Internal Market Adviser

This is an exciting opportunity to use your research and analysis skills to work across varied projects of national importance while making a difference to millions of people's lives.
Join the CMA's Office for the Internal Market (OIM) and play a key role in supporting the effective operation of the UK Internal Market.
About the CMA
We help people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. Our work is wide ranging, ambitious and often new and challenging.
The OIM supports the effective operation of the UK's Internal Market by providing economic and technical reporting and monitoring. The OIM also provides independent advice to Governments throughout the UK on the impacts of regulations on the Internal Market.
The role
You will undertake a variety of work across the OIM's activities, working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will focus on gathering intelligence from businesses, consumers, professional bodies, and other relevant stakeholders in support of the OIM's advice and monitoring work. The role also provides the opportunity to lead on stakeholder engagement to help shape the OIM's work and includes regular engagement with the UK Government and the Devolved Governments on policy issues.
You will also be expected to contribute to the OIM's projects and wider work as appropriate, supporting the work of the OIM's Senior Leadership Team and the OIM Panel.
About you
Strong research and analysis skills with experience of gathering, analysing, summarising and presenting information to senior managers is essential.
Proven stakeholder management skills, with demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with others and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders are equally important.
You will also need the ability to acquire detailed knowledge of new policy areas, including developing an understanding of regulatory developments across the UK.
What we can offer you
The CMA is a hugely diverse, rewarding and stimulating place to work - an opportunity to work for the public good and to stretch and develop yourself in doing so. We offer generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27%, at least 25 days leave (increasing to 30 over five years), and generous maternity/paternity leave provision. You can also take advantage of interest-free season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, our employee assistance programme, and our extensive flexible working options.
To find out more about this opportunity and about working for the CMA, please click on the APPLY button.
Closing date for applications: 23:55pm Tuesday 2nd April 2024.
Like many other organisations, we operate a hybrid working model with a mix of office and home working. We believe this supports us to deliver our best work while allowing the flexibility to maintain balanced and healthy lives.
The CMA are an accredited Disability Confident Employer, and we are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.