Lead Economic Analyst in Prudential Framework Division

Bank of England; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bank of England's Prudential Policy Directorate (PPD) designs, negotiates internationally and implements effective prudential regulation to remove or reduce systemic risks and protect policyholders. PPD supports the Prudential Regulation Committee and Financial Policy Committee in fulfilling their objectives.

The Prudential Framework Division (PFD) promotes financial stability by delivering world-class banking prudential policy and thought leadership, shaping capital frameworks,

Job description

The Prudential Policy Directorate (PPD) is responsible for designing, negotiating internationally and implementing effective prudential regulation in order to remove or reduce systemic risks, promote the safety and soundness of PRA-regulated firms and ensure appropriate protection for insurance policyholders. PPD supports both the Prudential Regulation Committee and Financial Policy Committee in fulfilling their objectives.

The Prudential Framework Division (PFD) promotes financial stability and resilience in a changing world by working with others to deliver world class banking prudential policy and thought leadership.

We do this by shaping, maintaining the integrity of, and explaining the capital frameworks, macroprudential toolkit, liquidity policy, FSCS protection and the regulatory perimeter including considering innovation.

The division plays an active role in policy development, implementation, evaluation, and horizon scanning. It does this through close collaboration with staff across the Bank, externally with HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Analysis and research are undertaken across the Division to ensure that the Bank stays at the forefront of the intellectual debate on prudential policy.

This role will focus on capital frameworks and macroprudential toolkit and will sit jointly in both the Medium‑Term Strategy and Research Team (MTSR) and Macroprudential Toolkit (MPT) Teams in PFD.

MTSR and MPT collaborate together and extensively across the Bank to deliver thought‑leading economic analysis, strategic policy advice and research in support of policymaking for the Basel Committee (BCBS), PRC and FPC.

MPT leads the development and implementation of macroprudential policies, including housing tools and systemic capital buffers.

MTSR focuses on the economic design, calibration and impacts of bank capital requirements and how they interact with other policies.

The work of both Teams is heavily project‑based and high‑profile. And it is rooted in using analysis, financial economics and/or technical policy expertise to shape the design and implementation of world‑class macroprudential and micro‑prudential policies, as well as their interactions with resolution, accounting and monetary policies. Our research impacts policy directly and is published externally.

Both Teams are diverse in our backgrounds, composition and skills. We welcome colleagues to come on board and learn about banks and prudential policies as they apply their skills