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453577 Assistant Director Economic Analysis

Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 13th April 2026

📍 Location: Southampton (Hybrid)

💷 Salary: £69,501 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

As the Assistant Director Economic Analysis, you will report to the Director of Finance and Analysis and provide a strategic focus and oversight of MCA’s analytical function, ensuring the quality and value of analysis utilised in decision making.

As a key member of the Senior Management Team within the Finance and Analysis Directorate, you will provide effective and inspiring leadership to the Economic Analysis team, fostering a high performing culture through continuous improvement.

Top Responsibilities

• Leading on MCA’s Analytical Strategy, ensuring that it aligns to both MCA’s Strategic Plans, and the Government’s Analysis Functional Strategy.
• Providing assurance to MCA’s Accounting Officer and senior officer responsible for analysis
• Leading MCA’s Economic Analysis team and embedding a culture of continuous improvement and high performance to ensure the effectiveness of support and analytical advice.
• Overseeing the provision of analytical input by the economic analysis team.
• Building and maintaining key relationships with senior stakeholders to influence and challenge decision making.
• Working closely with policy leads to embed good analytical practice in line with HM Treasury guidance.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About You
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Extensive experience of delivering analytical programmes of work to support policy development.
• Advanced knowledge in both macroeconomics and microeconomics

Essential qualifications:

• Full member of the Government Economic Service (GES) or eligible to join
• First or Upper second-class honours degree in economics (or international equivalent), or a postgraduate degree in economics. For joint degrees – at least 50% of the course modules must be in economics.

You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/4bPqU7Q

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Monday 13^th April 2026