Local Government Capital Economist - London, United Kingdom - HM Treasury

HM Treasury

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2 weeks ago

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- £29,970 - £38,500-
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer

Senior Executive Officer

This is a Range D post. Successful HEO and SEO applicants will transfer on a level basis.

Contract type:

Permanent
Business area:
HMT
Public Services
Type of role:
Analytical
Economist
Policy
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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The post can be based in London (1 Horse Guards Road), or Darlington (Feethams House).About the job

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About HM Treasury

If you're interested in making a difference to people's lives across the country, the Treasury is the department for you We sit at the centre of everything that the Government does and have provided advice on economic policy and decisions that affect the public finances throughout the country's history.

A Treasury career continues to offer an exciting opportunity to be part of the decision making that affects the whole of the UK.

Working at the heart of government, we collaborate with other departments to ensure public money is spent well and to drive strong and sustainable economic growth.

Our work ranges from protecting customers through to the regulation of the financial sector, helping to reduce carbon emissions and creating a greener economy, supporting people across the country through the COVID 19 furlough scheme and Plan for Jobs as well as helping first time buyers buy their first home.

- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, gender, age ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status.

The Darlington Economic Campus is a pioneering new cross-government hub which will bring people together across departments and public organisations to play an active role in the most important issues of the day.

HM Treasury in Darlington will be joined by the Department for International Trade, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Office for National Statistics, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the Competition and Markets Authority, the Department for Education and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Job description:

Public Services Group
The Public Services Group is at the heart of the Treasury's work to secure strong and sustainable public finances.

We manage public spending of more than £250 billion across key public services and departments, including health, education, the police, the criminal justice system, local government, housing, defence and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

We do this by working with other government departments, ministers, and other Treasury teams to ensure that spending plans support high quality public services and provide value for money for the taxpayer.

Our roles offer a range of opportunities to work with senior leaders in other government departments, as well as helping to ensure the effective delivery of public services that so many people rely on.

The
Local Government and Reform team is responsible for managing HM Treasury's interests in local government policy and funding.

We work closely with colleagues in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and other departments to shape the government's approach to the local government sector.

This includes ensuring that councils have the resources they need to deliver key services and implement government priorities, including reform of adult and children's social care.

We also seek to ensure that financial powers and policy responsibilities are devolved to the most appropriate level of government.

HM Treasury has an interest in these issues from both a spending perspective (ensuring expenditure is affordable and delivered to budget) and an economic perspective (evaluating whether policies offer value-for-money and will deliver the benefits envisaged).

The team is split into two units:
Capital and Place Unit and the Revenue Unit.

The Capital and Place Unit comprises a Range E2 (Grade 6); three Range Es (Grade 7); and five range Ds (Higher Executive Office/Senior Executive Officer), of which the post holder will be one.

The team is friendly and inclusive. We welcome people from different backgrounds and experiences and support flexible work patterns. Come join us

This is a stretching role, with analytical, policy and operational responsibilities.

It will suit an experienced analyst who is comfortable balancing complex modelling and forecasting whilst also delivering policy and providing advice to ministers, as well as managing our lending facility to local authorities and working with other departments.

You will lead our forecast of local authorities' self-financed expenditure (LASFE), one of the largest componen