Senior Farm Business EconomistFlexible

About the role: 

Working within our respected and impactful Economic, Data and Insights team, the Senior Farm Business Economist will lead Dairy Australia’s key farm business economics initiatives in this varied and important role. You will bring thought leadership combined with analytical and interpretative capabilities to Dairy Australia, contributing to the improvement of the industry’s knowledge and understanding of farm business economics in Australia.  

This will include playing a key role managing the delivery of the Dairy Farm Monitor Project across all dairy regions, overseeing DairyBase (the industry’s database for farm physical, financial, and carbon emissions data), and representing Australia in the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN). 

You will play a pivotal role in undertaking benefit-cost analysis of key Dairy Australia investments and developing professional relationships with agricultural economists nationally and internationally.  

Our ideal candidate: 

We believe in equality. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect and welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.  

You will bring not only strong technical expertise to be our expert resource for farm business economics, but you will drive, build and maintain relationships across Dairy Australia and with key external stakeholders.  

Your ability to deliver projects aligned to our strategic aims whilst also considering innovative ways for change will be valued by our supportive team. You value ensuring adherence to vigorous processes to support where we can have an impact and enjoy sharing the influence and impacts of this work across the industry and broader networks. 

A relevant qualification in Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Science/Commerce, or a related field, will be highly regarded as will your strong understanding of economics related to the agricultural sector including econometrics. 

About Dairy Australia:

Dairy Australia’s role is to provide services that benefit and advance dairy farm businesses and the industry. These services deliver value by enhancing farm business management, supporting farm employment needs, driving herd and feed innovation, managing climate and environment, promoting Australian dairy and commitment to sustainability, supporting policy development, growing international markets and responding to critical issues and events such as floods and bushfires.  

Our Vision and Values: 

At Dairy Australia, our vision is simple, to be leaders in shaping a profitable and sustainable dairy industry. Our passionate and talented people share this vision and make an impact each day through their commitment to our values of: 

• Farmer First - Farmer needs guide our purpose  
• One Team - We work together to achieve great things  
• Innovative Thinking - We embrace new ideas and learning as we go  
• Decisive Action - We make informed decisions and move quickly to implement  

About your work life with us: 

At Dairy Australia, we aim to provide benefits that promote the overall wellbeing of our employees. In joining our team, you will be rewarded with: 

• Flexible working environment - a hybrid working environment (at our office in Southbank with our team, combined with at home/virtual) 
• Being a key member in our supportive and high performing team of experts in their field 
• A caring and innovative culture - we are open to each other’s ideas, we love to innovate, we have integrity and are driven to find the best solutions for our employees and stakeholders 
• Salary packaging 

 Next steps: 

If your motivations and skills set lines up to what you’ve read, please “Apply Now”. 

Please note as part of the recruitment process of Dairy Australia, you may be required to undergo a National Police Check and provide evidence of your Right to Work in Australia.