Economic Advisor
Salary : £47,750 + £3,250 Economist Allowance
This role is for an economist to act as the lead economist on a range of cases, as well as contributing expertise to cases of other members of the team.
Main responsibilities
Cases are dealt with according to tight statutory timetables and economists can be working on between three and five cases at any one time. Key tasks for the case economist are:
The economist's written advice provides a key input to the published paper setting out the OFT's decision and the reasoning behind it.
Closing date: 21 October 2012
The Office of Fair Trading is an equal opportunities employer.
Contact details:
email: recruitment@oft.gsi.gov.uk
This role is for an economist to act as the lead economist on a range of cases, as well as contributing expertise to cases of other members of the team.
Main responsibilities
- Investigate and provide oral and written economic advice on a range of merger cases.
- Provide economic input to cases being considered by the European Commission, including contributing to development of a UK view for Advisory Committee meetings.
- Where appropriate, supervise the work and development of our Assistant Economists, including potentially a formal staff management role in due course.
Cases are dealt with according to tight statutory timetables and economists can be working on between three and five cases at any one time. Key tasks for the case economist are:
- reviewing the written submission provided by the merging parties
- identifying further questions to ask them
- identifying questions to ask of third parties such as customers and competitors
- drawing together available research on the relevant markets
- analysing responses to questions and following-up as necessary
- writing an economic advice paper setting out findings.
The economist's written advice provides a key input to the published paper setting out the OFT's decision and the reasoning behind it.
How to apply
Download an application pack (Word 214kb). Please use the reference number OFT992a in all correspondence.Closing date: 21 October 2012
The Office of Fair Trading is an equal opportunities employer.
Contact details:
email: recruitment@oft.gsi.gov.uk
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