Overview
A leading professional services consultancy is seeking a Senior Analyst/Consultant.
The firm has an intermediate level opening (3-5 years) for a Senior Analyst or Consultant (depending on experience) to join its Auckland office. The New Zealand group is part of a global network of leading economic and industry experts. The group is involved in high-stakes legal and regulatory proceedings in New Zealand, Australia and Asia, spanning a broad cross section of industries. The team has advised on numerous high-profile cases including, but not limited to, mergers and acquisitions, cartel investigations, damage quantification, abuse of dominance, vertical and horizontal agreements, and State aid.
This includes addressing questions such as:
- Would a merger between New Zealand’s two major newspapers substantially lessen competition?
- Is the fuel market competitive?
- What is a reasonable price for accessing regulated infrastructure such as broadband and electricity networks?
- How should water rights be allocated?
- Is the current design of the wholesale electricity market resulting in efficient outcomes?
- What are the economic costs of using different fuels to decarbonise long distance heavy road freight?
- What loss has a party suffered due to a breach of contract?
- How material is the damage that consumers have suffered due to collusive pricing by suppliers?
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct economic research and analysis of background documents and company data regarding antitrust and competition cases
- Apply your knowledge of microeconomics, mathematics, statistics and related fields to perform complex economic research and analyse business, industry and market conditions
- Have responsibility for conducting econometric analysis, economic valuations and analytical studies
- Develop economic models to explain the competitive dynamics of industries, which will require performing extensive quantitative analyses to test model hypotheses and evaluate the structure of industries
- Assess the impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition as well as calculate damages for litigation, and other antitrust as well as litigation issues
- Work directly with counsel and clients to discuss analyses and methodology, both in meetings and through direct correspondence
- Train less experienced staff and manage more junior staff to delegate work.
- Design and prepare clear exhibits, tables and reports that support the analysis and present results in meetings
- Draft memos and expert reports and participate in client meetings and conference calls
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- A post graduate degree in economics, or a related field with a strong academic record
- 3-5 years’ experience working in economic consulting, or related areas (e.g. for a regulator) in the fields of antitrust/competition, regulation or energy economics
- Strong empirical analytical skills including econometrics, and have experience in manipulation, visualisation and analysis of large datasets
- Strong technical ability in R or Stata and familiarity of other languages/tools would be an advantage.
- Business development and project management experience would be an advantage
- To possess excellent English oral and written communication skills
- To be detail-oriented with the ability to think analytically and critically, and to work under tight deadlines
- To be willing to travel if required
Company Benefits
The firm offers a challenging and rewarding professional experience with competitive compensation. You will be working in a collegial and intellectually challenging environment where independent and innovative thought is encouraged and rewarded. We are a small, tightly knit team with a flat structure, so from the outset you will have exposure to client projects, which include working with large law firms, corporates and regulators. We only work on high-stakes and complex issues and disputes, so the work is intellectually rewarding and constantly evolving.
