SENIOR ANALYSTS - Statistician (ref RT6068A), Social Researcher (ref 
RT6068B), Economist / Financial Analyst (ref RT6068C)

c. £42 - 45K

The National Audit Office is Central Government's external auditor. Our 
work includes reporting to Parliament on the value for money achieved by 
Government departments and agencies, and our reports are used as the basis 
of hearings by the House of Commons' Committee of Public Accounts.

The Value for Money (VFM) Development team at the NAO provides advice, 
support, guidance and training to staff working on VFM studies across all 
areas of government activity.  They oversee the quality assurance of this 
work and provide senior management support on technical VFM issues and VFM 
policy and strategy. 

The Team are looking to expand into a new and exciting area which will 
provide a unique opportunity for individuals to help shape and develop the 
way in which the NAO collects and collates study data in the future. We are 
therefore looking to recruit statisticians, social researchers and 
economists with a strong track record of collecting, collating and 
analysing large administrative and survey databases to provide high quality 
complex analysis for NAO staff working on VFM studies. 

The main responsibilities of the posts are to:

* Liaise with study teams, government departments and agencies, and public 
and private sector organisations to identify, collect and collate 
performance, cost and contextual data required for VFM studies.  
* Carry out complex data analysis for value for money studies, provide 
advice on the use of analytical methods, and contribute to on-going 
methodological and developmental work.  
* Assist in the VFM quality assurance programme assessing the robustness of 
the proposed methods of data collection and analysis, and suggesting 
constructive ways in which the methodology base can be improved.

The successful applicants will have a first or upper second class degree 
and/or post graduate qualification in a relevant subject, first class 
analytical and IT skills to apply to relevant audit issues and methodologies
and excellent communication skills.

Further particulars for all three posts can be found on our website, 
http://www.nao.org.uk/recruitment/vacotherindex.htm

To apply please send a CV and covering letter, quoting the relevant 
reference number to [log in to unmask] by 5pm and Friday 8th 
September. Potential applicants are welcome to discuss the posts with the 
NAO’s Head of VFM Methods & Innovation. Please call Andrew O’Reilly on 0207-
798 7964 or email to [log in to unmask]




Caroline Harper
Head of VFM Statistics and Quality Assurance
National Audit Office
157 - 197 Buckingham Palace Road
Victoria SW1W 9SP 

Tel: 0207 798 7171
Fax: 0207 798 7749
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www.nao.org.uk