Senior Economist

NEF are looking for a talented Senior Economist to lead our policy and research work on a Fast and Fair Transition. The role will oversee one of two workstreams, either:

1) Funding the transition: NEF will make the best case possible for public and private finance to be aligned at pace in the UK and EEA to shift the economy away from fossil fuels and towards green projects that raise living standards and protect our planet.

2) Delivering the transition: NEF will shape an economy for the common good by advocating a green industrial strategy where public value is the guiding principle and conditionalities are explicit, urging more resources and powers to be retained locally, and supporting workers in transition.

This role will manage an exciting and varied programme of work at a critical time, following the recent change of government. You will use your outstanding technical expertise and project management experience to lead a team to design and deliver quality, cutting-edge research capable of winning changes in policy and public opinion. You will be a passionate champion of our work – influencing policy and decision makers in government, central banks and market supervisors, political parties and civil servants, as well as civil society organisations, businesses and media who are shaping the debate. This will be a fantastic opportunity for someone who can demonstrate progressively senior responsibility and impact in an economist role, and who is looking for their next challenge.

Senior Economist

Hours of work: NEF operates a Shorter Working Week, with a full-time equivalent of 32 hours per week. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant, including secondment or a part-time role. All options can be discussed at interview stage.

Salary: £52,124 per annum

You will work with colleagues to achieve political and policy impact on the green transition by delivering high quality research and advocacy. You will work on a diverse range of research projects and, depending on which workstream you lead, these could include: fiscal rules and frameworks, monetary policy and regulatory responsibilities, monetary-fiscal coordination, green targeted lending, industrial policy and skills, fiscal devolution and land reform. All of these projects will be aimed at ensuring a fast and fair transition.

You will bring outstanding technical skills and subject knowledge of one or more areas of macroeconomic policy, as well as a good understanding of how to effect changes in policy and practice. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be an effective line manager and fundraiser.

Deadline for applications: none! We are reviewing applications on a rolling basis and will close the application process once we have found a suitable candidate. Please check our website to make sure the vacancy is still live.

Start date: ASAP

Location: staff are expected to spend two days a week in our central London office, but we will explore different arrangements with individuals where this is helpful to support making reasonable adjustments for those with protected characteristics and/or caring responsibilities.

You must be eligible to work in the UK, we are unable to sponsor visas.

To apply and to see more details about the role, please check the ‘about us / job vacancies’ section of our website.

NEF is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in research and policy making and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this. We are particularly keen to receive applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic people; people with disabilities; people who identify as being LGTBQIA; people who have a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class or have done so in the past. We are also aware that many highly capable prospective candidates nonetheless rule themselves out of work in research and policy because they underestimate their own ability to do the role. With this in mind, we strongly encourage applications from anyone who is prepared to learn and grow on the job and would like to stress that past experience of working in think tanks is not required.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.  We make use of positive action to select between candidates of equal merit as a way to address under-representation in our workforce.

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