Deputy Principal Economist

Job location: Belfast

Salary: £39,748 to £42,639 per annum.

Hours: 42

Worktime: 9am to 5pm, days to be confirmed.

Closing date: 25/03/2022

Employer: NICS

Business: Recruitment For All NICS Depts

Address: HR Connect

Belfast

Postcode: BT1 9EW

Telephone: 0800 1300330

Email: recruitment@hrconnect.nigov.net

Website: www.nicsrecruitment.gov.uk

Job Duties: The work of Deputy Economists depends on where they are posted. Individuals will be expected to demonstrate and maintain an up to date understanding of current economic issues and topics. While the precise duties and responsibilities of individual posts will vary.Please refer to the Candidate Information Booklet for further information.

Qualifications / Experience: Be in possession of at least a second-class honours degree with Economics as a major component and have at least 2 years' experience, gained within the last 10 years, in undertaking economic research and analysis, post qualification.Major component is defined as: at least 50% of the course modules must be in economics. Candidates must detail and provide evidence, listing all of their modules to allow the panel to determine that their qualification contains 50% of economics. Applicants should provide dates against specific areas of economic research and analysis they have undertaken in the last 10 years to demonstrate that they meet this criterion.

Application Method: Visit the recruitment service website www.nicsrecruitment.org.uk or write to HRConnect PO Box 1089, 2nd Floor, Metro Building, 6 - 9 Donegall Square South, Belfast, BT1 9EW (Please quote reference number: IRC275330).

Other Information: NICS Application form only, Vacancy closing date 25th March 2022 at 12 noon.