Lead Economist

3 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Department for Culture, Media and Sport Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 353509**Salary**:

- £49,839 - £55,531- National £49,839 - £55,531 + £4,000 analyst allowance (+ Benefits)- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Fixed term
- Loan
- Secondment**Length of employment**:

- 2 Years**Business area**:

- DCMS - Media & International**Type of role**:

- Analytical
- Economist**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
This role sits within the Media and International Directorate, whose goal is to drive sustainable and inclusive growth in the media sector, that serves the needs of audiences and protects the future of public service media. Within the Directorate there are both analysts and policy officials who work together to deliver this goal. The Directorate is made up of teams leading on fascinating policy related to: TV and Broadcasting (including specifically the BBC specifically), Advertising, Press, Radio, and the International strategy for the Department.

**Job description**:
This role provides an economist from any career background with a unique opportunity to play a vital part in the upcoming BBC Charter Review, and is an excellent fit for anyone looking to take on an exciting career challenge. This programme of work will determine the roles and responsibilities for the BBC from 2028 over the next decade, which comes at a time when the media landscape is rapidly evolving, and Government consider what the future of media consumption looks like. Some of your responsibilities will include:

- Leading the analytical programme of work to prepare the Department for the next BBC Charter Review. You will build on the outputs of the live BBC Funding Review, and use economic theory and analytical modelling to test the impact of future interventions, alongside implementing a future research programme. You will gain the insights to support evidence-based decision making for the future of the BBC.
- Providing strategic direction on BBC analysis, to drive effective delivery against the team’s priorities, and longer-term Departmental objectives.
- Being a member of the Government Economic Service, and an active leader across the Media and International Directorate and wider DCMS analytical community. You will manage at least one junior analyst, engage with policy colleagues to increase the impact of analysis, and seek out opportunities for analytical collaboration across the Department.

**Person specification**:
**Essential Requirements**:

- Badged membership of the Government Economic Service, or eligibility and willingness to become a member. Full criteria can be found in the GES membership guidance.
- Membership requires a minimum 2.1 honours degree in economics (or international equivalent), or a postgraduate degree in economics. If it is a joint degree, at least 50% of the course modules must be in economics.
- Excellent quantitative analytical skills and a proven ability to identify and solve problems with economic-based analysis.
- Clear and confident in communicating, both verbally and written.
- Experience of building valuable relationships with stakeholders.
- Proactive in planning and developing a programme of work, taking ownership to deliver high-quality outputs, to time.

**Desirable Skills**:

- Knowledge of how financial and/or commercial markets function.
- Experience managing/leading a team and/or project.

The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.

Please register your interest by filling out this form and you will be sent an invitation.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £49,839, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes £13,456 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We’re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:

- Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home
- 26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years’ service
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which



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