Economic Advisor - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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- £49,403 - £61,392
  • National: £49,403 £55,823 London: £54,328 £61,392 For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading 'Salary'

Job grade:


  • Grade 7
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DEFRA
  • S&C
  • Analysis
    Type of role:
  • Analytical
  • Economist
  • Operational Research
  • Statistics
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • Bristol, London, NewcastleuponTyne, YorkAbout the job

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In the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), 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.

Your role will be critically important to achieving our vision of ' ̃creating a great place for living.

This is a particularly exciting time to join the Defra group.

You will have the opportunity to contribute towards and influence the development of new approaches and policies on a wide range of issues affecting millions of people in the UK.

You will play an active role in shaping and delivering the Defra group's priorities, working creatively and collaboratively with others to deliver excellent outcomes.

These roles will provide significant opportunities to develop your own skills and future career.


We are committed to ensuring that every talented and hard-working person has the opportunity to rise to the top, whatever their background and whoever they are.


Overview


This role offers the opportunity to establish a new expert team in the centre of Defra to provide economics input to the Digital, Data and Technology Services (DDTS) team (via Group Infrastructure and Operations (GIO)) and the Terrestrial Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment (tNCEA) team.

You will sit within the Economic Appraisal team of the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) with direct support provided by a Senior Economist.

You will establish and grow links to DDTS and tNCEA, allocating your resources between them as required.


Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Defra values equality and diversity in employment.

We are committed to being an organisation in which fairness and equality of opportunity is central to the approach in business and working relationships and where the organisational culture reflects and supports these values.

In Defra you have the right to a working environment free from discrimination, harassment, bullying and victimisation regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, sex, gender identity, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, working hours, trade union membership or trade union activity.

We are keen to draw on all the talents of people from all kinds of backgrounds, including of those with protected characteristics, to help us achieve the best outcomes.


Location and Flexible Working

Blended working

Job description:


Teams


The Office of the Chief Economist is a team of around twenty economists working on cross-cutting and strategic projects for Defra.

We sit within Central Analysis and Insight Division, which is led by the Defra Director of Analysis, who is also our Chief Economist.

The division also contains expert teams of social researchers and operational researchers, who you will be able to draw on to provide support and input to your work.

Digital, Data and Technology Services is the trusted team for digital across the entire Defra Group.

We have around 1,200 colleagues across DDTS, and our ambition is to make it easier and faster than ever for people to interact with Defra.

If you are ready to drive innovation and push boundaries, we want to hear from you.

The GIO team ensures all Defra technology adheres to strict government policies and processes and oversees the end-to-end delivery of our digital services.

The GIO Portfolio is accountable for delivering innovation, maintenance and upgrades of infrastructure that supports the Defra Group, and reports to the Director of GIO.


The Terrestrial Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment Programme is delivering the key systems, services and capabilities for the monitoring, measurement, and assessment of our natural environment.

This will assess the success of Government environmental policies, and progress towards Government environment targets, whilst driving better evidence-based policy making and interventions.

This role will link directly to the Programme Management Team, which includes several roles for project and programme delivery, integrated with a team of natural scientists, data scientists, and delivery professionals working together in an agile, transformative, and fast-paced programme.

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