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Job Details:
Salary range: £54,684 - £74,487 per annum
Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Politically restricted post: Yes
Closing date: 14 January 2025
Contact details for an informal discussion: Alexandra Hill, Chief Economist via email at AHILL@WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
About Us:
The Strategy & Intelligence Team in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where we go above and beyond for our residents in pioneering ways. By being smart and courageous with the council's finances, we can achieve more for our residents and wider society, especially when working closely with other council departments. Our approach to responsible procurement and collaboration with our suppliers can bring significant benefits, including huge reductions in environmental impact.
The Role:
As a Senior Economist, you can make your own powerful contribution to achieving the best outcomes for our residents, businesses, and visitors by bringing economic thinking to the heart of council decision-making. This is an unrivalled opportunity to work as part of a dynamic, collaborative, 30-strong team addressing a wide range of complex issues, from supporting the night-time economy to solving health inequalities. With regular access to senior leaders, you'll offer valued insights to projects and policy. The varied nature of the work offers some opportunity to shape your own workload around the issues that interest you.
About You:
The scope and freedom of this role means it would suit a self-starter who enjoys thinking about the bigger picture and who can make links across different agendas. You will be expected to develop an expertise across several policy areas and keep up to date with the latest datasets and research. Proven skills in applied economics and quantitative analysis, gained during study for a first degree or masters in a relevant discipline, are essential. Experience of working as an economist is also important. Good project management and stakeholder management skills will be needed to operate across a diverse portfolio and stay on top of your brief.
What We Offer:
Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to over 250,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant businesses, and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a global majority background.
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for an interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.
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