Cma1777 Assistant Director of Economics - London, United Kingdom - Competition & Markets Authority

Competition & Markets Authority

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £53,527 - £60,599
Job grade:

Grade 7
Contract type:
Permanent
Type of role:
Analytical
Economist
Policy
Project Delivery
Strategy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
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Job summary:

As the UK faces an unprecedented challenge to the economy, it is vital that the
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is able to provide high-quality economic analysis to inform decisions on competition cases and protect both consumers and businesses.

The scope of our work is also increasing as the CMA becomes responsible for the Office for the Internal Market.

The
Office for the Internal Market has been established to support the effective operation of the UK's internal market by providing economic and technical reporting and monitoring.

We are now looking for a highly experienced economist and leader to play a pivotal role leading the economics input into the Office for the Internal Market's work.

Job description:

As
Assistant Director, Economics you will be responsible for leading a team of economists in delivering economic analysis, assuring the quality of that analysis, and managing economic risks on Office for the Internal Market projects.

In particular, you will be the lead expert on trade analysis, leading the analytical team on annual monitoring reports and providing expert advice to analytical teams and reports to the UK and Devolved Governments.

Leading by example, you will be expected to contribute to the management and intellectual development of your team of economists, providing constructive feedback on their work and developing their abilities accordingly.

You will also be required to establish relationships of influence with both internal and external stakeholders - particularly the UK Government and Devolved Governments - when representing the CMA externally.

You will need substantial experience as a professional economist (ideally in economics relating to international trade, or in an area of applied economics that involves the economic analysis of markets), including practical work experience in empirical analysis.

Experience of leading and managing teams in the delivery of economic projects and analysis is equally important.

Further information on the OIM's role (including a short introductory video) can be found on our website.

In return the CMA is a hugely diverse, rewarding and stimulating place to work - an opportunity to work for the public good and to stretch and develop yourself in doing so.

We offer generous benefits, which you can review in full below.

Person specification:

Your detailed responsibilities:

To be responsible for providing expert advice to the OIM on trade analysis
Working with Economics Directors, to be responsible for the economic input into the decisions on the strategic direction of OIM Determining the key areas for investigation and any economic analysis required to assess them; deciding what evidence should be gathered and how; identifying and discussing with the decision maker/s on the project how the economic analysis contributes to the overall assessment and approach to be taken; and ensuring that economic issues and risk are properly dealt with.
Ensure the work of the economics team on OIM projects is delivered on time and to a high Critically assessing and interpreting the evidence available and the weight that can be attached to it; identifying economic risks and mitigations for them; and presenting the team's analysis both verbally and in writing (in particular by taking responsibility for the drafting of various working papers and substantial sections of published reports).
Manage the delivery of economic analysis on OIM projects. Ensuring that a detailed specification of the economic analysis to be undertaken is provided; that the team has the resources it needs and makes efficient use of them; that timetables for delivery are agreed and met; and to ensure that Economics Directors are kept abreast of relevant analysis and their attention is drawn to matters which they would want to be informed of.
Play a pivotal role in communicating the economics of OIM projects to the project team, others across the OIM/CMA (including senior management), and stakeholders (including businesses, government departments and consumer groups).
Establish relationships of influence with both internal and external stakeholders particularly the UK Government and Devolved Governments and represent the CMA externally.
Have direct staff and/or work management responsibility for around three to six Economic Advisers and/or Assistant Economists, including supervising their work, providing opportunities for staff to develop their skills, coaching and cons