Job Description
Job description
Contents
• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information
Location
ONS operates a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations in Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), Manchester, London or Darlington and working between office and remote throughout the week.
As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is a 40% minimum office attendance requirement. Attendance is typically at your contractual office, with occasional travel to alternative locations. Due to estates constraints, there are currently temporary exceptions to this for colleagues based at Manchester and Darlington who are required to attend the office for a minimum of 20% of their work time.
About The Job
Job summary
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UKs largest producer of official statistics and is the recognised National Statistical Institute.
Our Economic, Social and Environmental Group (ESEG) produce a wide range of data, statistics and analysis to help policymakers and the public understand the UK economy and society. This includes key statistics on topics such as inflation, trade, employment, the environment and gross domestic product.
For any economist these are exciting roles which will give you the opportunity to get to the heart of the UKs economic performance and social issues, and to provide key stakeholders with the best evidence available to make the best decisions for the UKs future. This is especially true in the context of the rapidly changing data environment, where we are bringing in large and exciting administrative and big datasets for exploration and use.
We are looking for highly skilled and motivated Lead Economists to provide economic expertise and leadership in the Economic, Social and Environmental Group in ONS.
We have several key roles, outlined below. In addition, we plan to use this recruitment campaign to create a reserve list from which further appointments may be made over the next 12 months.
Posts may cover a variety of areas of work across the office, offering the opportunity both to be an expert in your area and to develop a range of analytical skills which have wider application, including working with analysts in other public bodies and with international agencies.
These roles provide a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the UKs economy and public life. You will play a central role in ensuring that ONS statistics benefit from economic analysis and insights, building on work since the Independent review of UK economic statistics to bolster economic expertise within ONS, and contributing to the enhancement of environmental economic accounting.
If you are passionate about using your economic expertise to drive meaningful change, we encourage you to apply!
Job Description
Were seeking individuals with strong economic and analytical skills, leadership abilities, and effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to a wide variety of users.
These posts include work on understanding, analysing and being curious about key economic statistics that play a central part in UK economic policymaking and public debate. They also require effective communication of analysis in formats ranging, as appropriate for the post, from internal oral briefing to externally published commentary and more in-depth articles.
They cover a variety of areas of work across the office, offering the opportunity both to be an expert in your area and to develop a range of analytical skills which have wide application. Some roles work with analysts in other government departments or with international agencies.
Posts can involve staff management and development and working closely with professionals in other analytic disciplines. Post holders will be responsible for working in cooperation with other economists to optimise use of resources and ensure effective spread of knowledge.
Role
The ONS has a number of specific roles we are currently looking to fill. All posts provide opportunities to work on some of the most exciting and topical issues across government, including:
Head of Natural Capital Economics, Environment Division.
This role will lead critical work on our national environmental economic accounts. It involves developing comprehensive natural capital stocks and flows for the UK, with a focus on the 2026 System of National Accounts. Key responsibilities include engaging with international bodies like the UN and OECD, representing the ONS in various forums, and contributing to environmental economic accounting standards. The postholder will collaborate with stakeholders across government and research institutions, develop inclusive wealth measures, and maximise the impact of natural capital accounts through policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building. Leadership of junior analysts and strategic development of the work programme are essential aspects of the role, requiring advanced environmental economic expertise and strong international collaboration skills
Head of Firm-level Analysis, Economic and Microdata Insights (EMI) Division.
This role will lead on analysing and developing firm-level productivity statistics, using administrative and survey data sources. The post holder will oversee the annual production of the teams Trends in UK business dynamism and productivity bulletin and own productivity micro-datasets including Linked Trade/IDBR and the Annual Respondents Database. The role involves developing innovative research datasets, such as a Linked Employer-Employee Dataset. The post holder will provide expert advice on microeconomics and econometrics across the team, with experience of producing quality microdata analysis and knowledge of an analytical coding language. You will line manage an SEO, HEO and Economics Apprentice, with potential to manage a larger branch in future, subject to funding. You will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders, including the Department for Business and Trade and the Competition and Markets Authority. Candidates will be expected to have a good working knowledge of microeconomics, particularly as it relates to firms and industries, and some experience in data linking.
Head of Public Sector Finance Analysis, Economic and Microdata Insights (EMI) Division.
This role will lead economic analysis and understanding of our public sector finance and related statistics, covering issues such as government expenditure and receipts, balance sheet measures, public sector debt, pension liabilities and student debt. You will analyse and explore novel datasets and develop innovative methods for producing more
granular or timely estimates. Working with Public Sector Division colleagues, you will also have a key role in assuring the quality of published outputs. You will line manage one or more junior analysts, and will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders including HM Treasury and the Office for Budget Responsibility. Candidates will be expected to have a good working knowledge of macroeconomics and the economics of public finance.
Head of Trade Analysis, Economic and Microdata Insights (EMI) Division.
This role will lead the micro and macroeconomic analysis and understanding of international trade and the balance of payments, covering issues including trends in trade in goods and services, the trade and investment flows, trade deflators, the terms-of-trade, trade frictions, trade intensity, and trade and productivity. Working with Global Trade and Investment Division and Prices Division colleagues, you will also have a key role in assuring the quality of published outputs. You will also work with trade and firm-level microdata to produce new economic insights and research. You will line manage one or more junior analysts, and will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders including HMRC and the Department for Business and Trade. Candidates will be expected to have a good working knowledge of international economics.
Responsibilities
Lead Economists deliver a variety of key responsibilities. Here are some examples of work that may be undertaken in this role:
• Lead economic analysis on a topical and key economic, social or environmental topic area.
• Lead the compilation and analysis of firm level or economic microdata.
• Provide leadership and management to economic, statistical or research projects and/or teams.
• Challenge, quality assure and analyse data/ outputs, ensuring the economic story fits with the statistics that are being produced, utilising curiosity.
• Building a culture of inquisitive curiosity and an expectation of analytical rigour, whilst working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure robust economic analysis and outputs.
• Communicate economic analysis through regular commentaries and ad hoc publications and engage with external stakeholders.
• Help to build capability and diversity across the economics profession in ONS, and support the development of colleagues within and without the GES.
Person specification
Candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process:
Essential Criteria
• Excellent quantitative analytical skills and the ability to apply these to produce robust economic analysis.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of economics and economic statistics.
• Ability to communicate complex economic and analytical concepts in a clear and impactful way, including to non-specialist audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills, a proven track record of working closely and collaboratively with others, and experience handling senior stakeholders.
• Ability to lead a team effectively, ensuring plans and activities reflect wider strategic priorities, with strong people management skills.
Desirable Criteria
• A postgraduate degree in economics.
• Familiarity with conducting impact assessments, such as the Treasury Green Book.
• Experience in producing statistical outputs, following the Code of Practice for Statistics or its general principles.
• Experience of working with and influencing international bodies.
• (Environment role): Demonstrate the ability to quickly understand natural capital approaches and the natural capital accounts, with a strong appreciation of wider environmental statistics, frameworks and systems.
• (Environment role): Experience of working with or developing robust methodologies in an environment-related context, ideally on natural capital accounts (ecosystem accounting) or other environmental accounting.
QualificationsTo join the Government Economic Service, you must have a first or upper second honours degree (or international equivalent), or a postgraduate degree in economics. If it is a joint degree, at least 50% of the course models must be in economics. You must have studied both microeconomics and macroeconomics.Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
• Application of Knowledge - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ges-technical-framework-2026
• Analysis of Data - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ges-technical-framework-2026
• Effective communication - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ges-technical-framework-2026
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £56,020, Office for National Statistics contributes £16,228 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our 5400 valued colleagues across the business.
Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that the benefits pack attached (bottom of page) will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our colleagues, and our fantastic working culture.
Inclusion & Accessibility
At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a Disability Confident Leader were committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.
If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.
ONS are committed to flexible ways of working that support a healthy work-life balance. ONS has already considered how this job could be right sized for applicants working flexibly and we are happy to explore options with you about working part time, in a job share or flexibly, in line with our hybrid working policies.
Things you need to know
Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security Clearance
The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for 3 consecutive years immediately prior to applying.
A lack of UK residency in itself is not always a bar to security clearance but the Department will need to consider eligibility by exception on a case-by-case basis. You will be asked to provide information regarding your UK residency during your application, and failure to provide this will result in your application being rejected.
If you are unsure that you meet the eligibility above, please read the information available on Gov.uk on this link, or contact the recruitment email on the advert before applying to discuss, as failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected and any offer of employment being withdrawn.
At the point of SC application you will need to provide or give access to the following evidence:
• Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records)
• UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records
• Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency
• Security Services records
Applicants may utilise AI resources in their submissions; ensuring all information provided is factually accurate, truthful, and original, avoiding any form of plagiarism to maintain the authenticity and credibility of the application process.
Please note that all campaigns may be subject to withdrawal at any stage if the internal resource position changes.
Sift
A pre-sift will be conducted to ensure candidates meet the qualification requirements with ineligible candidates withdrawn from the selection process.
Assessment at application stage will be based on personal statement. Your application should be tailored to demonstrate any skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the content of the role.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 1250 words. You should use this space fully to provide evidence for each essential criterion within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions and set them out using the STAR acronym (Situation, Task, Action, Result).
Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
In cases where there is a high number of applications the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order, i.e., those scoring the highest.
Interview
Should you be invited to interview you will be assessed against all the behaviours (and technical skills if applicable) as outlined in the advert.
A presentation may be required at interview. Further information will be provided to shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
Interviews will be held via video conferencing.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
Sift will take place From 13th December
Interviews will be held WC 13th and 20th January
Dates maybe subject to change
For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see attachment below
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil ServiceThe Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.Diversity and InclusionThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
This Vacancy Is Part Of The Great Place To Work For Veterans (opens In a New Window) Initiative.Once This Job Has Closed, The Job Advert Will No Longer Be Available. You May Want To Save a Copy For Your Records.Contact Point For ApplicantsJob Contact
• Name : Yangi Vundamina
• Email : [email protected]
Recruitment team
• Email : [email protected]
Further informationIf you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission
Attachments ONS_External_Vacancy_Terms
Contents
• Location
• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information
Location
ONS operates a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations in Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), Manchester, London or Darlington and working between office and remote throughout the week.
As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is a 40% minimum office attendance requirement. Attendance is typically at your contractual office, with occasional travel to alternative locations. Due to estates constraints, there are currently temporary exceptions to this for colleagues based at Manchester and Darlington who are required to attend the office for a minimum of 20% of their work time.
About The Job
Job summary
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the UKs largest producer of official statistics and is the recognised National Statistical Institute.
Our Economic, Social and Environmental Group (ESEG) produce a wide range of data, statistics and analysis to help policymakers and the public understand the UK economy and society. This includes key statistics on topics such as inflation, trade, employment, the environment and gross domestic product.
For any economist these are exciting roles which will give you the opportunity to get to the heart of the UKs economic performance and social issues, and to provide key stakeholders with the best evidence available to make the best decisions for the UKs future. This is especially true in the context of the rapidly changing data environment, where we are bringing in large and exciting administrative and big datasets for exploration and use.
We are looking for highly skilled and motivated Lead Economists to provide economic expertise and leadership in the Economic, Social and Environmental Group in ONS.
We have several key roles, outlined below. In addition, we plan to use this recruitment campaign to create a reserve list from which further appointments may be made over the next 12 months.
Posts may cover a variety of areas of work across the office, offering the opportunity both to be an expert in your area and to develop a range of analytical skills which have wider application, including working with analysts in other public bodies and with international agencies.
These roles provide a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the UKs economy and public life. You will play a central role in ensuring that ONS statistics benefit from economic analysis and insights, building on work since the Independent review of UK economic statistics to bolster economic expertise within ONS, and contributing to the enhancement of environmental economic accounting.
If you are passionate about using your economic expertise to drive meaningful change, we encourage you to apply!
Job Description
Were seeking individuals with strong economic and analytical skills, leadership abilities, and effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to a wide variety of users.
These posts include work on understanding, analysing and being curious about key economic statistics that play a central part in UK economic policymaking and public debate. They also require effective communication of analysis in formats ranging, as appropriate for the post, from internal oral briefing to externally published commentary and more in-depth articles.
They cover a variety of areas of work across the office, offering the opportunity both to be an expert in your area and to develop a range of analytical skills which have wide application. Some roles work with analysts in other government departments or with international agencies.
Posts can involve staff management and development and working closely with professionals in other analytic disciplines. Post holders will be responsible for working in cooperation with other economists to optimise use of resources and ensure effective spread of knowledge.
Role
The ONS has a number of specific roles we are currently looking to fill. All posts provide opportunities to work on some of the most exciting and topical issues across government, including:
Head of Natural Capital Economics, Environment Division.
This role will lead critical work on our national environmental economic accounts. It involves developing comprehensive natural capital stocks and flows for the UK, with a focus on the 2026 System of National Accounts. Key responsibilities include engaging with international bodies like the UN and OECD, representing the ONS in various forums, and contributing to environmental economic accounting standards. The postholder will collaborate with stakeholders across government and research institutions, develop inclusive wealth measures, and maximise the impact of natural capital accounts through policy analysis, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building. Leadership of junior analysts and strategic development of the work programme are essential aspects of the role, requiring advanced environmental economic expertise and strong international collaboration skills
Head of Firm-level Analysis, Economic and Microdata Insights (EMI) Division.
This role will lead on analysing and developing firm-level productivity statistics, using administrative and survey data sources. The post holder will oversee the annual production of the teams Trends in UK business dynamism and productivity bulletin and own productivity micro-datasets including Linked Trade/IDBR and the Annual Respondents Database. The role involves developing innovative research datasets, such as a Linked Employer-Employee Dataset. The post holder will provide expert advice on microeconomics and econometrics across the team, with experience of producing quality microdata analysis and knowledge of an analytical coding language. You will line manage an SEO, HEO and Economics Apprentice, with potential to manage a larger branch in future, subject to funding. You will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders, including the Department for Business and Trade and the Competition and Markets Authority. Candidates will be expected to have a good working knowledge of microeconomics, particularly as it relates to firms and industries, and some experience in data linking.
Head of Public Sector Finance Analysis, Economic and Microdata Insights (EMI) Division.
This role will lead economic analysis and understanding of our public sector finance and related statistics, covering issues such as government expenditure and receipts, balance sheet measures, public sector debt, pension liabilities and student debt. You will analyse and explore novel datasets and develop innovative methods for producing more
granular or timely estimates. Working with Public Sector Division colleagues, you will also have a key role in assuring the quality of published outputs. You will line manage one or more junior analysts, and will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders including HM Treasury and the Office for Budget Responsibility. Candidates will be expected to have a good working knowledge of macroeconomics and the economics of public finance.
Head of Trade Analysis, Economic and Microdata Insights (EMI) Division.
This role will lead the micro and macroeconomic analysis and understanding of international trade and the balance of payments, covering issues including trends in trade in goods and services, the trade and investment flows, trade deflators, the terms-of-trade, trade frictions, trade intensity, and trade and productivity. Working with Global Trade and Investment Division and Prices Division colleagues, you will also have a key role in assuring the quality of published outputs. You will also work with trade and firm-level microdata to produce new economic insights and research. You will line manage one or more junior analysts, and will be expected to work closely with key stakeholders including HMRC and the Department for Business and Trade. Candidates will be expected to have a good working knowledge of international economics.
Responsibilities
Lead Economists deliver a variety of key responsibilities. Here are some examples of work that may be undertaken in this role:
• Lead economic analysis on a topical and key economic, social or environmental topic area.
• Lead the compilation and analysis of firm level or economic microdata.
• Provide leadership and management to economic, statistical or research projects and/or teams.
• Challenge, quality assure and analyse data/ outputs, ensuring the economic story fits with the statistics that are being produced, utilising curiosity.
• Building a culture of inquisitive curiosity and an expectation of analytical rigour, whilst working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure robust economic analysis and outputs.
• Communicate economic analysis through regular commentaries and ad hoc publications and engage with external stakeholders.
• Help to build capability and diversity across the economics profession in ONS, and support the development of colleagues within and without the GES.
Person specification
Candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process:
Essential Criteria
• Excellent quantitative analytical skills and the ability to apply these to produce robust economic analysis.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of economics and economic statistics.
• Ability to communicate complex economic and analytical concepts in a clear and impactful way, including to non-specialist audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills, a proven track record of working closely and collaboratively with others, and experience handling senior stakeholders.
• Ability to lead a team effectively, ensuring plans and activities reflect wider strategic priorities, with strong people management skills.
Desirable Criteria
• A postgraduate degree in economics.
• Familiarity with conducting impact assessments, such as the Treasury Green Book.
• Experience in producing statistical outputs, following the Code of Practice for Statistics or its general principles.
• Experience of working with and influencing international bodies.
• (Environment role): Demonstrate the ability to quickly understand natural capital approaches and the natural capital accounts, with a strong appreciation of wider environmental statistics, frameworks and systems.
• (Environment role): Experience of working with or developing robust methodologies in an environment-related context, ideally on natural capital accounts (ecosystem accounting) or other environmental accounting.
QualificationsTo join the Government Economic Service, you must have a first or upper second honours degree (or international equivalent), or a postgraduate degree in economics. If it is a joint degree, at least 50% of the course models must be in economics. You must have studied both microeconomics and macroeconomics.Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
• Application of Knowledge - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ges-technical-framework-2026
• Analysis of Data - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ges-technical-framework-2026
• Effective communication - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ges-technical-framework-2026
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £56,020, Office for National Statistics contributes £16,228 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our 5400 valued colleagues across the business.
Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that the benefits pack attached (bottom of page) will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our colleagues, and our fantastic working culture.
Inclusion & Accessibility
At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a Disability Confident Leader were committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.
If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.
ONS are committed to flexible ways of working that support a healthy work-life balance. ONS has already considered how this job could be right sized for applicants working flexibly and we are happy to explore options with you about working part time, in a job share or flexibly, in line with our hybrid working policies.
Things you need to know
Selection process detailsThis vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security Clearance
The requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for 3 consecutive years immediately prior to applying.
A lack of UK residency in itself is not always a bar to security clearance but the Department will need to consider eligibility by exception on a case-by-case basis. You will be asked to provide information regarding your UK residency during your application, and failure to provide this will result in your application being rejected.
If you are unsure that you meet the eligibility above, please read the information available on Gov.uk on this link, or contact the recruitment email on the advert before applying to discuss, as failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected and any offer of employment being withdrawn.
At the point of SC application you will need to provide or give access to the following evidence:
• Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records)
• UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records
• Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency
• Security Services records
Applicants may utilise AI resources in their submissions; ensuring all information provided is factually accurate, truthful, and original, avoiding any form of plagiarism to maintain the authenticity and credibility of the application process.
Please note that all campaigns may be subject to withdrawal at any stage if the internal resource position changes.
Sift
A pre-sift will be conducted to ensure candidates meet the qualification requirements with ineligible candidates withdrawn from the selection process.
Assessment at application stage will be based on personal statement. Your application should be tailored to demonstrate any skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the content of the role.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 1250 words. You should use this space fully to provide evidence for each essential criterion within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions and set them out using the STAR acronym (Situation, Task, Action, Result).
Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
In cases where there is a high number of applications the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order, i.e., those scoring the highest.
Interview
Should you be invited to interview you will be assessed against all the behaviours (and technical skills if applicable) as outlined in the advert.
A presentation may be required at interview. Further information will be provided to shortlisted candidates prior to interview.
Interviews will be held via video conferencing.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
Sift will take place From 13th December
Interviews will be held WC 13th and 20th January
Dates maybe subject to change
For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see attachment below
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil ServiceThe Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.Diversity and InclusionThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
This Vacancy Is Part Of The Great Place To Work For Veterans (opens In a New Window) Initiative.Once This Job Has Closed, The Job Advert Will No Longer Be Available. You May Want To Save a Copy For Your Records.Contact Point For ApplicantsJob Contact
• Name : Yangi Vundamina
• Email : [email protected]
Recruitment team
• Email : [email protected]
Further informationIf you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission
Attachments ONS_External_Vacancy_Terms
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Lead Economist position is now open for candidates interested in the Government Job Alert sector. This role in Burton-in-Kendal offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Government Job Alert is a plus.
