About the job

Summary

Would you like to be a part of the team shaping the future of the National Lottery, an asset that contributes billions of pounds to good causes?

The current UK National Lottery licence is due to expire in 2024 and the Gambling Commission is running the competition to award the next licence.

We are responsible for regulating the National Lottery, and we have three overriding statutory duties which underpin the licence competition:

• To ensure the National Lottery, and every lottery that forms part of it is run and promoted with all due propriety.

• To ensure the interests of every participant in a Lottery are protected.

• Subject to the above two duties, to do our best in making sure that the net proceeds of the National Lottery are as great

as possible.

The Commission has a strong track record of safeguarding the National Lottery and ensuring that it is run with integrity, protects players, and maximises contributions to good causes.

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior analyst to join the team that will oversee the transition from the current National Lottery Licence to the new Fourth Licence. Working closely with internal and external stakeholders, you will play a key role across different areas of the team. This is a unique chance to be a part of one of the most exciting programmes in recent history.

To find out more about this role in the competition team, take a look at our website.

Responsibilities

Key Knowledge, skills and experience:

Essential:

• Highly numerate, with experience in developing and maintaining financial models.

• Strong analytical/problem solving skills and ability to follow procedures and model a range of business scenarios.

• Experience in developing, tracking and maintaining forecasts and reporting based on multiple sources of information.

• Ability to build reports and/or data extracts to support business analysis and reporting.

• Excellent written / verbal communication and interpersonal skills with a strong sense of user experience.

• Briefing senior stakeholders on economic impact of scenarios.

• Solution orientated with a high sense of quality, attention to detail, accuracy, efficiency and meeting tight deadlines.

• Experience of working under pressure and a dynamic environment

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a commercial environment and / or working in an outcome focused regulatory environment.

• Experience in the Civil Service.

• Experience of working in a project and programme environment, including managing and escalating risks.

• Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams and consultants

Benefits

If these roles are offered via a secondment, current benefits and terms are retained. If offered on a fixed term contract, the Gambling Commission's terms and conditions will apply. These include - competitive salary, civil service pension, flexible/hybrid working, 26 days’ holiday, option to buy up to five days’ extra annual leave and additional benefits.