Assistant Economist
* Salary: London: £37,820 - £43,000 / National: £34,820 - £40,000. If the successful candidate is a current Civil Servant joining on level transfer, HM Treasury will honour their current substantive salary if higher.
* Working Pattern: This post is available on a full time, part time or job share basis, and flexible working hours can be accommodated.
* Location: London (1 Horse Guards Road) or Darlington (Feethams House)
We are recruiting an Assistant Economist to join the Personal Tax, Welfare and Pensions team. This is an exciting role with analysis having a direct impact on policy work.
About the Team
The Labour Markets and Distributional Analysis team is a friendly team of outstanding analysts and policy makers. We seek to bring together an understanding of households’ living standards and position in the labour market, with key labour market policies, such as DWP’s unemployment regime and tax-free childcare.
Our part of the team is made up of around 5 economists who work closely with policy teams across HM Treasury to provide analytical support on the impacts of policies on the labour market. We lead on microeconomic analysis of earnings, and employment, as well as analysis of work incentives in the tax and welfare system, and National Living and Minimum Wage analysis. We support decision making surroun...