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Economic Adviser DEFRA - London, United Kingdom

9:24:00 AM

You will demonstrate substantial current experience in your career as a professional economist. We are looking for people with strong analytical capabilities who are ready to put their skills to work in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policy. You will need to demonstrate a good knowledge and ability to apply economics, and your capability in analysis and use of evidence, managing people and finance, programme and project management. Relevant experience in the specific areas advertised is also desirable.

Competencies

Specialist Economist skills

  • Applies appropriate economic concepts or techniques to address problems;
  • Uses economic techniques to offer workable solutions;
  • Can identify opportunities for economic analysis to make a contribution to policy development and appraisal;
  • Keeps abreast of developments in economic theory and practice;
  • Is able to synthesise technical papers;
  • Communicates complex technical ideas and arguments in ways which non-economists can readily understand;
  • Gives objective advice based on appropriate evidence and analysis.

Analysis and Use of Evidence - Understanding and using evidence to inform better decision-making

  • Identifies and uses various sources of evidence and feedback to support outputs;
  • Understands the validity, relevance and limitations of different sources of evidence;
  • Uses evidence to evaluate polices, projects and programmes;
  • Understands and can interpret the most commonly used methods for summarising data;
  • Engages with relevant experts to gather and evaluate evidence.

Financial and Resource Management - Understanding and using financial information to ‘manage through numbers’

  • Can describe the organisation’s business model and identify own contribution to its financial objectives;
  • Ensures personal delivery against plan, and forecasts accurately;
  • Sets and influences stretching targets for improving the value achieved from resource inputs (people budget and assets);
  • Work confidently with financial data when making decisions: interpret trends, issues and risks in routine and, where appropriate, investment appraisals;
  • Leads by example when incurring expenditure and managing business relationships and risks. Promotes and enforces appropriate business rules;
  • Engages with finance experts, and knows when to provide them with routine or exceptional information.

Leading and Influencing: people management – getting the best from people in order to achieve organisational objectives

  • Understands and communicates the organisation’s priorities, and ensures people’s objectives are aligned with them;
  • Coaches and develops individuals and manages own development;
  • Employs a range of appropriate techniques to promote equality of opportunity and diversity;
  • Recognises and rewards good behaviour, & tackles poor performance;
  • Knows how and when to best engage with HR experts in tackling people issues;
  • Effectively shapes team vision and strategy to promote engagement and action;
  • Positively role models Civil Service values, encouraging others to do likewise;
  • Written and verbal communication is clear, convincing and can withstand challenge;
  • Is an effective and influential ambassador of the organisation externally and internally.

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