SCS1 Deputy Chief Economist (Development)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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As Deputy Chief Economist (Development) in FCDO you will work in the central Economics & Evaluation Directorate (EED), which sits within DG Economics, Climate and Global Issues, and provide lead Development Economist expertise in FCDO, supporting the Chief Economist in providing economic advice to the Foreign Secretary on all the UK’s foreign and development policy.
EED aims to be one of the leading UK authorities on the international economy. Increasing the impact of FCDO activities by delivering evidence-based analysis and advice for senior decision makers and Ministers and through advancing the practice and use of evaluation across FCDO. Deputy Chief Economist (Development) will play a key role in influencing and informing the implementation of the International Development White Paper and UK efforts to get SDG’s back on track.
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Person specification
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Technical knowledge / Applied Skills: Working on development economics issues, international macroeconomics knowledge, using analysis to inform policymaking. Applying a range of quantitative analytical approaches to answer relevant policy questions.
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
This role is offered by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). FCDO officers will remain on their legacy Department’s Terms and Conditions.
Please note any move to the FCDO from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
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Selection process details
To make an application for this role please visit https://execroles.penna.com/?type=1
You must be a British Citizen at the time of application. This role requires you to attain Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.
For more information about this process, click here. Attaining DV will require you to have been resident in the UK for five of the last ten years. At least one year of this must have been a consecutive twelve-month period. Serving overseas with HM Forces, in some other official capacity as a representative of His Majesty’s Government, or having lived overseas as a result of your parents’ or partner’s Government employment counts as UK residency for the purposes of security clearances.
• Please apply by submitting a CV and Covering Letter (no more than two sides of A4 in length per document aligned to the person specification). Please also include your contact details.
• Please ensure your full employment history is outlined in your CV; and that where there are essential criteria, competencies and/or qualifications you make clear how you meet these. We may wish to verify this information during the recruitment process.
• Please provide the details of two referees. Note that we will only approach referees for candidates proceeding to final selection and only with your permission. Please clearly indicate whether we can approach each referee before the selection date.
• Please share with us in your supporting statement, the values and behaviours that you bring to your leadership, and how you will transfer your skills and experience into this role.
• Please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form when you upload your details. You will be asked a number of diversity-related questions as part of this. If you do not wish to provide a declaration on any of the particular characteristics, you will have the option to select 'prefer not to say'. The information you provide when submitting your application will help us monitor our progress towards the Civil Service becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK. See the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for more information.
• Please return your application by the closing date – no applications will be accepted once the long listing process has begun.
• We will then assess your application to select those demonstrating the best fit with the role by considering the evidence you have provided against the essential criteria set out in the ‘Person Specification’ section. Failure to address any or all of these may affect your application.
• Following long listing, you will be contacted directly by a Penna consultant to update you on the status of your application.
• At any point throughout the process our retained consultants at Penna will be happy to help you with information, insight and guidance about the process and our clients.
We will try to offer as much flexibility as we can, but it may not be possible to offer alternative dates for assessments or interviews. You are therefore asked to note the below timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process, in order to meet the dates given. Please note that these dates may be subject to change.
If shortlisted, you will be invited to undertake an assessment as part of this recruitment prior to a final interview panel. This will include:
• An Alternative Leadership Assessment
Psychometric profiling will not result in a pass or fail decision. Rather, they are designed to support the panel’s decision making and highlight areas for the panel to explore further at interview.
Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates. All stages of the Assessment process may be held virtually.
Interview Process
If you are successful at the application stage, you will be invited to attend a panel interview in order to have a more in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification.
The interview will be a blended assessment consisting of a series of questions against the Civil Service Success Profiles Behaviours, Experience and Technical details of which can be seen in the essential criteria.
Candidates may be required to complete a Technical exercise on the day of interview. Full details of the assessment process will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
There will be a 3-4 -person interview panel chaired by Adnan Khan, Chief Economist and Director of Economic & Evaluation, FCDO.
Please note that the FCDO will not reimburse any travel costs or expenses incurred as part of the selection process. Details of all Panel members will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
Current FCDO staff members are advised that this is an external campaign and, as such, you will be required to go through the same process as all other candidates.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.
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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).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Charles Wilson on +44 07801 880420 or Aaron Thomas on +44 (0)7709 505403
- Email : charles.wilson@penna.com
Recruitment team
- Email : execapplications@penna.com
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should, in the first instance, contact csc.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the FCDO, you can contact the Office of the Civil Service Commissioners.
