Analytical Advisor - Grade SEO

The post holder will be required to provide impactful analysis and insights across a range of areas, including some of the public sector body's six sectors, and the cross cutting themes of levelling up, net zero, and environment and climate resilience.

You will participate in external engagement both to test and validate analysis and to promote past work by the public sector body to influence positions.

Client Details

This public sector body provides the government with impartial, expert advice on major long term infrastructure challenges. It is an executive agency of HM Treasury.

Description

The public sector body's work is highly varied, and analysts can expect to develop deep knowledge across some sectors as well as apply their skills flexibly across a range of other areas.

The public sector body's work plan for 2024 includes analysis of electricity distribution networks, water quality, and infrastructure costs and needs Analytical Advisors to support it, ensuring its work is founded on the best available evidence.

An indicative list of priorities for these roles could include:

• Applying and developing existing modelling which looks at the impact of policy recommendations on different groups of people (distributional analysis)
• Working with senior analysts to deliver analysis on projects including:

• electricity distribution networks; modelling demand, creating scenarios and taking a strategic view of the system;
• infrastructure costs; international benchmarking of data, communicating complex frameworks and systems thinking;
• water quality and wastewater; understanding investment in water quality, linking to environmental outcomes;
• wider analysis projects: economic regulation and commercial insights; public spending frameworks and fiscal analysis, and applying natural capital frameworks to economic infrastructure.

• Developing and leveraging relationships with analysts in government, industry and academia to advise and steer the public sector body's work
• Supporting the wider analytical team with quality assurance

The post holder will be required to provide impactful analysis and insights across a range of areas, including some of the public sector body's six sectors, and the cross-cutting themes of levelling up, net zero, and environment and climate resilience.

Analysts typically lead development of the quantitative evidence base underpinning our projects, drawing from theories and methods used commonly in economics, operational research and social research. Analysts work closely with policy and communications experts, and experts across government departments, academia and industry. As a small analytical team there is a focus on working together, sharing ideas and supporting each other's development.

The post holders can expect to work with consultants, they will participate in external engagement both to test and validate analysis and to promote past work, and may get involved in report writing. As a small organisation, there is significant opportunity to get exposure to senior officials, Commissioners and business leaders.

Profile

I am recruiting for an experienced analyst with a keen interest in infrastructure analysis, the ability to break down complex real-world problems into practical analytical steps, and experience of delivering quality-assured quantitative insights at pace. The successful candidate will provide high-quality analysis and advice to this executive agency of HM Treasury.

Essential behaviours, experience and technical skills:

Please note that you will need to refer to the below in your application form.

1. Good analytical skills with experience of applying quantitative analytical skills in a policy/strategy-facing role, including the ability to deliver high quality, clearly communicated and influential quantitative analysis.
2. Strong Microsoft Excel skills, experience of producing analysis of social or economic policy using large datasets and dealing with complex spreadsheets. Good to have proficient knowledge of working in R, with the ability to develop new models and to review, update and manage existing models, and apply these to real-world policy questions.
3. Communicate with others in a clear, honest and enthusiastic way. Explain complex issues in a way that is easy to understand and communicate effectively in writing.
4. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.
5. Have an understanding and knowledge of how the role fits with and supports the organisation's objectives and the wider public needs, and understanding how wider changes in the political and regulatory landscape can impact the sector.

Knowledge and experience of analysis of digital, energy, flooding, transport, waste and water would be an advantage in these roles but is not essential.

The exact remit of the posts to be agreed based on expertise, interests and profession.

The analytical advisor role is open to all who can demonstrate relevant analytical experience, including existing members of one of the government analytical professions (e.g. GORS, GES, GSS, GSR).

Qualifications

Degree in a relevant analytical subject (statistics, economics, mathematics, operational research, data science etc).

Job Offer

• A salary range of GBP £38,500 - £45,500 per year.
• 25 days' annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing civil servant).
• Flexible working patterns.
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions.
• An inclusive and supportive work environment.