Deputy Director, Economic and Strategic Analysis

The Analysis Group sits at the heart of the Department, providing the data, evidence and insight that underpin key decisions on trade, investment and growth. Our work supports Ministers, senior leaders and policy teams to make well-informed choices on some of the most important economic and strategic issues facing the UK. We are a large, multidisciplinary community of analysts - economists, statisticians, data scientists and social and operational researchers - working across the breadth of the Department's priorities. This gives colleagues in the Group a unique vantage point: close to policy, close to Ministers senior decision-makers, and engaged in live, high-impact work that shapes outcomes in real time. We work as a hub at the centre of the department within the Strategy and Growth Group, leading our own projects and partnering with analysts located in spoke teams around the department. Our analysts focus on live policy priorities, while also benefiting from being part of a strong central analytical community that values professional standards, peer support and continuous innovation. Within the group, the Economy and Strategic Analysis Team performs a critical role providing the analytical brain behind all of DBT's work on Growth, the delivering of the Industrial Strategy, macroeconomic analysis and futures & foresight. It is a linchpin team, directly supporting the Director of Analysis on priority projects in a fast-paced environment. Candidate Information Call The hiring manager for this position Ben Cropper and interim postholder Dan Mawson, will be hosting a virtual call for any interested applicants to discuss the role and answer any questions. Please note this is not part of the formal assessment process., The Economy & Strategic Analysis (ESA) team leads analysis on economic growth and productivity within DBT. The team sits under the central Analysis Group, led by the Director of Analysis and Chief Economist Ben Cropper. ESA's mission is to support DBT and wider Government to develop and deliver impactful and evidence-driven economic policy, by providing analytical support to the central growth strategy team and Industrial Strategy team in DBT; undertaking research and analysis to build the evidence base on challenges, opportunities, trends, and policy solutions in relationship to economic growth; and building DBT's capability and understanding of economic policy and the UK economy. The postholder will lead a multidisciplinary analysis team comprising c.25 analysts (mainly economists, one social researcher). The postholder will directly line manage four Grade 6 analysts, each of whom lead small teams with distinct responsibilities: Head of Economy, Growth & Productivity Analysis:

• Leading briefing and analysis on the latest key economic developments and trends, including the UK macroeconomy
• Building the evidence base on economic growth and productivity
• Leading a business microdata unit looking at economic trends such as investment and market dynamism
• Building the evidence on the link between inequality and economic growth
Head of Industrial Policy Analysis:
• Leading analysis on the Industrial Strategy in relation to 'verticals' (i.e. sectors and technologies)
• Supporting analytical implementation of the Industrial Strategy, including monitoring & evaluation and delivery of eight Sector Plans
• Providing analytical support to the Growth Policy Unit in the DBT Strategy directorate, undertaking analytical projects on economic growth
Head of Futures & Foresight Analysis:
• Using futures and foresight tools and techniques to build the evidence base on economic growth and productivity
• Acting as a consultancy to DBT to support analytical and policy projects with futures and foresight tools and techniques
• Building capability in and sharing internal and external insights from futures and foresight tools and techniques across DBT
Head of Economic Policy Analysis:
• Leading analysis on the Industrial Strategy in relation to 'horizontals' (i.e. cross-cutting policies such as skills and procurement) and place
• Supporting analytical implementation of the Industrial Strategy
• Building the evidence base on industrial policy
The postholder will also:
• Support the Director of Analysis on cross-cutting and urgent priorities in relation to economic growth and domestic crises
• Deputise for the Director of Analysis on the cross-Government Departmental Directors of Analysis Network (DDANs) and support on initiatives to modernise the analytical function within DBT
• Provide secretariat for the Analysts for Growth Group - the analytical governance for the Growth Mission - with HM Treasury and Cabinet Office
• Lead and participate in corporate initiatives with DBT and wider Government, as a senior leader
• Work closely with analytical teams across Government, notably the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council analysts
• Represent DBT externally at conferences and events on economic growth policy and analysis, including the Industrial Strategy
  
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