Economics Associate - European Competition Practice

charlesriverassociates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

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Skills development programs

Wellness programming

Immigration support

Zusammenfassung

Charles River Associates invites applications for an entry-level Consulting Associate role based in London. You will work with senior consultants on high-profile European competition cases, applying economic analysis and data-driven evidence to form expert opinions and client recommendations.

The role emphasizes learning across modelling, data analysis, client communication, and contribution to training, recruiting and internal development programs, with a flexible office-based schedule and

Qualifikationen

• First degree in economics with a postgraduate qualification (MSc/MPhil) in economics from well-regarded institutions, graduating between December 2026 and August 2027.
• Strong foundation in microeconomics, with a specialism in industrial economics preferred.
• High degree of numeracy and comfort with data manipulation are essential, familiarity with econometric techniques desirable.
• Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Eagerness to learn new skills and programming languages.
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities.
• Excellent time management and task prioritisation skills; and
• Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events.

Aufgaben

• Identify potential issues and conduct analyses that can be used to illustrate economic arguments.
• Assemble compelling evidence from data and research that support our expert opinions and business recommendations.
• Program, build models and/or perform regression analyses in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, Python, R), including large data projects requiring use of cloud computing.
• Assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables, including expert reports and white papers summarising opinions, conclusions, and recommendations using financial, market, industry or client-proprietary data.
• Interact with clients and communicate complicated economic concepts and arguments to non-experts in an understandable, accessible manner.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions; and
• Participate in practice-building activities (training, recruiting, publication, expertise sharing, etc.).

Kenntnisse

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Communication skills

Eagerness to learn programming

Ausbildung

Bachelor's + MSc/MPhil in economics

Tools

Stata

Python

R

Jobbeschreibung

Charles River Associates invites applications for an entry-level Consulting Associate role based in London. You will work with senior consultants on high-profile European competition cases, applying economic analysis and data-driven evidence to form expert opinions and client recommendations.

The role emphasizes learning across modelling, data analysis, client communication, and contribution to training, recruiting and internal development programs, with a flexible office-based schedule and