We are inviting applications for an Economist or Senior Economist (depending on experience) to work as part of our public finances team and across our wider research team.

Our research staff spend their time thinking, talking and writing about how to make government more effective. They conduct research in a range of forms exploring themes across our work programme. Using that research, they develop recommendations for how government could better organise itself, develop and deliver policy, and evaluate and regulate its own activities.

Our public finances team analyse fiscal policy – tax, spending, borrowing and debt – and economic policy and how decisions are made and implemented. They highlight how government can most effectively achieve its objectives in these areas, and where and how the approach of government – including ministers and officials – can be improved.

As an Economist, you will:

• Conduct rigorous research and analysis, including undertaking data analysis using appropriate statistical and econometric techniques.
• Based on this rigorous research, develop compelling recommendations for improving the way that government operates.
• Write about our research findings and recommendations in a range of formats, including long-form reports and shorter comment pieces.
• Work with our events team to organise and deliver public events, roundtables, podcasts and other kinds of discussion, and present our findings and recommendations in these forums.
• Work with our partnerships team to help secure funding for elements of our work, including supporting the development of funding proposals and liaising with partners about funded projects.
• Discuss project findings in the media, including TV and radio, where appropriate.

As a Senior Economist, you will have more of a leading role in all of the above, leading projects or elements of projects with a significant economic component and managing them from beginning to end (including publications and events). You will also act as a task- and/or line-manager for more junior staff as required.

For full details, please read the job application pack available on our wesbite: https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/about-us/careers/current-vacancies/economist-senior-economist We encourage all applicants to read the job pack before starting their application.