Location
London (Hybrid working available)

Hours
Full Time, Permanent

Salary
£42,378 per annum

About the Role
Historic England is the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value, and care for them. As our Senior Economist, you will provide technical leadership in economic analysis across the organisation and the wider heritage sector. You will have a creative mind to help us innovate and develop new approaches to economic measurement. Your excellent economic and econometric research skills will be essential in developing robust evidence that progresses our understanding of the economic value of the historic environment. You will contribute to sector-wide evidence dissemination, working with key stakeholders, including government departments and academics. Additionally, you will play a key role in preparing for fiscal events and ensuring our evidence base aligns with best practice guidance.

Experience
Substantial experience in undertaking, delivering, and commissioning economic appraisals, impact assessments, valuation studies, evidence-based business cases, and evaluations.

About you
A graduate qualification in economics or a related field. Excellent knowledge of economic and econometric tools and techniques. Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to work independently and as part of a cross-disciplinary team.

Qualifications
Excellent writing skills, with the ability to produce reports or briefings tailored to specific audiences. Proficiency in using Excel, statistical packages (e.g., R Studio, Stata, SPSS), and general IT skills including Word and Outlook.