Senior Research Advisor

City of London Corporation; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 57,240 - 64,610; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexi-time working arrangements

Job summary

A prominent local government organization in London is seeking a Senior Research Advisor to deliver impactful research in financial services. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the UK financial landscape and experience in policy-driven research. This position offers a hybrid working model with a salary range of £57,240 – £64,610 per annum.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of UK financial and professional services landscape.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and numeracy skills.
• Experience in research and analysis for a policy audience.
• Proactive in identifying key issues and trends.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver impactful research and policy recommendations in financial services.
• Work flexibly in multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Identify and analyze key FPS industry opportunities and challenges.

Skills

Understanding of UK financial services

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Interpersonal skills

Proactive research approach

Job description

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Salary: £57,240 – £64,610 per annum inclusive of all allowances depending on experience and performance (a higher salary may be available for outstanding candidates with strong policy-focused research experience working in financial services)

Basis: Full-Time, Permanent

Workplace category: Hybrid

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The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required have also been included. Workplace role categories describe our approach to workplace attendance

The Innovation and Growth department in the City of London Corporation focuses on the competitiveness of UK financial and professional services (FPS) across both policy and promotion. This means ensuring that the UK is: internationally competitive and a global gateway for financial and professional services; innovative in technology; and a leader in sustainable finance. The research team carries out both policy- and international promotion- focused work across these themes. This includes external-facing publications and internal analysis, working closely with key partners and stakeholders across the FPS industry and policy-makers.

As part of the Research team, you will help shape and deliver key pieces of work and projects with tangible impact. You will be working on some of the most important current issues for the UK’s economy and global competitiveness in FPS. You will often work flexibly in multi-disciplinary project teams as the Research lead, alongside internal and external experts in regulation, trade and investment, and innovation. At other times you will proactively identify and undertake analysis to deliver recommendations on key FPS industry opportunities and challenges.

You will be able to undertake rigorous research grounded in the wider policy and economic landscape. You will make specific and impactful recommendations to ensure that London and the UK’s financial and professional services offer remains world-leading and underpins UK economic growth. You can see examples of this work on our website: www.theglobalcity.uk

You will have:

• A strong and deep understanding of the UK’s financial and professional services landscape. This encompasses a policy perspective – what’s needed to help the sector thrive and deliver for the UK. And / or a promotional angle – what are the UK’s FPS strengths from an international perspective.
• Excellent analytical, writing and numeracy skills, and strong experience of carrying out research and analysis using a range of approaches, in particular for a policy audience.
• A highly proactive approach to research, with the demonstrable ability to identify key issues and trends and produce timely and impactful research and recommendations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of colleagues and external stakeholders, in particular on multi-disciplinary projects.
• The ability to identify, analyse and present information and recommendations to confidently advise colleagues, brief senior stakeholders, and inform a range of external audience needs in both written and verbal forms.

The City of London offers an excellent remuneration package which includes a pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement and flexi-time working arrangements.

Applications must be received by midday on Friday 8th August. Interviews will be held on the 14th August, 20th and 21st August – if you cannot attend one of these days you must say so on your application.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.

Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.

For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.

We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Project Management, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Research Services

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