Public Sector Economist - Manager

Job Description

PwCs Economics team is looking to recruit an experienced public sector economist at Manager grade to join the firms expanding economics practice.Who we are and what we do As one of the UKs leading economics consultancies, and part of PwCs global networkof economists, we work alongside a wide range of clients, using economic insights to inform strategic choices, guide the development of policy and assess the impact of major investments. In the boardroom, in front of regulators and with policy makers, we developbig, distinctive ideas and important insights that are grounded in robust economic analysis.We take pride in both the breadth of our expertise and our diversity, with our Economics team comprising people from 12 different countries, speaking 22 languages.Whowe are looking for We are looking for candidates with significant professional experience (4-6 years minimum), most likely gained working as an economist in the Government Economic Service, but potentially gained working with an economics consultancy or internationalorganisation or in a research background. The successful candidates will need to have substantial practical experience of applying Green Book guidance on significant policy or investment projects. In particular, you will need to be able to demonstrate extensiveknowledge and experience of leading and delivering successful projects across the policy cycle.The ideal candidates will also be able to demonstrate an ability, with appropriate support, to source business opportunities and play a significant role in the expansionof PwCs public sector economics offerings.Whilst the successful candidates will work across a range of sectors, we would be especially interested in candidates with experience in one or more of the following sectors: energy; transport; housing and other localpublic infrastructure. We envision the role to be based in our London office, but we are also open to discussions with regards to being based in one of our regional offices. We have also launched new flexible working arrangements for our staff which envisagesa flexible hybrid working model with time spread across our offices, client sites and home working.ResponsibilitiesProviding expert advice (and guiding a team to provide it) on a wide range of public sector economics projects.Working in multi-disciplinaryteams and clearly communicating an economics perspective on relevant topics.Managing junior staff on projects, between 2-6 staff at any one time.Coaching and mentoring junior staff and upskilling them to aid their progression.Authoring reports based on clientcommissions.Leading training related to areas of your expertiseReviewing broader team work in line with PwC standards to ensure quality delivery for clientsEssential RequirementsSignificant experience of delivering option appraisals, impact assessments anddevelopment of evidence-based business cases.Significant experience assessing the wider economic, environmental and/or social impacts of a policy and using those to inform robust cost benefit analysis combined with a good ability to apply these techniquesin a wide variety of contexts.Experience and knowledge of sector specific appraisal guidance (particularly in transport, housing or energy), ideally for several sectors.Experience delivering evaluations to measure policy impacts and learn lessons (demonstrablyaligning to Magenta Book guidance).Familiarity with the 2020 Green Book revisions and, ideally, experience applying them in a policy context.Experience delivering training to economists and/or non-economists.Significant experience managing your own workload,and the work of others, to tight timelines, and with conflicting priorities.Experience providing complex, economic analysis to non-economists in a clear, accessible manner, including the ability to draw out and simplify key insights from data.Experience workingin multi-disciplinary teams and building strong trust-based relationships with a diverse range of colleagues and stakeholders.Experience of one or more of the following systems is preferable; Stata, R, MatlabFluency in spoken and written English is a key requirement,and knowledge of another language is preferable. Consulting In Consulting we deliver practical, far-sighted advice that gets straight to the heart of clients business issues and delivers amazing results by helping our clients improve the way they operate,reduce costs, manage risks, leverage talent or fundamentally change the way they do business, the work you do will be all about helping organisations of all shapes and sizes work smarter and grow faster. You could find yourself working with household namesin a diverse range of industries - everyone from big-name broadcasters and high-street banks to multinational telecoms operators and energy companies. Not the role for you Did you know PwC offer flexible contract arrangements as well as contingent work (ie temporary or day rate contracting) The skills we look for in future employees All our people need to demonstrate the skills and behaviours that support us in delivering our business strategy. This is important to the work we do for our business, and ourclients. These skills and behaviours make up our global leadership framework, The PwC Professional and are made up of five core attributes; whole leadership, technical capabilities, business acumen, global acumen and relationships. Learn more here uk/careers/experienced/applyDiversity Valuing Difference. Driving Inclusion. We work in a changing world which offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool because creating valuethrough diversity is what makes us strong as a business, enabling us to solve important problems and deliver value to our clients. We encourage an inclusive culture where people can be themselves, are valued for their strengths and are empowered to be thebest they can be. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we also support different ways of working offering flexible working arrangements. 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