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About the Blavatnik School of Government
Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners.
What we offer
The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween event, and Christmas and summer parties.
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing, and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days’ annual leave
- Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
- Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
- Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
- Opportunities for remote working.
More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.
About the Role
The Blavatnik School of Government is seeking an Economist to work on an exciting collaboration between the Government Outcome Lab (GO Lab) and Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).
With direction from the GO Lab Director and CIPFA Chief Economist, you will manage multiple projects in collaboration with practitioners and researchers, and be responsible for analysing data and presenting project results for multiple audiences.
This role is uniquely positioned between academia, policy and practice. It benefits from direct access to the expertise and resources of a leading policy-oriented institute located in the heart of central London and a prestigious research centre based within the University of Oxford.
This role offers a unique opportunity to make both a conceptual contribution and have a significant impact on how public managers are able to fulfil their role of stewards of resources both in central and local government. It will involve undertaking an economic evaluation of the Life Chances Fund (LCF), one of the world’s largest outcomes funds comprising 29 different projects across a diverse range of policy areas. The role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the latest thinking on value for money assessments on a live project. Given the increasing interest and use of outcomes funds worldwide, this role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the live debates and inform the design of future outcomes funds.
This role is fixed-term until 31 March 2025. The role is based in Oxford and may involve occasional travel to London. Hybrid working is possible, with some days in the office and some days from home.
About you
You must hold a postgraduate degree or a professional qualification in economics, finance or a related discipline, and have experience in economic and financial modelling. You must have sufficient specialist knowledge in the fields related to the programme to collaborate with established partners, and the ability to project manage to a defined set of timed deliverable. Excellent communication skills are also essential.
Application Process
You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.
To apply for this role, please visit the University website.
The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (UK time) on 4 January 2024.