Economist

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority Full time

We are currently recruiting for an Economist to join the Financial Conduct Authority's Economics department.

As an Economist, you will have an opportunity to understand and shape the workings of the financial sector at a time of considerable change. You will enjoy exposure to many retail and wholesale financial markets, with the opportunity to do meaningful work that makes a real difference.

You will be part of a thriving professional community and enjoy an environment that offers a range of opportunities for professional and personal development.

You will have the opportunity to work on projects developed and managed by the Economics Division and influence the FCA’s work through thorough and robust analysis of the impacts of the FCA’s activities.

You will also have the chance to develop further your economic and/or econometric skills, as well as professional skills, through both formal and informal opportunities, such as online training and multi-day courses.

The role offers an attractive package of salary and benefits, and extensive development opportunities in applied economics, financial services and broader professional skills.- experience in policy development both in terms of cost-benefit analyses and/or impact evaluation- experience carrying out econometric and/or data science analysis to inform policy development or evaluation or to research policy questions- an ability to frame problems and distil solutions in an economic framework and in an easily digestible format- Strong data management and data analysis skills would be particularly desirable for this role

Key roles and responsibilities- You will be responsible for providing economic advice on a range of issues relevant to the FCA. Your focus will be on retail financial markets (eg general insurance, pension, mortgage, consumer credit, retail banking and payment services) but you may also provide economic advice on wholesale market issues- You will have the opportunity to play an integral role in driving our decision-making process, directly influencing our policymaking activity and our approach to regulation- Drawing on a mixture of quantitative and qualitative techniques, you will be responsible for scoping, managing and delivering analysis to ensure our evidence base for strategy-setting, policy-making and evaluation is robust and rigorous. You will also have access to data-sets available to the FCA, as the financial services regulator, to conduct your analyses

Your roles and responsibilities will be determined by your experience and skillset but are likely to include a range of:
- Using both theory and empirical evidence to advise FCA teams on the likely impact of their proposed interventions. This includes being responsible for agreeing the analytical approach to cost-benefit analyses of future policies with the relevant policy team and communicating clearly to internal and external audiences (including non-technical senior stakeholders)- Devising methodologies and approaches to evaluate previous FCA interventions and contribute to improving the FCA’s efficiency and effectiveness- Designing and carrying out analysis of large complex datasets using econometric and/or data science methods to answer policy questions- In addition, you will develop and support more junior economists. For example, you will have the opportunity to work manage junior team members for some projects.

You will be joining a multicultural community of economists, econometricians, behavioural scientists and data scientists, with opportunities to attend academic and industry conferences.

Skills/Experience Required- A degree in economics (or related discipline) with relevant professional experience-
- Proven experience of providing high-quality economic advice

Essential- You will have experience in communicating and explaining complex issues with clarity, simplicity and precision to both specialist and non-specialist audiences both orally and in writing- Experience in delivering analytical projects, including identifying and analysing different sources of information to inform analysis- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with internal and external stakeholders, developing and maintaining working relationships- Ability to deliver and thrive in a fast-moving environment, maintaining pace and quality of delivery- Ability to make a strong personal impact, persuading with well-reasoned arguments and challenging where appropriate- Ability to frame problems conceptually, structure and prioritise analysis to address these, and distil results to generate insight

In addition, you will have one or more of these skills/experience:
- Understanding of the techniques used in cost benefit analysis and ex-post impact evaluation-
- Experience conducting data analysis using statistical packages (such as R, Stata, Python)

Desirable- Experience of financial services markets and/or an understanding of financial services regulation- Understanding of the FCA approa

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