Economic Adviser, Trade Agreements and Policy Analysis

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

- 384615

**Salary**:

- £55,836 - £66,338
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

**Job grade**:

- Grade 7

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- DBT DGSI - Analysis

**Type of role**:

- Analytical
Economist

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

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Location
- Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford

About the job

**Job summary**:
This is an exciting time to join the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) as we promote British trade and investment across the world.

The Trade Agreements and Policy Analysis team provide high-quality evidence to support the negotiation of trade policy instruments which enhance trade and investment with the UK’s key partners.

**Job description**:
You will be leading, planning and delivering the programme of economic analysis to support the UKs policy and negotiation position on procurement and the environmental impacts of trade agreements:

- Providing negotiators and policy makers with the evidence and analysis needed to inform their decision making.
- Providing evidence to use in negotiations, attending negotiation sessions where necessary to present and defend analysis.
- Take overall ownership of the evidence base on procurement and environmental impacts, identifying evidence gaps and undertaking or commissioning work to fill those gaps as required.
- Leading a team, currently containing two assistant analysts, to support this work programme. Taking responsibility for the overall output of the team while also supporting the wellbeing and development of team members.

Essential criteria

We are looking for someone who:

- Is able to produce analysis to support decision makers and is comfortable making judgements using limited or imperfect data.
- Is able to manage a programme of analytical work, dealing with tight deadlines and prioritising between competing work streams.
- Is able to build and maintain excellent relationships with policy customers and understand their analytical needs.

Desirable criteria

It would be helpful, but not essential if you have:

- Knowledge of trade economics.
- Management experience

**Person specification**:
We are looking for someone who is:

- Highly motivated to lead a team.
- Interested in being closely involved with trade negotiation.
- Analytically curious.

We are looking for proactive individuals who combine strong analytical skills with exceptional leadership. You will need to be a team player who enjoys working closely with policy makers to understand the decisions they need to make and how analysis can support them. You will need to be a strong analyst capable of becoming an expert in your area.

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

- Government Economic Service (GES) - Application of knowledge
- Government Economic Service (GES) - Analysis of data
- Government Economic Service (GES) - Effective communication

**Qualifications**:

- A first or upper second-class 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.

**Memberships**:
Civil Servants who are currently a member of a government analytical profession will retain their professional membership in this role.

Applicants without a current GES membership will be considered for accreditation to the GES as part of the recruitment process. This means you must meet the academic entry requirements for the GES which are:

- Have a first or upper second-class 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.
- Have studied both macroeconomics and microeconomics.

The GES Technical Framework is broken down into 3 core areas of technical competency:
1. Application of Knowledge
2. Analysis of Data
3. Effective Communication

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

- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £55,836, Department for Business and Trade contributes £16,175 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Interviews for this vacancy will b