Economic Advisor

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

- 213539**Salary**:

- £47,549 - £60,188- National: £47,549 - £54,728; London: £52,289 - £60,188. For details of our pay on appointment policy, please see below under the heading ‘Salary’.**Grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DEFRA - ERM - Environment Quality - Chemicals, Pesticides and Hazardous Waste Division**Type of role**:

- Analytical
- Economist
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours**Number of posts**:

- 2Contents

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**Benefits**:
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Location
- Bristol, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, YorkAbout the job

**Summary**:

- This role is an opportunity to play a leading role within the division that constructs UK government policy regarding the management of the impact on the environment and human health of Chemicals, Pesticides and Hazardous Waste (CPHW). The CPHW Evidence and Analysis Unit is a team of 18 analysts and scientists that advise on the evidence and development of the evidence base needed to ensure the effective regulation of chemicals and pesticides throughout their life cycle for everyone, the environment and the economy. The Evidence and Analysis Unit plays a key role in the development, appraisal and evaluation of policy and works very closely with CPHW policy teams. We also work with several delivery partners to achieve our goals including other Whitehall departments, as well as the Health and Safety Executive, the Environment Agency and international organisations such as the OECD.**Job description**:

- Role 1: Pesticides Economist:

- This is an opportunity to lead the economics input to UK government policy on managing the impact of pesticides on the environment and human health. It includes lead responsibility for appraisal of all proposed regulatory action and the development of relevant business cases. For example, the postholder will lead appraisal of the case for emergency authorisation of individual pesticides for particular uses.
- Role 2: Chemicals Economist:

- The postholder will lead the economics input to implementation of a government manifesto commitment to ban the export of plastic waste. They will lead the analysis feeding into the scope of implementation and the impact assessment for the legislative vehicle.**Responsibilities**:
**Essential Criteria**- Be comfortable working with economic data and reports.
- Be good at working with others including through clear communication and collaboration across a large division.
- Have good analytical skills.
- Be familiar with cost-benefit analysis.

Membership
- Applicants should be a member of the Government Economic Service (GES) or able obtain GES membership as part of the selection process.**Qualifications**:

- Bachelors degree with at least 50% of course content in economics of at least 2(1) level or a higher degree in economics.**Memberships**:

- A full member of the Government Economic Service (GES) or able to obtain GES membership as part of the selection process.**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
- Making Effective Decisions
- Changing and Improving

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
**Benefits**:
**A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options**
We are a diverse team who are spread all over the country but still manage to stay connected and work as one. We’re really keen to respect individual needs and working pattern preferences where possible and our team is made up of full time, part time and job share employees who work a variety of flexible working patterns.**A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity**Access to learning and development tailored to your role**Leave**
25 days' paid leave per annum rising to 30 days after five years’ service, in addition to eight public holidays and the Queen’s Birthday privilege day. We also offer:
- competitive maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave;
- study leave for the pursuit of academic studies;
- 3 days paid leave for volunteering per annum;
- 15 days paid leave per year for reservist training; and,
- generous paid sick leave.

**Cycle to Work Scheme**
Defra loans you a bike for your commute as a tax-free benefit. At the end of the loan period, you have the option to buy the bike, saving 30% of the original cost.**Season Ticket and Bicycle Loan**
We offer interest-free season ticket loans, to all Defra employees with more than three months’ service, for purchasing train and bus season tickets, as well as station car parking. For those unable to take advantage of tax-free benefits, we also offer an interest-free bicycle loan to enable the purchase of a bicycle for commuting.**Pension**Blended Working**-
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