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Economist - Options Appraisal - Security Cleared

National Security Division
Contract/Interim
01782 203 040
£400 - £550 per day
London
AJC26
12-03-2026 12:04 PM
Our Client, in Government is looking for an Economist to provide business case support in the following areas:

* Experience of options appraisal - long-listing/short-listing/cost-benefit analysis based on Green Book principles.
* Ability to work with finance and modelling colleagues to pull together what is needed for the economic case section of a business case.
* Good Awareness of Analytical Quality Assurance (AQA) principles as outlined in the Aqua book and create and implement an AQA Plan.
* Ability to take the lead on managing the project with some internal G7 oversight, including creating a plan, monitoring progress, and adapting as circumstances change - working independently without requiring day-to-day guidance.
o Ability to scope and make sensible plans for the analysis required by stakeholders
* Ability to a clear project report/presentation from scratch, creating a logical structure, clearly summarising and explaining information for non-technical audiences, and deciding what to include and omit (tailoring to audiences)
* Awareness of the need for good knowledge management to allow effective handover of work



Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

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