Economist

Cebr; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

People’s Pension

Job summary

Cebr in London is recruiting an Economist to join the Economic Advisory team and deliver economics solutions for clients. The role suits recent graduates or those with under three years as an economist, with progression on merit.

Responsibilities include quantitative analysis, report-writing, and developing client relationships, while collaborating in small project teams across engagement work. Proactivity and strong Excel skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Masters or very good Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
• Excellent knowledge of microeconomics.
• General knowledge of the UK economy.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain economic concepts and quantitative results to non-specialists, in plain English for a business audience.
• Proficiency in Excel.
• Native-level proficiency in English.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Knowledge of statistical packages such as Stata, R, Eviews is beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Project delivery – quantitative economic analysis and writing reports using a variety of data, and manipulation of large datasets.
• Business development & client relationship-building: to ensure customer satisfaction, repeat business and bring in new clients.
• Working effectively with colleagues, as part of small project-specific teams.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Quantitative analysis

Attention to detail

Initiative

English (native)

Education

Economics degree (Bachelor or Master's)

Tools

Stata

R

Eviews

Job description

Cebr is recruiting for an Economist to start as soon as possible, in the Economic Advisory team.

About Cebr

Cebr is one of Britain’s most influential economics consultancies, providing services to Government departments and agencies, multinationals and trade and professional organisations.

Cebr is well known for its objective analysis, authoritative reports and annual World Economic League Table. The projects we work on vary widely, across two teams: Economic Advisory; and Forecasting and Thought Leadership.

We are proud to foster a stimulating, meritocratic, and friendly company culture which ensures the quality of our work and has employee wellbeing at its core.

We are located in bustling EC1V, the heart of London’s Flat White Economy, though our staff benefit from flexible working, dividing their time between the office and remote work.

To read more about us, see www.cebr.com

Economic Consultant opportunity within Cebr's Economic Advisory team

We have in mind someone who graduated recently, ideally with a pure Economics degree at Bachelor or Masters level, or who has been working as an Economist for less than three years.

The role will involve providing economics solutions to clients’ problems.

There are three broad elements to the role:

• Project delivery – primarily quantitative economic analysis and writing reports using a variety of data, and manipulation of large datasets.
• Business development & client relationship-building: to ensure customer satisfaction, repeat business and bring in new clients.
• Working effectively with colleagues, as part of small project-specific teams.

Economists would aim to develop responsibilities along the above lines fairly quickly, depending on the projects available and their workload and aptitude:

Progression is achieved on merit and depending on business considerations.

Characteristics we are seeking:

• · Excellent academic background: Masters or very good Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
• · Excellent knowledge of microeconomics.
• · General knowledge of the UK economy.
• . Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain economic concepts and quantitative results, and their implications, to non-specialists, in plain English for a business audience.
• · An ability to think originally and creatively, using economics to answer clients’ questions.
• · Attention to detail and commitment to going the extra mile to deliver robust, accurate work that stands up to scrutiny, within the constraints of available time and resources.
• · A proactive way of working: you need to curious and willing to take the initiative in hunting down information and learning from previous projects and experiences.
• · Proficiency in Excel.
• · Native-level proficiency in English.
• · Eligibility to work in the UK.

Desirable Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge of statistical packages such as Stata, R, Eviews etc. is beneficial but not essential

Competitive salary plus a generous bonus system which pays on both ‘sales’ and ‘delivery’ of work. Auto-enrolment in the People’s Pension.