JOB SUMMARY

The Major Sporting Projects Delivery Directorate is a new directorate within DCMS’s Policy Group. It will oversee the Government’s input to some of the highest profile programmes in the world of sport, including:

• The UEFA European Championships 2028 UK & Ireland - ensuring the Government delivers on its commitments to ensure that this major event is staged successfully, maximising economic growth and benefiting local communities. This programme is part of the Government Major Projects Portfolio;
• The future pipeline of major sporting events - driving forward the Government’s work, with partners, to secure, and successfully host, the world’s biggest and best sporting events, including the women’s Rugby World Cup 2025;
• Grassroots facilities delivery - overseeing the delivery of hundreds of millions into multi-sport grassroots facilities across the UK, as part of the EURO 2028 impact programme and to tackle inactivity, support the Health mission and building cohesive communities.

The directorate is evolving out of a unit within the existing Sport and Gambling Directorate, with which it will need to continue working seamlessly. The roles will be part of the Sport and Gambling Analysis team, an analytical spoke team embedded across the two policy Directorates. The team prioritises a positive workplace culture, where colleagues are committed to excellence in delivery, ongoing personal development, a supportive working environment, and operating seamlessly with colleagues and stakeholders based across the UK, and beyond.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Major Sporting Projects Delivery Directorate and be a part of the Sport and Gambling (S&G) analysis team.. There are two Assistant Economist roles available.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Badged membership of the Government Economic Service profession, or eligibility to become a member of one of the professions (please ensure you state your relevant qualifications in your application where asked).
• A track record of building strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure that analysis is trusted and used effectively.
• Ability to deliver timely and quality analysis in a fast paced environment, using judgement to prioritise efficiently.
• Ability to make judgements on which research methods are appropriate in different situations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate the value of evaluation and communicate technical evaluation information.

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

• Experience and application of evaluation research approaches, including experience of contract management in the delivery of research and/or evaluation.
• Experience of writing business cases and impact assessments.
  We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Tonia Davison and will take place on: Monday, 1 September, 2.30pm to 3pm
  The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
  Please register your interest by filling out this Registration form by Friday, 29 August, 5pm and you will be sent an invitation. Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Analysis of data in the GES Technical Framework (Level 2 / SEO / Practitioner)
• Effective Communication in the GES Technical Framework (Level 2 / SEO / Practitioner)

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

ROLE 1: EURO 2028 ASSISTANT ECONOMIST

The post-holder will work on the planning of UK and Ireland hosting the men’s UEFA European Championships in 2028 (EURO 2028) and will be expected to liaise with UK Sport and other Home Nations stakeholders on all EURO 2028 evaluation related work. The post-holder will also provide general economist expertise across the Directorate.

ROLE 2: MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS ASSISTANT ECONOMIST

The post-holder will provide economist support across the Directorate and will also support the evaluation of the Government’s Multi-Sport Grassroots Facilities Programme.

To apply for this vacancy, you will need to submit the following documents which will assessed against the experience success profile:

• A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you provide employment history that relates to the essential and desirable criteria, and that any gaps in employment history within the last 2 years are explained. The CV should not exceed more than 2 x A4 pages and you should insert your CV into the “Job History” section on Civil Service Jobs on the Civil Service Jobs application form.
• A Statement of Suitability (max 750 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential requirements highlighted. You may also choose to reference the desirable skills listed however these will not be considered in the assessment of your application except in circumstances where there are a high number and calibre of candidates