Graduate Economic Consultant 2022

Capita has an excellent reputation in delivering regeneration for public sector clients throughout the UK, including local authorities, NHS trusts, education institutions and Combined Authorities, who trust us to drive forward transformational projects.

We are seeking a graduate to join our busy Local Public Service Case Making Team, with a skill in data analysis.

You will be joining a young team of driven professionals who are working on some fascinating projects across the UK, delivering positive outcomes for clients that enable them to make informed decisions as to future investments.

What you’ll be doing

• Bidding for new work
• Compiling and manipulating data and assessing trends and predictions in relation to a variety of measures including economic and financial data
• Contributing to complex reports that make the case for change based on a meaningful insight regarding impacts

Work would include

• Carrying out study fieldwork including interviews (face-to-face and telephone), workshops and focus groups, and client consultations
• Research using a wide variety of official data sources and the internet
• Sourcing, organising, analysing and making a case using study data
• Undertaking financial analysis including cashflows
• Compiling reports for clients with clear recommendations based on evidence which allows them to make regeneration and investment decisions
• Preparing written proposals for work to clients
• Developing client relationships  for future work

What we are looking for

You will have a degree in a related field i.e. economics, mathematics.  You will be approachable and motivated, with the ability to work on your own initiative or as part of a team.

You will possess:

• Analytical skills, with the ability to draw conclusions from various data sources
• Good verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate in one-to-one situations, group sessions and in public arenas
• Excellent written skills including reports
• First class organisational skills including project and personal time management
• Excellent IT skills including the use of Word, Excel etc including graphs, charts, Smart Art and photos
• The following are desirable skills and qualities:
• An interest of the political, economic, and geographical makeup of the UK and its regions
• Having a full, clean driving licence

About Government Services

For more than 30 years Capita has been working across the public and private sectors, solving the complex challenges of our clients, increasing productivity, enhancing their use of technology and data, improving customer and public services and adding value to the UK and local economies.

Capita is committed to the local government sector and is the market leader in the delivery of Planning Resilience Services to Local Authority clients. We have worked with over 100 Local Authority clients nationwide, and have an outstanding track record of providing Development Management & Planning Policy and Consultancy services.

We offer the opportunity to develop your career with a leading and growing national consultancy with training in a professional environment.  

In addition, the post holds a competitive salary, plus a range of valuable additional benefits.

This role is based in the North West England although extensive travel is expected.  If you're looking for a career in a field that makes a difference to local economies, we want to hear from you.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave.
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice.
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks and plenty more.
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology.
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform.
• You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita.

You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.