Lead Analyst - Business and Economy

GMCA; Manchester; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

GMCA is seeking a Lead Analyst in Manchester to join the research team. The role focuses on quantitative and qualitative analysis, evaluation, and informing economic policy within GMCA’s Economy, Innovation, Culture and International Directorate.

You will analyse data on Greater Manchester’s economy, develop monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and contribute to the delivery of the Greater Manchester Strategy. Interviews are in person in Manchester during w/c 23 November.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing data on the Greater Manchester economy to inform long-term policy development and short-term requests for information
• Supporting the development of economic policy through literature reviews, logic models, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks for new initiatives
• Designing and, in some cases, delivering the evaluation of new models of business support
• Using commercially available data sources (such as Beauhurst, Datacity and CoStar) to help understand Greater Manchester’s economy
• Working with our innovation team to use data and evidence to build understanding of innovation among businesses across the city region
• Supporting our international team with the evidence and analysis needed for mayoral missions, such as the recent India trade mission

Job description

Lead Analyst

Salary - £35,570.00 - £49,817.00 (Progressive Grade 6-8)

Contract: There are two roles available one permanent contract and one 12 month fixed-term contract

Interviews: to be held (in person in Manchester) w/c 23 November

Your role:

We are looking for a Lead Analyst to join the GMCA research team. You will work on a research programme supporting GMCA’s Economy, Innovation, Culture and International Directorate.

Your work will help us deliver the Greater Manchester Strategy which outlines how we plan to shape the economy to provide a fairer, greener and more prosperous city region for our residents. In particular, it will support the A great place to do business priority in the strategy.

The role will involve quantitative and qualitative research, as well as evaluation. You will have opportunities to develop some of these skills in the role, but you should already be confident in handling and analysing economic data. You should also be able to structure, analyse and visualise data clearly. Typical analysis can be seen in a recent report produced by the team on Economic growth in Greater Manchester.

Your work will be varied but is likely to include:

• Analysing data on the Greater Manchester economy to inform long-term policy development and short-term requests for information
• Supporting the development of economic policy through literature reviews, logic models, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks for new initiatives
• Designing and, in some cases, delivering the evaluation of new models of business support
• Using commercially available data sources (such as Beauhurst, Datacity and CoStar) to help understand Greater Manchester’s economy
• Working with our innovation team to use data and evidence to build understanding of innovation among businesses across the city region
• Supporting our international team with the evidence and analysis needed for mayoral missions, such as the recent India trade mission

Alongside the economy-specific focus of this role, as a member of the wider GMCA Research Team, you will join a team of Analysts, Lead Analysts and Principals with opportunities to collaborate on cross-sector projects and develop knowledge through our research specialisms (quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis, evaluation and appraisal).

In return, you will get to work with people who have a real passion for Greater Manchester and the work we do. We offer a wide range of opportunities to work with people a wide range of organisations and policy areas. Crucially, your work will help make a difference to the lives of communities in Greater Manchester.

About us:

As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers - you can learn more about them here:

We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

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Our offer:

In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here:

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Lead Analyst Role Profile