Reports to: Director of Policy & External Affairs
Summary of role
- Develop innovative economic research papers, supporting ACE’s lobbying activities;
- Improve, develop and research new methods of presenting and communicating data and research material for ACE including the wider group;
- Manage ACE’s benchmarking programme;
- Manage and provide oversight of ACE's programme of Sector Interest Groups;
- Provide support where economic or analytical insight is required such as presentations, briefings for meetings and corporate plan development;
- Manage ACE’s surveys and analytics of data;
- Work with ACE senior management staff and key industry stakeholders in developing and delivering business enhancement services to ACE members.
Responsibilities:
- Develop innovative economic research papers, supporting ACE’s lobbying activities;
- Improve, develop and research new methods of presenting and communicating data and research material;
- Assess the impact of economic and policy developments on ACE member companies and the wider industry, such as Budget, CSR and Autumn Statement announcements;
- Provide support on initiatives such as NIPSEF and the economic roundtables;
- Manage the ACE Benchmarking products and support where required the delivery of the European CEO Conference;
- Manage ACE’s surveys and analytics of data to ensure that the quality of analysis remains high and that surveys are distributed on a reasonable basis to the membership base;
- Manage and provide oversight for Sector Interest Group meetings and related activities;
- Ensure that ACE keeps abreast and ahead of industry changes and to identify the key priorities facing ACE members' businesses;
- Provide support where economic or analytical insight is required such as presentations, briefings for meetings and corporate plan development;
- Represent ACE on key industry and business bodies as and when required;
- Develop and deliver an economic and business information resource for ACE members, including the Quarterly Economic Bulletin and the relevant sections of the ACE web site;
- Contribute to the production of policy positions that represent the views of ACE’s member companies;
- Support other areas of the ACE business in developing and driving activities in pursuit of the ACE corporate plan.
Person specification:
- A 2:1 or above in economics or a joint honours degree with a minimum of 50% economic content with two to three years’ experience;
- A good knowledge of data analysis techniques and statistics and the ability to develop, implement, and evaluate opinion surveys and related data collection;
- Excellent IT skills including the ability to use SPSS/SAS or an equivalent analytical package;
- A demonstrable interest in engineering and the built environment;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (including strong written English) and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders;
- Ability to develop and deliver presentations;
- Ability to organise, prioritise and schedule work assignments;
- Ability to work in a team, and manage own workload.
Please send your CV with covering letter to recruitment@acenet.co.uk
Website www.acenet.co.uk
