Senior Economist - (Economic Determinants of Health)

Senior Economist - (Economic determinants of health)

Salary: £65,778 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Contract: Permanent

Hours Per week: 37.5 hours per week, with a minimum of two days per week in-person in line with our hybrid working model.

Our Foundation

We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK. Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity, and helps build a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK and services are struggling to provide access to timely, high-quality care.

It does not have to be like this. Our mission is to help build a healthier UK by:

• Improving people's health and reducing inequalities
• Supporting radical innovation and improvement in health and care services
• Providing evidence and analysis to improve health and care policy.

We aim for excellence across our work and will achieve this by producing research and analysis, shaping policy and practice, building skills, knowledge, and capacity, and acting as a catalyst for change. Everyone has a stake and a part to play in improving our health. By working together, we can build a healthier UK.

About the role

The Healthy Lives directorate has an ambitious strategy to improve the public’s health and reduce health inequalities through action on the wider determinants of health. The greatest influences on people's health and wellbeing come from outside health care. These include factors such as education, employment, housing, and community.

As part of the Healthy Lives analytical team, you will support those aims by producing innovative and novel analysis to help raise awareness of, and make the case for greater action on, the determinants of health and inequalities in the UK.

As senior economist, you will lead on identifying, developing, and delivering a portfolio of analysis and research in support of our strategy to improve health and reduce inequalities.

You will further develop our flagship Evidence Hub which brings together key analysis of health, inequalities, and the social and economic factors that influence them, including poverty, housing, employment, and transport. This involves managing the external contractor, with support from our programme management team, providing the core analysis and curating future content.

You will also lead and develop a programme of work on the role of health in the economy, focusing on economic growth and productivity, and lead our work to advocate for a prevention approach to public services. Some key areas of accountability would be:

• Identifying, developing, and leading the production, or external commissioning of innovative research and analysis, drawing on existing research programmes, latest research methods, and new data sources.
• Providing clear interpretation and communication of complex findings, from your own research or that of others, to a wide range of audiences including the public, policymakers, researchers, and academics.
• Developing the skills and capabilities of staff under direct line management and supporting the development of the wider analytical capability of the Healthy Lives directorate.

How to apply

Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more. You can find the job description for this role here. If you would like to apply, please submit your CV and answer the following application questions using no more than 1500 words in total:

• What experience do you have of research and analysis to inform policy?
• What experience do you have of using statistical packages and analysis of household surveys?
• Explain your knowledge and expertise in relation to the wider determinants of health, such as, but not limited to, employment, housing, education, and income?
• Thinking of a project or programme you have previously worked on, what impact has it had and how did you seek to have influence?

Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible and supported environment to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each job on merit.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply. We have identified three diverse groups, in particular, we want to achieve a better balance across our organisation between men and women, increase representation of people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, and recruit more people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications from these groups. Apply to join our team and let us work towards building a diverse and inclusive workplace together.

If you require any support through this process, please contact recruitment@health.org.uk. Help us work together to make the recruitment process and potential future employment more accessible and enjoyable for you.

Closing date: February 2, 2025, 23:59.

Interview date: W/C February 10, 2025.