Economic Insight Manager

GCS Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is searching for an Economics Insights Manager in the United Kingdom. This key role involves delivering high-quality research, robust economic analysis, and thought leadership to enhance the organization’s reputation on financial and business matters.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in applied economic analysis and will manage projects with external research partners to generate impactful insights supporting members and informing public debate.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in applied economic analysis, research, or forecasting.
• Strong expertise in producing economic commentary for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in running primary research projects with knowledge of questionnaire design.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clear and impactful economic research and commentary on trends and developments.
• Produce primary research including the Business Confidence Monitor.
• Provide economic analysis to inform policy positions for external audiences.

Skills

Applied economic analysis

Economic commentary

Quantitative research skills

Qualitative research skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Background in economics

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Power BI

Job description

The Economics Insights Manager will play a central role in delivering high-quality research, robust economic analysis, and strong thought leadership that enhances organisation's reputation as a trusted voice on financial, business, and economic matters and helps it achieve its ambition within its new strategy Direction 2030 to lead conversations on issues that matter for the profession and business. Working closely with the Chief Economist, the postholder will generate unique and impactful insights that support members, inform public debate, and underpin policy engagement with government and other stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Deliver clear and impactful economic research and commentary on key trends, data, fiscal events and developments relevant to the accountancy profession for organisation's publications, media, and digital platforms.
• Produce high-quality primary research, including delivery of organisation's Business Confidence Monitor.
• Provide vigorous economic analysis to inform organisation's policy positions and to present to external audiences, identifying key trends and explaining the 'why' behind the numbers.
• Help ensure the highest ethical and methodological standards and best practices are used for conducting research, insight and data collection.
• Manage projects with external research partners, think tanks, and academics to generate original insights.

Requirements

• Extensive background in economics, with strong experience in applied economic analysis, research, or forecasting (e.g., from government, consultancy, or professional bodies).
• Strong expertise in producing economic commentary, reports, or publications for external technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience of running primary research projects with expertise in questionnaire design, sampling techniques, weighting and quota management to avoid data bias. Knowledge of Market Research Society's Code of Conduct would be desirable.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills, including proficiency with economic data and analytical tools such as advanced Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SQL, or Power BI.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and collaborative skills with the ability to engage and influence internal and external stakeholders.

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.