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Assistant Economist – International Economics
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Are you a proactive and curious economist looking for a new and challenging role working on international policy? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Teams
The Secure Growth team works to enable resilient and secure growth in an increasingly turbulent and ever-changing global economy, learning the economic lessons from recent decades. The team focuses on strengthening the UK’s economic resilience and protecting against economic-based threats to national security while also maintaining openness to trade and investment. We work very closely with colleagues across International Group, the broader Treasury, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Business Industry, Science and Technology and Cabinet Office. The team’s priorities include:
- Developing stronger international partnerships that yield UK growth, resilience and security benefits.
- Leading the planning and delivery of the CX’s annual Economic and Financial Dialogue with his counterparts in China.
- Improving the UK's assessment, monitoring, contingency planning and capability to respond to emerging threats and geopolitical risks.
We are an inclusive, warm and welcoming team looking for an eager, inquisitive and diverse set of individuals interested in working at the forefront of economic security policy.
Global Economics is a team of analysts that works at the heart of International Group to provide analysis and economic policy advice on key global issues, prospects, and risks, and on their implications for the UK economy and policy priorities. The team comprises two branches. The Global Prospects and Advanced Economies (GPAE) branch, which leads on: HMT’s assessment of the global economy; and analysis on major advanced economies, including Europe, the US, Japan, Canada and Australia, including comparisons to the UK. The Emerging Markets (EM) branch, which has responsibility for economic analysis on emerging markets, including China, Russia, Turkey, the MENA Region, SE Asia and Latin America, and leads on a range of cross-cutting EM-focused global economic issues.
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Secure Growth role:
- Economic resilience strategy – Lead analytical input into the development of economic resilience strategy. How can the UK build prosperity that is secure and resilient in a fast-changing world? Partner with analysts across domestic- and international-facing teams in HMT to build an evidence base to inform the Department’s strategic thinking.
- Economic resilience appraisal methods – Support the development of new analytical methods and frameworks for quantitatively estimating economic resilience impacts. This will include contributing to existing frameworks (such as the Green Book) to ensure that they sufficiently factor in resilience impacts, and promoting these across HMG.
- Sectors, industries and technologies analysis – Develop analysis and sectoral expertise to support the Department’s policy and strategic positions relating to the resilience and security of vulnerable goods and sectors – such as critical minerals, semiconductors, and other critical supply chains. Work collaboratively with analysts and policy advisors across HMT and other government departments to conduct analysis.
Global Economics role:
- Analysis of Emerging Markets – Lead on HMT’s economic analysis for a geographic portfolio including the MENA, Central, South and Southeast Asia regions working closely with FCDO Posts. Analyse the economic developments in these regions and raise awareness of the implications for the UK and global economy. Produce in-depth country analysis based on current priorities and contribute to GE’s regular analytical products.
- IMF programs and OECD economic surveys – Lead on producing recommendations to inform the UK’s position at the IMF Board on key country programmes (including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ukraine), working closely with FCDO and IMF UKDel. Lead on HMG comments on regular IMF and OECD country reporting to inform UK interventions at IMF and OECD board meetings.
- International energy markets – Support monitoring of international oil and gas markets and informing ministers and senior officials of significant events with economic implications. Conduct analysis to support policy teams on the economic impact of decisions impacting these markets (e.g. sanctions policy). Lead on scoping and undertaking pieces of research/analysis to improve the team’s understanding of international energy markets. Support HMT’s crisis response efforts where they pertain to international energy markets (e.g. Middle East).
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About You
You will have an undergraduate degree in economics (for joint degrees at least 50% of the credit value of the course modules should be in economics).
Benefits
- Generous Annual Leave – 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King’s birthday.
- Outstanding Pension Scheme – Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28%
- Parental Leave Packages – Including 6 months’ occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
- Flexible & Hybrid Working – Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
- Advance Schemes & Discounts – Rental deposit, cycle-to-work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal for a wide range of discount codes.
For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at hrrecruitment@hmtreasury.gov.uk.
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