Graduate - Appraisal and Evaluation

Job description

Job title: Graduate - Appraisal and Evaluation 
Team: Appraisal and Evaluation
Location: Any Scottish Enterprise Hub within Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh & Aberdeen (with home-working options)
Salary: £31,115
Hours: Full Time 35 hours a week (flexible working considered)
Status: Permanent
Closing date: 08/05/2024
Job ref no: R00495

Be part of building Scotland's future

Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's national and international economic development agency. We work to transform the Scottish economy by helping businesses to innovate and scale. Our work is critical to the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) and its goals of creating high-value jobs, boosting productivity, and growing national wealth.

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The opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Scottish Enterprise’s Graduate Development Programme in a role that can make a difference to Scotland’s economy. Bring us a willingness to learn and develop the skills and techniques necessary to carry out economic impact assessments, and you’ll be part of our Appraisal and Evaluation team – supporting colleagues right across Scottish Enterprise. Prove yourself, and you’ll eventually be confident enough to deliver assessments on your own after a period of mentoring.

The role

You’ll help colleagues carry out project appraisals and evaluations as you work with your team to improve the effectiveness of our activities. As someone who’s intellectually curious, you’ll want to learn why things are the way they are and what can be done to effect change. You’ll do this by working across Scottish Enterprise with people at all levels as you develop an in-depth knowledge of our operations. This means you’ll need a blend of excellent people skills and diplomacy. You’ll also need a proactive approach to zeroing in on opportunities beneficial to Scottish Enterprise.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing the skills and expertise needed to deliver project appraisals, so you can estimate the potential economic impacts of supporting companies and sectors
• Delivering evaluations to estimate the impact of past economic developmental support

Who we're looking for

Qualified to SCQF level 9 (degree or graduate diploma) in economics or a subject with a significant economics content, you’ll join us with knowledge of the economies of both Scotland and the UK – including some understanding of the public sector’s role in growing these economies.

You’ll be proficient with Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and will know how to produce effective infographics. Experience of using statistical packages such as SPSS would also be useful.

Ideally, but not essentially, you’ll also have:

• Experience of using other software packages such as PowerBI
• Knowledge and experience of Government economic data sets and their uses
• An understanding of econometric analysis (its advantages and shortcomings)
• Some working experience in an area related to this position

What we offer

If successful, you'll gain access to the following benefits: 

• Membership of the Scottish Enterprise Pension and Life Assurance Scheme – a pension based on your final pensionable salary, flexible retirement options and generous life assurance cover
• Up to 43 annual leave days a year (including public holidays), with the opportunity to buy additional holidays
• Flexible working arrangements
• A health cash plan
• Our Employee Retail Benefits Scheme
• Our Employee Assistance Scheme

Life at Scottish Enterprise

As one of Scotland’s Top 10 Flexible Employers, we pride ourselves on empowering our colleagues to work when and where they can best deliver their role in support of our corporate plan.

Learn more about working with us 

How to apply

If you're interested in this role, please complete your application form by 8 May 2024.

Assessment Centres will be held in Glasgow and Edinburgh between the 11 - 14 June 2024, with a start date of September 2024.

Our values

Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.

At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applicants from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process but throughout employment with us.

We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion, Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).

Apply now to build your future with us.