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Economist (Government Experience), Economics, Finance, Economic, Strategy, Strategic, Payment, ELM, Public Sector, Environmental Economics, Policy, Design, Analytical, Technical, London,
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: London
IR35: Out of scope
Security Clearance: BPSS - CTC would be an advantage but not needed
Minimum Requirement:
We are looking for two exceptional economists in the Defra Environmental Land Management team, who:
* Strong leadership skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills;
* Experienced in leading analysis to influence policy development, working with a range of analytical professions;
* Able to lead and inspire teams to deliver analysis in a high profile policy area in a way that delivers maximum impact;
* Proven track record of managing change and delivering high quality work to exacting deadlines (at least two years' experience of this);
* Strong economic skills, particularly microeconomics, incentive design and, ideally, an understanding of environmental economics;
* Record of building and strengthening relationships with policy customers and external partners, to ensure analysis is trusted and used effectively;
* Apply economic concepts to practical policy questions, and
* Communicate technical concepts and evidence clearly and convincingly.
Qualifications/experience
* 5 years' experience working in the public, private or third sector.
* At least a 2:1 degree and/or Masters degree in economics.
* Responsibilities
* Produce analysis and modelling to support advice on development of the ELM payment methodology and rates.
* Produce analysis and modelling to inform the design of ELM and provide insights on likely participation, costs and benefits, as well as distributional and unintended consequences.
* Options appraisal and economic advice to inform ELM scheme design.
* Apply natural capital principles and environmental valuation in the context of ELM policy.
* Specify the economic outcomes we need to monitor and evaluate to provide evidence on the impact of ELM.
* Provide evidence and analysis to support future impact assessments and/or business cases for ELM.
