Economists (x2)

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is a small department with a big mission. Our vision is of a thriving, globally competitive, low carbon energy economy.  Our key priorities include delivering secure energy on the way to a low carbon future and driving ambitious action on climate change at home and abroad. For further information please visithttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-energy-climate-change

Within DECC, Strategy Directorate has an exciting and varied portfolio of work: advising ministers and the department on our overall energy and climate change strategy, conducting projects on high priority policy issues and leading the department’s engagement with Whitehall and more widely.   For example, recently the Directorate has run specific projects on Pathways to 2050, Bioenergy, low carbon heat and delivering the cross-government Carbon Plan. Strategy Directorate is currently seeking enthusiastic individuals with an economics background and excellent team working skills to help us deliver against these challenging objectives. 

The successful candidates will provide analytical advice to inform Strategy projects across DECC's portfolio and will:

• Develop a rapid understanding and knowledge of a new policy area
• Apply economic tools and techniques and synthesise evidence from a range of sources
• Work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team

The successful candidates will have excellent analytical and problem solving skills and be able to communicate complex economic issues clearly and concisely to senior officials and ministers. Many of the problems you will be given will be ill-defined and unclear. Part of your role will be to figure out what the actual problem is, and then persuade others both of the nature of the problem and that you have the right answer.  Post holders will be required to manage their work independently and flexibly, work to tight deadlines and deal with stakeholders sensitively and effectively. 

These posts are offered on a fixed term basis for two years with the possibility of extension or permanency.

Applicants will be expected to undergo security clearance.

For further information about this post and the application process, please visithttps://jobs.civilservice.gov.uk/company/nghr/jobs.cgi

Closing date: 31^st May 2013

DECC values equality and diversity in employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of society.