Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Location: Bristol, Darlington, London, Manchester, Wolverhampton.

Number of Placements: 1

Salary: National: £27,116 (pro-rata), London: £30,840 (pro rata)

About MHCLG 

MHCLG employs over 300 analysts providing high quality analytical advice to Ministers, the Executive Team and policy and corporate colleagues across all aspects of the Department’s business, including levelling up, housing and planning, building safety and climate change, and homelessness and vulnerable groups.  Our analysts are responsible for economic advice, modelling and analysis, statistical analysis, data collection, data analysis and science, research, evaluation and thought leadership across all MHCLG policy areas.

Economist roles:

The precise nature of the role for a one-year placement student will be agreed when we have been allocated a successful candidate.  We will take into account priorities at that time and the skills and preferences of the candidate.  Some examples of the work economists in MHCLG have been involved in which the successful candidate(s) may be involved in include:  

• Economic analysis and appraisal with respect to the Levelling Up agenda and local economic growth  

• Economic advice on the housing market, planning policy and key policies such as Right to Buy. 

• Economic analysis and appraisal with respect to building safety interventions and departmental climate change policies. 

• Economic analysis on local public service reform, local government funding and sustainability and public sector efficiency; and 

• Economic analysis on homelessness and the high-profile Troubled Families programme. 

The Economist community

There is a large and vibrant economist community in MHCLG.  There are opportunities for economists and all analysts to attend seminars with a range of different external speakers and attend various social events.

Learning and development opportunities 

Our economist roles will give you the opportunity to apply and further develop your economic skills.  There is also a range of learning and development opportunities in MHCLG, both with respect to technical, economics-focussed learning as well as support for wider development. 

For further information, please contact Analytical.Recruitment@communities.gov.uk or Steve Smith (Head of Profession for Economists) stephen.smith@communities.gov.uk

“If you are keen to apply your economic skills to a range of exciting and challenging policy issues, are interested in taking an evidenced-based approach to help influence policy design and enjoy working as part of a team then we would be delighted to receive an application from you.” Stephen Aldridge, Director of Analysis at MHCLG

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates will need to hold the right to work in the UK and meet Civil Service Nationality Rules

For roles in Bristol, Darlington, Manchester and Wolverhampton BPSS clearance is required.

For our London based roles CTC clearance is required – you must have been living in the United Kingdom continuously for the last three years to obtain CTC clearance.