Macroeconomic Policy Specialist

3 weeks ago


York, United Kingdom The Joseph Rowntree Foundation Full time
Job Description
JRF's Insight & Policy Team is seeking an outstanding individual to lead our work on Macroeconomic and Fiscal policy. As a Principal Policy Adviser, you will design, assemble, and execute programmes of work that generate arguments, policies, and ideas to address social and economic challenges in the UK.

About the Role
You will have a deep knowledge and expertise on issues of fiscal policy and macroeconomics, and how these policy areas relate to poverty and household economic insecurity. With experience advocating and influencing at senior levels, you will need a sophisticated understanding of policymaking across the UK, devolved, and sub-national governments.

About Us
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is a highly regarded independent social change organisation working to support the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty. Our mission is to inspire action and change that will create a prosperous UK without poverty. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion and operate an anonymised recruitment process to eliminate bias.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and execute programmes of work that generate arguments, policies, and ideas to address social and economic challenges
• Lead the projection of this work externally to shape national conversations, influence decision-making, build alliances, and nurture long-term shifts in thinking and action
• Identify promising new ideas, emerging talent, and alternative perspectives beyond JRF and find ways to back that work where it contributes to our mission

Requirements
• Deep knowledge and expertise on fiscal policy and macroeconomics and their impact on poverty and household economic insecurity
• Experience advocating and influencing at senior levels, with a sophisticated understanding of policymaking across the UK, devolved, and sub-national governments
• Strong analytical skills, able to think critically and creatively, analyse complex policy dilemmas, and spot promising new ideas and alternative perspectives

Salary
The estimated salary for this role is £60,000 - £80,000 per annum, depending on experience.

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