Poverty and Living Standards Senior Analyst

HM TREASURY; Darlington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join HM Treasury as an analyst to improve understanding of living standards and inform policy decisions. Contribute to the expansion of the Darlington office while leading analytical projects and advising on the impacts of tax and spending. You'll work alongside a team of experts to ensure that analysis remains relevant and informs key decisions.

Benefits

25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years)

Flexitime system

Flexible working patterns

Generous parental and adoption leave

Access to a Defined Benefit pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Active staff networks based on interests

Qualifications

• Able to analyze data and communicate analysis effectively.
• Motivates others and leads analytical planning.
• Communicates complex analysis to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce HMT’s poverty analysis.
• Provide ministers with evidence on living standards indicators.
• Lead external engagement and manage debates related to living standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Leadership

Communication

Education

Working knowledge of R or similar software

Job description

Are you an analyst with outstanding critical thinking and leadership skills to craft strategy? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the Team

The Labour Markets and Distributional Analysis (LMDA) team is a friendly team of outstanding analysts and policy makers. We seek to bring together an understanding of households’ living standards and position in the labour market, with key labour market policies, such as the National Living Wage and DWP active labour market programmes.

Our part of the team, the Equalities & Living Standards Analysis (ELSA) branch, is made up of six analysts. Our branch aims to improve understanding of policy impacts on different societal groups. We support policy development across HMT by leading on poverty, cost-of-living, general living standards-related analysis, as well as equalities and disparities analysis.

We collaborate with the Distributional Analysis branch, comprising around seven analysts, advising Ministers on how tax and spending decisions impact households. We also work closely with Macroeconomic Coordination & Strategy in Economics Group on the Cost of Living, and with the Equalities Policy Branch in Public Spending Group on equalities analysis.

The post holder would contribute to the Darlington office expansion, working closely with team members based in Darlington, including a Director of the Personal Tax, Welfare and Pensions group.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

1. Expand your team’s analytical capability: producing HMT’s poverty analysis.
2. Brief seniors/ministers on living standards: providing ministers with the best evidence on living standards indicators beyond real household disposable income.
3. Develop the living standards narrative: leading HMT Living Standards briefing, communicating evidence on living standards to relevant teams, including analysis supporting fiscal events.
4. Influence policy: leading ad-hoc analytical projects on various policy areas, ensuring advice on living standards, distributional impacts, and equalities considerations informs policy development and ministerial advice.
5. Lead external engagement: managing debates, FOI requests, correspondence, and parliamentary questions related to living standards.
6. Build strong relationships: fostering positive relationships across Treasury and other departments to keep evidence and analysis relevant and up-to-date.

About You

A working knowledge of R or similar software is essential. You should be able to analyze data, communicate analysis effectively, motivate others, and lead analytical planning. Valuing diversity and inclusion, you will ensure fairness and opportunity for all. You will communicate complex analysis to senior, non-technical stakeholders, deliver high-standard products on time, and manage risks and priorities effectively.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and King’s birthday (unless you have legacy arrangements)
• Flexitime system, allowing up to 2 additional days off each month
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
• Generous parental and adoption leave
• Access to a Defined Benefit pension scheme with 28.97% employer contributions
• Cycle-to-work scheme and season ticket advances
• Active staff networks based on interests and diversity

For more information and application details, please follow the apply link. If you require reasonable adjustments for the selection process, inform us in your application or contact [e-mail].