Economist/social Researcher - London, United Kingdom - Public Sector Resourcing

Public Sector Resourcing

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Economist/Social Researcher - Inside IR35

Contract Term: 6 months (with possible extension)

Contracting Authority:
DEFRA - NI Directorate

Location:
Hybrid Working (two days per week office based - Bristol, London, Newcastle or York)

In the Defra group, we deal with a vast range of issues that profoundly impact on people's lives. We are responsible for England's environment, our countryside and rural economy, the food and farming sectors and have lead responsibility for protection from a wide range of natural threats and hazards. We have developed a set of three strategic objectives covering our policy outcomes and corporate objectives. These objectives help us to deliver our ambitious vision to build our green and healthy future and provide a framework for all the important work we carry out.

Our objectives are:

To pass on to the next generation a natural environment protected and enhanced for the future.
To lead the world in food, farming, and fisheries with a sustainable model of food production.
To be an outstanding organisation focused on making a difference, with world class delivery capability.

Job Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to develop a framework to assess regulatory divergence expected to occur between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.

The purpose would be to support orderly divergence and to identify where additional policy responses might be required.

You would lead the development and successful piloting of an analytical framework to assess the likely impact of forthcoming divergence, drawing on business and trade data and stakeholder engagement.

This would include proposing a methodology for capturing insights from businesses on supply chain impacts and likely business response, and requirements for generating new data sources.

You will be part of a team who will support the project by leading the development and successful piloting of an analytical framework.

As an Economist/Social Researcher, your main responsibilities would be to:

Design and develop initial triage criteria to decide which areas of divergence require full assessment
Design and develop an analytical framework for assessing GB-NI divergence impacts, including the identification of relevant data sources
Create individual reports which use the analytical framework to set out likely business, trade, societal and political impacts of expected divergence in a particular policy area
Assess the likely impact of forthcoming divergence, drawing on business and trade data and stakeholder engagement

You'll have relevant experience in:

A strong background in economics or social research with a strong track record of working as part of projects and teams
Substantial experience working with incomplete and ambiguous data, ideally in the context of trade, competition or market analysis
Strong communication skills, ideally with experience working with public policymakers
Proven ability to deliver to tight deadlines
Experience in the public sector, specifically national governments, OECD, Competition Commission or other market regulation/competition authority would be advantageous
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas._