We are looking for an Economist / Environmental Economistto join our growing teamenvironmental policy team. The role will help shape the growth and direction of our practice across the UK and EU, engage in the delivery ofa portfolioof projects, and undertake business development to win projects and drive forward expansion of ICF’s existing and new areas of work.
ICF provides independent policy research, evaluation and analytical support to the UK public sector clients, such as Defra, DESNZ and Natural England. We provide robust evidence and strategic support to policy-makers and regulators, using the latest research and evaluation methodologies, advanced data science and behavioural insights. We work on issues at the top of today’s policy agenda, including:
1. Biodiversity and natural capital
2. Rural economy, agriculture and food
3. Climate change and net zero
4. Fresh water governance and policy
5. Blue economy, marine planning and biodiversity
6. Sustainable fisheries
7. Technology and innovation
There will be opportunities to work across this portfolio and beyond. Your main responsibilities will be to:
8. Apply economic principles and theory to research policy questions across a broad range of environmental issues
9. Develop frameworks and tools to assesseconomic, social and environmental costs, benefits and trade-offs as part of ex-ante appraisal and ex-post evaluation
10. Build relationships with clients and the team’s external networks and partnerships
11. Contribute to the development of proposals, including building teams, developing methodologies and budgets
12. Manage and coordinate project teams and budgets
13. Manage and develop junior members of the team
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for an economist with experience in delivering high quality economic research. You should be intellectually curious and very well organised individual, with an ability to see the many dimensions of a policy problem and to engage and work with leading thematic experts. In addition to applied environmental economics experience, you will have:
14. Degree, Master’s degree or PhD ineconomics, environmental economics or related discipline
15. Good understanding of economic principles and their application
16. Experience in the application of cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, business case development and/or value for money analysis
17. Understanding ofGreen Book and/or Magenta Book methodologies
18. Ability to think through the methodological challenges of investigating a topic
19. Experience of managing research projects, budgets, teams and client interactions
20. Experience or writing competitive bids and/or grant applications
21. Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical experts and stakeholders
22. Excellent written and oral English
23. Relevant professional experience of at least3 years
We are interested to hear from both entry-level researchers who are new to the professionas well as experienced candidates. Prior experience in a consulting environment would be an advantage, but we also welcome applicants with backgrounds in academia, government and non-governmental employment.
Interested candidates are invited to demonstrate their skills, experience and interests by submitting a one-page cover letter and a two-page CV.
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