NEF is seeking a skilled Economist to contribute to NEF’s work on EU economic policy,. The role will be to work on public policy relevant research and advocacy, with a particular focus on public finance and industrial policy. This is a unique opportunity to have a meaningful impact on public policy at a time of great uncertainty and economic disruption. It's also an opportunity to further develop your skills and expertise alongside highly experienced colleagues across Europe.

In this role, you would help NEF to make the case for greater public investments and robust industrial policies. You will also support our work on other topics such as monetary policy or tax policy.

You will use your technical expertise and project management experience to design and deliver quality, cutting-edge research capable of winning changes in policy and public opinion.

You will also be a passionate champion of our work – influencing policy and decision makers in government, the civil service, political parties, as well as working with civil society organisations and media. This will be a fantastic opportunity for someone who can demonstrate good economic policy research skills and is persuasive.

Hours of work: NEF operates a Shorter Working Week, with a full-time equivalent of 32 hours per week. As part of our commitment to flexible working we will consider a range of options for the successful applicant, including secondment or a part-time role. All options can be discussed at interview stage.

Salary: €47.946 per annum

Training: Economist will have access to a training budget which can be spent on developing new skills, media spokesperson training, writing etc.

Deadline for applications: 12th March at 9am (CET)

Start date: ASAP

Contract length: 2-year fixed term

Location: This position is ideally based in Brussels, Belgium. The role will be a hybrid role, with ideally one to two days a week working from an office in central Brussels. We will explore different arrangements with individuals where this is helpful to support making reasonable adjustments for those with protected characteristics and/or caring responsibilities.

You must be eligible to work in the EU, we are unable to sponsor visas.

How to apply: Please send your CV (no longer than two pages) and covering letter (no longer than two pages) outlining how you meet the person specification in Word format to recruitment@neweconomics.org

Please also complete the Equality and Diversity monitoring form.

For more information and detailed job description, please visit EU Economist/Economic Policy Researcher | New Economics Foundation

NEF is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in research and policy making and we’re committed to doing what we can to correct this. We are particularly keen to receive applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic people; people with disabilities; people who identify as being LGTBQIA; people who have a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class or have done so in the past.

We are also aware that many highly capable prospective candidates nonetheless rule themselves out of work in research and policy because they underestimate their own ability to do the role. With this in mind, we strongly encourage applications from anyone who is prepared to learn and grow on the job and would like to stress that past experience of working in think tanks is not required.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.  NEF believes in diversity and we make use of positive action to select between candidates of equal merit as a way to address under-representation in our workforce.

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