Low Carbon Fuels Analyst

Department for Transport, Leeds

Low Carbon Fuels Analyst

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Department for Transport, Leeds

  • Full time
  • Temporary
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 24 Jan | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 04c16f17307c4b7499b19b75cb35206d

Full Job Description

We recognise the challenges that people with protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities., We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Economist or Operational Researcher to join our team within the Department for Transport. This role will lead on analysis and modelling related to Sustainable Aviation Fues (SAF) and cross cutting analysis on low Carbon Fuels (LCF).
Transport is now the largest contributor to UK domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, contributing 28% of domestic emissions in 2022, rising to 34% when accounting for emissions from international aviation and shipping. In recognition of the need to go further and faster and deliver against the ambitious Net Zero objectives, we are looking to recruit an SEO economist or operational researcher to lead on analysis and modelling related to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) commercialisation and cross-cutting analysis on Low Carbon Fuels (LCFs). Low carbon fuels (LCFs) are alternatives to fossil fuels that deliver lower carbon emissions over their life cycle.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
+ Help deliver the analysis related to the revenue certainty mechanism (RCM) for the Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) industry: the government has committed to introduce a revenue certainty scheme as part of the UK’s world leading SAF programme. You will work collaboratively with the rest of the LCF analysis team to deliver the analytical work supporting the development and implementation of this mechanism and present it to seniors in DfT and across Whitehall. In addition, you may also work on the development of consultancy analytical work in this policy area.
+ Collaborating effectively across a number of different teams and stakeholders: You will also be required to form strong working relationships and collaborate closely with departments across Government such as Defra, DESNZ, DBT, HMT, No 10 and Ofgem officials, as well as teams across DfT to ensure that the best available evidence underpins decision-making. You may also be required to collaborate with organisations outside of central Government including Local Authorities and external experts to gather the latest evidence and market intelligence.
+ Communicating evidence and analysis: You will need to communicate complex and technical evidence and analysis to influence policy colleagues and senior decision makers across Whitehall. You will be involved in presenting recommendations and ensuring the appropriate use of evidence in decision-making. This will require you to work closely with policy colleagues and be an integral member of the wider relevant policy team.
+ Providing analytical support on other areas of low carbon fuels: You will need to work dynamically to pick up work on other areas of low carbon fuels such as biomass availability and hydrogen analysis where support is needed. This will require you to work across our analytical team and to establish collaborative relationships across DfT and across Whitehall
For further information, please see the attached Role Profile., The successful candidate will also be able to analyse and handle data for the purposes of producing evidence to advise decision-makers. You will be able to explain key assumptions feeding into analytical models and understand and interpret the outputs for the purposes of providing supporting evidence. We are looking for someone who is proficient in using Excel and other relevant software packages, and who can undertake appropriate Quality Assurance in accordance with Aqua Book guidance. Proficiency in using R is desirable, but not essential.
You will be able to build effective working relationships with non-analytical colleagues and other analytical professions, to facilitate continuous discourse and build mutual understanding of how to work together. You will also be able to tailor the details of your communications, ensuring that it is appropriate to the needs to the audience.
Additional Information:
A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance.
There may be occasions where you will be required to travel to other DfT offices and attend meetings and visits around the UK.
You will be assessed against one of the following analytical professions depending on your current professional membership, or your preference of which to join. Please click on the links below for more information and qualification requirements:
+ GES Technical Framework
+ GORS Technical Framework, We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
+ Making Effective Decisions
+ Delivering at Pace
+ Working Together

Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
+ The elements that you'll be assessed against will depend on the profession you are currently part of or want to join. Please refer to the attached role profile for more information on that technical elements that you will be assessed again.
+ The elements that you'll be assessed against will depend on the profession you are currently part of or want to join. Please refer to the attached role profile for more information on that technical elements that you will be assessed again., This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role, and within your CV and Personal Statement please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following:
+ Experience of scoping out and leading analytical projects. This includes experience identifying evidence gaps and working collaboratively with colleagues from a range of professions to deliver robust analysis.
+ Experience of working effectively across multiple projects and ensuring appropriate use of resources to deliver timely quality outcomes.
+ Experience of working on high quality modelling and analysis to understand the impacts of policies and presenting the results of analysis to a wide range of people to influence senior decisions.
Please fully utilise the 750-word count when completing your personal statement.
Within your Personal Statement please confirm if you are already a member of the Government Economic Service (GES) or the Government Operational Research Service (GORS) or which profession you aspire to join.
The sift is due to take place from week commencing 3rd February 2025.
Interviews are likely to be held from week commencing 17th February 2025.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
+ An Interview
+ Presentation
This interview will be conducted online via MS Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes., Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Are you an economist or operational researcher with experience of leading analytical projects?
Can you work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders and build robust working relations?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!, This role is suitable for an economist or operational researcher with experience of developing, using and scrutinising analytical models for the purposes of forecasting and/or assessing the impacts of policy proposals.

Alongside your salary of £42,848, Department for Transport contributes £12,413 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Please note, the above example is based on the National/London (amend as appropriate) minimum salary. The employer pension contribution will be 28.97% of your specific salary.
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.
Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport .
https://careers.dft.gov.uk/our-agencies/department-for-transport-central

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