Develop and implement funding strategies to help rebuild infrastructure in war-affected countries like Ukraine
• Design tariff structures that enable timely crucial investment by water and energy utilities, while ensuring affordability and simplicity for customers
• Would you like to test your skills in a variety of project settings?
• Projects in Australia and New Zealand, but also in developed and developing countries in Asia-Pacific and beyond
• Large-scale international projects involving multiple economies, as well as small-scale projects that help specific communities or organisations
• Getting direct exposure to present and discuss your insights with clients

Can you communicate results in clear, compelling language? Do you share Castalia’s core values of Competence, Creativity, Consistency, Conscientiousness, Commitment, and Collaboration? If so, Castalia wants you on our team. We have exciting opportunities based in our Auckland, Sydney and Wellington Offices for Senior Analyst and Analyst candidates with economic and financial expertise who share our passion: Thinking for a better world.

About Castalia

At Castalia, we use our knowledge, skills, and experience to question and redefine how the world’s infrastructure challenges are solved. Thinking for a better world is more than our tagline – it is our driving philosophy. Founded in 1980, Castalia has over 40 years of global experience advising private sector investors, governments, and international donor organizations on infrastructure. Castalia has undertaken assignments in 144 countries globally. Our Australian and New Zealand offices run as one integrated team, which splits its time between trans-Tasman projects and work in the Pacific Islands, as well as South East and Central Asia.

Who we’re looking for

• A degree in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Engineering Science, Law or Applied Mathematics
• At least one year of relevant experience is preferred (but not required)
• Able to pick up concepts and frameworks and apply them in a creative way
• Able to innovate, think laterally, and solve complex problems
• Quantitative skills in Excel or other similar software
• Knowledge, or demonstrated ability to pick up knowledge, in microeconomics and/or finance
• Native-level fluency in English, including the ability to synthesize complex issues clearly and concisely in written and spoken English.
• Proficient skills in the Microsoft suite, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Willing to travel internationally, subject to COVID restrictions
• Work authorization in New Zealand.

We’d love if you have

• Knowledge of corporate finance or project finance
• Demonstrated progress toward a CFA qualification
• Additional degree in a related field
• Strong grasp of microeconomics
• Previous professional experience in the private sector (consulting, engineering, or investment firm), or the public sector (regulators, Ministries, or agencies that cover economic policy, finance, energy, planning, environment and climate change)
• Proficiency in other languages, in particular, Bahasa Indonesia, Māori, Mongolian, Russian, Samoan, Tagalog, Tahitian, Tongan, and Vietnamese.

Benefits

Castalia offers a competitive benefits package that includes additional paid holiday leave in between Christmas and New Year public holidays, highly flexible working arrangements, a travel policy that enables staff to combine work and personal travel, and rapid ongoing professional training, coaching and development.

How to apply

If you are interested in this position, please send your application materials to Nel Baclig ([email protected]).

You will need the following information and documents ready:

▪ Cover letter

▪ Resume/CV

▪ Two professional references

▪ Writing sample

▪ Transcripts

Application close: 31 July 2023

Position start date: no later than 2 October 2023