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Job Description

Do you have excellent analytical skills and are looking for a varied and stretching portfolio of responsibilities? If so, read on !

About the Team

The Analytical Projects Unit sits within the Economic Risks and Analytical Projects Unit team in the Economics Group. It provides analytical expertise and support to critical projects across HM Treasury. Members of the team are deployed on projects covering a range of public policy issues – both influencing HMT’s macroeconomic policy within Economics Group and building the evidence base for policymaking across other areas.

The Unit is led by a Grade 6, with two Grade 7, three Senior Executive Officers, one Higher Executive Officer, and two Economics Apprentices. Oversight is provided by the Deputy Director for Economic Risks and Analytical Projects Unit and the Director of Economics. It is a friendly and supportive team, working in a matrix management style, where team members feel valued.

Joining the team is an excellent way of gaining an overview of HMT’s work, building a network, and being involved in high-profile Ministerial priorities.

About the Job

Key accountabilities for this role include:

·The Unit employs a matrix management structure for staff working on projects. The post holder will be responsible for line management of an Apprentice Economist with a strong focus on staff development. The post holder will build effective relationships with the project managers to whom project staff are allocated to ensure excellent day-to-day management and regular feedback is provided.

·Integrating in a new team and becoming abreast of the policy area quickly. This will include understanding who key stakeholders are, proactively developing an understanding of the area, and setting the project’s scope within this.

·Scoping out and planning analytical projects, including by identifying the best analytical techniques, the key outputs, and prioritising work streams with the greatest impact to improve HMT’s understanding of an issue and inform policy advice.

·Delivering high quality analytical projects at pace, working collaboratively with policy teams across HM Treasury and other Government departments. There may also be opportunities to task-manage staff on projects.

·Communicating the conclusions of the project to Senior Officials, Ministers, and other partners, influencing the strategic direction of HMT policy.

About You

You will need to have experience delivering analytical projects, be able to work collaboratively with a range of partners and get up to speed on new issues quickly.

You will complete projects lasting around 3 months that apply analytical tools and techniques, as well as economic knowledge, to support policymaking in line with Ministerial priorities, often at pace.

Some of the Benefits our people love!

·25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month

·Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)

·Generous parental and adoption leave packages

·Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28%

·Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances

·A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form.