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Economic Advisor

Civil Service

Economic Advisor

£51997

Civil Service, Leeds

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 18 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 7a69bda304ba4e879c2d5019fe2831e3

Full Job Description

  • Lead a programme of analysis to inform the Strategy, Policy, Digital and Technology Directorate (SPDT), impacting on strategic direction, ministerial decisions and informing key stakeholders.

  • Define policy questions, and the options for analysis that will have most impact and manage their development with appropriate analytical assurance.

  • Manage and plan a portfolio of work which ranges from Impact Assessments / De Minimis Assessments (DMAs); to advisory roles, or lighter-touch, creative analysis.

  • Mentor and coach colleagues to develop economist skills to future proof the skillset within DVSA


    • This post will be leading the first analyst team at DVSA, and will be supported by and link into the wider analytical community at DfT.

    Are you a passionate and confident leader?

    Do you have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels?

    Can you work confidently with large amounts of data and spot trends and issues easily?

    If so, we'd love to hear from you!

    This role has a significant economics component, shaping high quality analysis for policy. The role holder will have considerable space to lead, shape and create an analytical programme which enables the policy team to gain a deeper understanding of the emerging issues, to make evidence-based decisions.

    As an Economic Advisor, you will play a key role in coordinating evidence across analytical disciplines internally and externally, to ensure that the policy receives advice based on the best multi-disciplinary knowledge. Good prioritisation skills to identify what activities can add the most value and impact, will be key.

    This role will develop close links with analytical and policy professionals within DVSA, DfT and the cross-government community. The role holder will be a participant within the Driver Policy senior leadership team, where they will have the opportunity to provide robust and influential economic advice.