Member - Regulatory Policy Committee

Posted by: Institute of Regulation

Employer: Regulatory Policy Committee

Salary amount: £500 per day

Contract type: Other

Location of position: Hybrid

Application deadline: 23 October

Job description

Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) – applications sought for five Member roles

About the role: introduction to the RPC

The RPC is an advisory non-departmental public body of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). It provides independent, expert advice on the quality of analysis and evidence used by departments and regulators in their assessments of economic impacts of regulatory interventions and is an important part of the better regulation system.  The Committee is formed of a Chair and seven other members and is supported by a Secretariat of DBT staff based in London.

The Committee’s main role involves reviewing the assessments of the impacts of regulatory changes produced by government departments and assessing whether they are fit for purpose. These assessments range from light-touch reviews to detailed cost-benefit and include both ex-ante and ex-post estimates.

More information about the RPC and our work can be found on our Blog and at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/regulatory-policy-committee

Essential criteria:

• For both roles (economist and generalist) you must demonstrate the following essential criteria:  
  
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
  • The ability to think and work strategically, and use insights gained from the scrutiny process to advise officials on their use of evidence and analysis.
  • A strong understanding of the importance of economic and other financial analysis in policy making and evaluation.
  • Sound judgement - the ability to consider complex and conflicting arguments and provide colleagues with an informed perspective, balanced view and constructive challenge to build consensus.
  • The ability to work as part of a committee and contribute to committee discussions and decisions.
  • The proven ability to work effectively at pace and to turn work round against short deadlines.
  
  You must also demonstrate the essential criteria relevant to the role(s) for which you apply:
  
  Generalist Role
  
  • A broad understanding and experience of the impact of regulation on business, voluntary organisations and consumers and who can demonstrate an appreciation of the government's regulatory framework. Successful applicants are likely to have personal experience of the development or implementation of regulatory policy from a private sector, public or voluntary sector organisation or from an academic research or policy institute with a focus on regulation.  
  
  Economist Role
  
  • We are seeking qualified, professional economists with substantial proven competence in applied economics, particularly the application of cost-benefit techniques, other policy appraisal tools and a range of modelling techniques. You must understand the government's economic principles on policy appraisal and evaluation and be able to use economic principles to constructively challenge the evidence base underpinning legislative proposals and policy evaluations.  
  
  • Expertise in applied macro- and micro-economics. A key priority for this government is economic growth, therefore desirable fields of expertise include the labour market, industrial economics (including market competition) as well as international trade.
  

  Summary of appointment and role specifics:
  
  Sponsor department: Department for Business and Trade
  Location: various
  Number of vacancies: 5
  Time commitment: 78 days per year
  Remuneration: £500 per day
  Length of term: 3 years
  Nature of appointment: This is a Ministerial Appointment by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade. The post holder would be an officeholder and not an employee of the Department or the RPC.
  Application deadline: 23rd of October 2024
  

How to apply

Further details about the role including details of the selection process, essential information for candidates and who is eligible to apply can be found on the job advert on the Public Appointments website – https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8205?titleSearch=&bodySearch=&department=1012&regulated=&bodyJustice=&remunerated=&status=open&sort=openingAt%3Adesc

In order to apply you will need to create an account or sign in on the Public Appointments website on gov.uk. Once you are logged into your account, click on 'apply for this role' and follow the on-screen instructions. The deadline for applications is 23rd of October 2024.