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Job description

Position Title:
Economic Analyst

Reference:
London-2023-042

Location:
U.S. Embassy, London

Closing Date:
July 02, 2023

Work Hours:
Full-time, 40 hours/week

Salary:
£58,065 gross starting salary per annum

Benefits:

Merit Based Compensation
Pension Scheme
BUPA Membership
Employee Assistance Program
Season Ticket Loan
Generous Annual Leave & Sick Leave
Paid Public Holidays (U.K. & U.S.)

An exciting opportunity has become available for a new team member to join U.S. Embassy London as an Economic Analyst. This will be a hands on and fast paced career opportunity where you will take primary responsibility for advising U.S. Embassy and Mission Officers on financial, macroeconomic, economic security, and digital economy issues in the United Kingdom, the sixth largest economy in the world and a major U.S. trading partner.

Exceptional organization and interpersonal skills are a must in this role. You will be expected to take ownership of a range of responsibilities such as preparing in-depth analytical reports, including data analysis in the form of reporting cables and memos to brief U.S. Embassy officials and Washington government agencies on UK economic topics. Other duties will include: developing and maintaining a broad range of local government, private sector, think tank, non-governmental, and academic contacts; and advising on and supporting all aspects of arranging appropriate meetings or programs for U.S. Embassy officials, U.S. government members on official travel to the UK and Economic Section and Mission events.

Interested? Then we would like to hear from you!

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Applicants must address each required qualification listed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item. Failure to do so may result in a determination that the applicant is not qualified.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Public Policy, or International Relations is required.

EXPERIENCE:
Must have experience in an economic policy, strategy, or analyst role.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:
Thorough knowledge and understanding of the British economy, and British and EU economic and regulatory structures and institutions is required.

LANGUAGE:
Fluency in both written and spoken English (this may be tested) is required.

SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Ability to carry out independent research and analysis based on public sources and information gathered from contacts. Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and deal tactfully and independently with a wide range of British contacts.

ALL INTERESTED APPLICANTS FOR THIS VACANCY MUST SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION VIA THE ELECTRONIC RECRUITMENT APPLICATION (ERA) – THIS CAN BE DONE BY SELECTING THE APPLY BUTTON SHOWN.