IGC Policy Economist (Firms)

London School of Economics and Political Science; London; On-site; GBP 56,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious London university seeks an IGC Policy Economist to support international growth initiatives focusing on firms and productivity. The successful candidate will have a Master’s degree and experience in economic research, policy translation, and program management. This full-time role offers competitive salary, pension, and excellent development opportunities. Applications close on 18 September 2025.

Benefits

Occupational pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Excellent training and development opportunities

Possible visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of policy-relevant economic research needed.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation methods in development economics is beneficial.
• Ability to construct concise arguments for research translation into policy recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Support management of IGC activities under the Firms, Trade and Productivity initiatives.
• Implement strategy for the IGC Firms initiative and coordinate research commissioning.
• Deliver effective programme management of the IGC projects portfolio.

Skills

Understanding of policy-relevant economic research

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Program management experience

Thematic expertise in Firms, Trade and Productivity

Education

Master’s degree in economics or related discipline

Job description

L SE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university

International Growth Centre

Salary from £43,277 to £51,714 per annum with the potential to progress to £55,497 per annum inclusive of London allowance

The International Growth Centre (IGC) works with policymakers in developing countries to promote inclusive and sustainable growth through pathbreaking research. We are a global research centre with a network of world-leading researchers and in-country teams and initiatives working across Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East. Based at LSE and in partnership with the University of Oxford, we are majority funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). We work to improve the productivity of people and firms as the key driver of sustainable economic development.

The IGC Policy Economist (Firms) supports on the management of the portfolio of IGC activities under the Firms, Trade and Productivity initiatives theme at the IGC. The post holder supports the development of and implements the overall strategy for the IGC Firms initiative, which includes global influencing based on the stock of knowledge, organising the IGC community of practice and supporting country teams thematically, coordinating the commissioning of research for thematically focused programmes and delivering effective programme management of the portfolio of IGC projects under this theme . The post holder implements our engagement strategy for the Firms, Trade and Productivity, contributing to the writing and dissemination of high-quality policy and research outputs to promote innovative growth policy ideas.

The successful applicants will have:

• a demonstrated understanding of policy-relevant economic research;
• a Master’s degree in economics, public policy/administration, development economics, or a related discipline by date of application;
• the ability to construct clear and concise arguments to facilitate the translation of research into policy recommendations and excellent written and oral communication skills;
• experience of programme management and understanding of monitoring and evaluation methods and processes in the field of development economics or a related area;
• the willingness to regularly travel to Africa, South Asia and Middle East, and engage with country teams and stakeholders in these regions;
• the ability to organise their own workload and work independently as a dynamic self-starter with minimum supervision;
• thematic expertise on the theme of Firms, Trade and Productivity.

This is a full-time open-ended appointment until 30 September 2026, subject to funding and based at IGC Head Office in LSE.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities. For this post, we may be able to offer visa sponsorship to the successful candidate

To apply for this post, please go to https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/ . If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page.

Please note: We will reach out to referees provided at the final stage of recruitment for the shortlisted candidates before finalising the selection for this role.

The closing date for receipt of applications is: 23:59 hours (GMT) on 18 September 2025. Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.