Economist - ADR Wales

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Economist - ADR Wales

24/09/2026, 16:00

Advertising basis Permanent

A starting salary between £61, will be offered to the successful candidate based on their skills, knowledge, experience and performance s range is not negotiable

Salary range or pay band Grade 7 £ 61,098 to £73,057

Work pattern Full time (applications are welcome from people who work part time, as part of a job share or who work full time)

Group Operational Effectiveness Group

Directorate Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT)

Branch Health Economics

Location (s) Pan Wales

‘Pan Wales’ means the post holder can be based in any Welsh Government office, subject to business needs. Roles based outside Wales, including London, are not available unless explicitly stated in the advert.

A list of the Welsh Government’s offices can be found on www.gov.wales/welsh-government-offices . Please note it may not always be possible to accommodate a preference for a specific office location.

The post holder’s travel from their home to their assigned Welsh Government office is considered their ‘ordinary commute’ and must be done in their own time and at their own cost.

We are recruiting a Grade 7 Economist to lead and deliver high-quality economic analysis using linked administrative data, working closely with Administrative Data Research (ADR) Wales. The role has a primary focus on health research, supporting policy development, evaluation, and strategic decision-making across health and social care, while retaining the flexibility to contribute to other priority Welsh Government analytical areas (e.g., education, labour markets, local government, equality and inclusion, justice, economy and climate).

The postholder will provide authoritative economic advice, lead analytical projects from scoping to publication, and help strengthen the Welsh Government’s capability to use administrative and linked data to answer complex policy questions.

The post holder will:

• Design and deliver robust analytical projects, including evaluation, causal inference, cost and impact analysis, distributional analysis, and scenario appraisal.
• Apply appropriate economic frameworks (e.g., welfare economics, public finance, labour economics, health economics) to real-world policy problems.

• Set analytical standards for projects (methods, assumptions, reproducibility, peer review, documentation).
• Quality-assure outputs and coach others to improve technical practice and analytical writing.

• Collaborate with ADR Wales partners and data owners to scope projects, access data through secure environments, and navigate information governance appropriately.
• Translate policy questions into feasible research designs and data specifications; manage analytical risks and limitations transparently.

• Deliver analyses that aligns with the strategic direction of the Welsh Government.
• Provide clear, decision-ready advice to senior officials and policy teams, explaining trade-offs, uncertainty, and implications.
• Communicate complex findings in accessible formats for varied audiences (policy, operational, technical, external).

• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams (economists, statisticians, social researchers, data scientists) as required.
• Manage stakeholders and expectations, prioritise…