Senior Economist

Registers of Scotland (RoS) manages 21 land, property and other legal registers which are a critical asset for the Scottish economy. We aim to provide the best public service for Scotland and are on a mission to make some of the oldest public land registers in the world into some of the most modern. We are committed to providing the best service to our customers through the creation of award-winning digital services, supported by the latest in cloud and AI technology. We support our colleagues by offering a range of modern work policies and workspaces, as well as encouraging an inclusive, diverse, and equitable work environment. We are proud to promote our We Invest in People Gold Award,Investors in Young People Silver Award and We Invest in Wellbeing Gold Award, alongside our zero gender pay gap and the fact we are a disability confident employer. To get a taste of what we do, our facilities and our hybrid working approach please see the following link for a short video; About this Role:This is an exciting new opportunity to spearhead the role of an economist across the work that Registers of Scotland does. No one knows more about or has better access to the data that underpins Scotland’s thriving property markets. Registering over 500,000 property transactions a year generates huge amounts of information over which economic analysis will be beneficial to our business and forward planning capabilities. You will work within a team of experts and specialists who are responsible for our official and national property statistics, customer policy, customer insight and research work. You will be required to provide wider macro and micro economic insights, compile forecasts to help improve our market analysis, income modelling and our future financial planning.Your role will also be to support the exciting new work and business development activities we are undertaking not only across our current services, but also through our Geovation investment and the proptech market. This post also offers the opportunity to work with other public sector economists. You will be an ambassador for the organisation and must be prepared to do media interviews. You will build relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders – working highly effectively with your partner senior leaders covering our commercial services, financial activities, business planning and analysis, to achieve the evolution of the statutory and non-statutory services we provide and grow RoS’ reputation., Your main duties will include: • Identify opportunities to inform and enhance our performance across RoS’ services. • Review and recommend opportunities to enhance the impact and uptake of our official statistics. • Develop wider sources of relevant economic data. • Utilise our and others’ economic data to enhance our market forecasting and financial modelling and support analysis to identify correlation of key factors. • Work with the Customer and Business Development leadership team to identify and maximise where economic analysis can augment our services. • Work with the Business Development leadership team to identify and provide economic analysis to support business decision on future products and services. • Work with the Data and Analytics team to improve forecasts, modelling and trend analysis. • Work with the Finance team to improve market forecasting and our income modelling • Actively build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts internally and externally to ensure the maximum benefit of an economic function in RoS. • Support the development of our customer insight team and the data captured. • Identify and fill pertinent property market research gaps., • CVs that are not accompanied by a full supporting statement will not be scored. • Statements exceeding 1250 words will not be considered. We would strongly recommend that your answers are written in the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action & Result). • We recommend that you work on your supporting statement using MS Word, and then uploading it; please note the system will “time-out” and sign you off if you are inactive or spend over a certain amount of time in the application without saving your progress. • If we receive a high volume of applications, we may complete an initial sift on the first essential criteria (please see above). For further information on the competencies, visit our Competency Framework.If you have any questions about the role, you can contact resourcing@ros.gov.uk Assessment Candidates will be assessed against the essential criteria for the role and competencies as stated above. We will invite suitable candidates to an assessment centre week commencing 16 December 2024 though this is subject to confirmation. Assessments will include a Competency-based interview and a further exercise, details of which will be shared with candidates who successfully make it through the sift stage. We will be assessing candidates remotely via MS Teams (though we may invite you attend assessment at one of our office locations with prior agreement). Assessments and appointments are made in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, in strict merit order. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: + UK nationals + nationals of the Republic of Ireland + nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK + nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) + nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) + individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 + Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

• Bachelor’s degree in economics or equivalent/relevant experience. • Experience in a senior role, ideally in the property sector. Competencies Thinking Wider • Innovative thinker, with a track record for translating strategic thinking into action plans and outputs. • Brings together views and perspectives of a broad range of stakeholders to gain a wider picture of the landscape surrounding activities and policies. Analysis and Making Effective Decisions • Ability to make decisions in a changing environment and anticipate future needs. • Analyses/evaluates data from various sources to identify pros and cons and identify risks to make well considered decisions. Leading and Communicating • Excellent and persuasive communicator, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders. • Highly developed written and verbal skills coupled with the ability to carry out impactful media interviews. • An ability to display strong leadership during a significant change programme. Collaborating and Partnering • Actively builds and maintains a network of colleagues and other key contacts to ensure the maximum benefit of an economic function in RoS. • Demonstrated experience and leadership in collaboratively delivering a comprehensive series of improvements across an organisation’s vision and strategic objectives. Delivering a Quality Service • Makes clear, pragmatic and manageable plans for service delivery using programme and project management methods. • Ensures the benefits of their specialist area are realised for the whole of RoS, our external partners and customers.

£57,705 - £71,750 Flexible working arrangements, employer pension contributions of circa 29%, generous annual/parental and special leave policies, plus extensive personal wellbeing benefits. Please see full reward package at end of job description for more information., Alongside your salary of £57,705, Registers of Scotland contributes £16,717 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. What can we offer you? – Benefits at RoS: • We are a welcoming and inclusive community that functions on supportive practices such as Agile Coaches, Business Analysts, UX specialists and more. • We offer a stimulating working environment and strongly believe that a diverse team is crucial to achieving our mission! • Our team is ambitious, acts with integrity and demonstrates commitment to progress and impact. We nurture talent and reward success. • We work in an agile way, which is applied across the whole organisation. • RoS offers a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days of holiday plus 12 days bank holidays (for a total of 42 days). • We operate a 35-hour working week and offer flexible working arrangements (up to 30 hours flexi per month). • We offer office locations in Edinburgh & Glasgow and currently offer a hybrid working model, having established we can successfully work remotely. As part of the reward package, you will get access to: • Civil Service pension at circa 29% contribution on the employer side. • Service benefits, cycle to work scheme, discounted dental insurance, £100 eye care vouchers subsidised gym memberships, childcare vouchers, buying and selling annual leave, retail discounts and more! • Family friendly leave policies (Maternity at

• 1-year full pay, Paternity Leave/Shared parental Leave/Special Leave & more) after 1 year of continuous service.
• We offer continuous training and development opportunities, including being able to attend industry events. • A generous salary range with pay progression arrangements is in place. • You will have access to external counselling and external advice. • We are a Disability Confident employer. • We hold all three Investors in People awards: We Invest in People at Gold, We Invest in Wellbeing at Gold and Investors in Young People at Silver.