Senior Assistant Economist, Investment Policy Analysis Position Available In Darlington, South Carolina

Foreign investment This is an exciting time to work on foreign investment promotion and policy in government. Foreign investment plays a vital role in the UK economy. Foreign investment drives growth across the UK, making significant contributions to government objectives such as the Industrial Strategy, Net Zero and regional growth. DBT plays a crucial role through programmes delivered by staff in the UK and globally, working closely with foreign investors to land investment projects across the UK and in all sectors. With the creation of the expanded Office for Investment (OfI), there is an increasing recognition that evidence and analysis can underpin a faster paced and flexible offering to foreign businesses seeking to invest, while also allowing for a more rigorous and well-formed view of how the OfI should be targeting offerings to maximise the benefit to wider society. Investment Analysis – Investment Promotion and Policy Analysis We are an inter-disciplinary team of analysts that undertake projects to inform and influence HMG investment promotion and facilitation activities and policymaking in both foreign and business investment. We are a world-leading team in our field, collaborating with international partners such as UNCTAD, the OECD and World Bank, delivering ground-breaking analysis to improve the evidence base on investment and influence senior decision-making. We work within the OfI to inform, appraise, monitor and evaluate DBT’s activities and contribute to the global understanding of investment impacts and best practice to influence these across Government. We are hiring a Senior Assistant Economist in Investment Policy Analysis. The postholder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver a programme of work and lead economic analysis on the development of the investment evidence base to support FDI policy and strategic development. Some examples of recent analysis are analysing FDI relationships between the UK and third countries, analysing the interaction between trade tariffs and FDI and impact of economic uncertainty on FDI. The postholder will work collaboratively across the department and organisational boundaries with relevant policy, operational and analytical specialists to influence a high-profile policy area. As a Senior Assistant Economist within the team you will be responsible for: Developing the overall evidence underpinning both day-to-day and strategic decision making across the department to maximise the impact of investment. Using economic theory to explain existing FDI relationships and the potential impact on FDI from changes in economic policy in the UK and major overseas markets. Drawing on academic literature and academic expertise to enhance the Investment Promotion and Policy Analysis (IPPA) evidence base on economic events and their expected impact on inward and outward FDI. Leading on Green Book economic appraisal for DBT’s interventions, providing advice on value for money, impacts and additionality of programmes to inform DBT senior officials and returns to HMT for fiscal events such as spending reviews. Reviewing, updating, synthesising and providing upwards briefing on the latest trends in investment data to support investment strategies and planning, effectively communicating data and analysis to seniors. Work across the wider analytical community to synthesise investment analysis and ensure the key analytical insights from projects are distilled for non-technical audiences. Where appropriate, leading on the commissioning and procurement of external research and monitoring and evaluation projects and managing contractors to deliver high quality evidence to challenging timelines. Contributing to wider team development, including support for more junior analysts in the team and in making a wider corporate contribution to DIT. The role may require occasional travel abroad to engage with DIT staff and external stakeholders.