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London, Gb

London, Gb

Senior Economist in the UK Home Office who leads the fire and rescue economics team with task and line management responsibilities for multiple economists.Lead complex economic analysis and produce publishable cost-benefit analysis and economic impact assessments for high profile legislative changes and consultations. Responsible for developing and leading business cases for government expenditureResponsible for providing impactful and bespoke economic analysis to answer complex strategic and policy questions and support senior officials and Ministers decision making.Experienced in written and verbal briefings and presentations. Work collaboratively with an array of stakeholders to produce robust analysis to tight deadlines.Responsible for identifying evidence and data gaps across fire and rescue services and scoping, running, and leading complex analytical projects to solve these. This requires effective delegation and strong project management skills.

Worked as an economist across the crime and policing areas of the department. Developed my skills as a government economist by working in a fast-paced and high-profile policy area.Led a detailed economic impact evaluation of a large amount of government funding, completing difference-in-difference regression analysis alongside external academics. Led on the development of, and economic appraisal for, published impact assessments on numerous high-profile policy and legislative changes to reduce serious violence, Led on a wide range of economic analysis, and business casesGained an array of skills, authoring publishable government research reports and presenting advice to senior decision makers

London, United Kingdom

Joined the Home Office as a fast stream economist, and worked as an economist across the immigration directorate.Gained experience working on economic appraisal, including cost-benefit analysis for potential policy changes and business cases for large investment projects Worked for and with multiple customers across business areas and demonstrated an ability to understand and solve their issuesGained skills at working in multi-disciplinary teams across the department and externally

Osterley

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics, First Class - Achieved The Highest Mark In 2Nd Year Economics

4A*S At A Level In Economics, Mathematics, Biology And History.