Senior Appraisal and Strategy Economist

Job Description

HM Land Registry (HMLR) have a great opportunity for an experienced, strategically minded analyst to join us as the Senior Appraisal and Strategy Economist. In this role you will be leading and delivering economic analysis for major business cases and you will be leading on strands of economic thinking to inform HM Land Registrys strategic decisions. This is an excellent opportunity to utilise your economics knowledge and apply it to a wide range of issues to make a real impact.Reporting to the Chief Economist, this will be a high profile and strategic role, as you will become part of the team who will shape the way economics is applied within HMLR, how the analytical community will influence policy and investment decisions, working across the organisation to support evidence based decisions.Senior Appraisal and Strategy Economist Responsibilities:- Lead on the economic work for major business cases, effectively employing the ROAMEF cycle and cost benefit analysis analytical techniques to support value for money decisions in HM Land Registry.- Employ innovative analytical techniques to address policy, operational and strategic issues.- Provide analytical support on strategic projects, for example conducting a deep dive review in how to improve efficiency in HM Land Registry- Support in developing a clear strategic narrative setting out HMLR’s position in the economy and the impacts of its activities, identify key evidence gaps, and put in place a strategy to address them.- Work with key stakeholders to acquire information to inform our evidence bases and to disseminate the results of our analysis. Stakeholders include senior management within HM Land Registry and external stakeholders such as HMT, the geospatial commission, and BEIS, as well as bodies that represent customer/interest groups.- Champion good practise in quality assurance.- Contribute to the development of the growing analytical function at HM Land Registry, continually considering how analysis can be used to support HM Land Registry’s work, putting in place appropriate standards and support systems for analysts and helping to establish the scale and structure of HMLR’s analytical community.- Manage several staff members, and you will be responsible for supporting the development of several junior economists.Senior Appraisal and Strategy Economist Requirements:You will be responsible for leading on cost benefit analysis in different parts of the organisation, therefore they should have experience in applying cost benefit analysis and be able to lead on developing thinking on how to do this in new areas.- The successful candidate will be a leader in the analytical community, so they must be able to lead effectively, to empower teams to do their best, and to support staff so they feel their best.- You will hold an economics qualification which includes microeconomics and macroeconomics, at least 50% of the degree modules must be economic modules. This should be a 2:1 (or equivalent) or a masters.- You will be able to demonstrate GES professional skills at G7 as defined in the GES technical framework.About HM Land Registry:HM Land Registry plays an important role in the property market, underpinning property ownership worth over £7 trillion across England and Wales. Our ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.Location: Can be based at all offices (Birkenhead, North West, CH41 6DU : Croydon, London, CR0 2AQ : Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3BH : Durham, North East, DH1 5TR : Weymouth, South West, DT4 9TT : Gloucester, South West, GL1 1DQ : Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU2 8JN : Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 5DR : Nottingham, East Midlands, NG1 7AU : Peterborough, Eastern, PE1 1QF : Plymouth, South West, PL6 5WS : Preston, North West, PR4 1TE : Swansea, Wales, SA7 9FQ : Telford, West Midlands, TF3 4LR)Salary: £52,667 (Croydon £56,694)Contract type: Full Time, PermanentWorking pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-timeClosing date: Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 14th February 2021.You may have experience of the following: Economist, Chief Economist, Appraisal Economics, Senior Economist, Strategy Economics, Commercial Analyst, Business Economics, Finance, Quantitative Analyst, Statistician, Senior Analyst, Project Leader, Finance Manager, Economic Consultant, etc.Ref: 96669