Location
City of Westminster, London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£50,906 per annum

About the Role
Working at HM Treasury puts you at the heart of government, making a difference to the UK economy and ultimately to people’s lives across the UK. The Treasury offers a fast-paced, engaging environment with the opportunity to advise Ministers on decisions that directly influence the UK’s prosperity. You will be part of a high-performing, inclusive, and sociable team working across multiple locations including London, Darlington, Norwich, Birmingham, and Leeds.

This role offers two distinct streams within the Economics profession: Secure Growth and Global Economics. You are invited to express a preference in your application, which will be considered but not guaranteed.

In Secure Growth, you will play a key role in developing strategy and policy on economic resilience, including:

- Leading analytical input into economic resilience strategy to build UK prosperity in a fast-changing world.
- Supporting the development of new appraisal methods and frameworks to estimate economic resilience impacts.
- Developing sectoral expertise on critical goods and supply chains such as minerals and semiconductors.
- Leading external engagement across government and beyond to ensure robust assessments.
- Delivering data-driven insights in response to ad-hoc policy demands.

In Global Economics, you will work within the Emerging Markets branch covering regions including the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Central Asia (including Russia & Ukraine), South Asia (excluding India and China), and Southeast Asia. Responsibilities include:

- Leading economic analysis for your geographic portfolio, working closely with FCDO posts.
- Producing recommendations for the UK’s position on IMF programmes and OECD economic surveys.
- Monitoring international energy markets and supporting policy analysis on economic impacts.
- Contributing to national security briefings and ministerial engagement on international economic issues.
- Supporting crisis response efforts related to international energy markets.

Team members work flexibly and support ad hoc requests including ministerial visits, correspondence, and Freedom of Information requests. You will also contribute to the corporate life of the team and wider group.

Developed Vetting (DV) clearance is required. Candidates without DV can start with Security Check (SC) while DV is processed.

Experience
Experience is not formally assessed at any stage. A CV including employment history is required for context but will not be scored.

About you
You should demonstrate strong analytical ability to draw on data and evidence to generate insights and provide high-quality advice. You will be able to develop novel or bespoke quantitative economic analysis and identify developments and risks that impact your work. Building good relationships across teams and departments to drive coherent work plans is essential.

Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in economics (for joint degrees, at least 50% of course credits must be in economics). Evidence of this qualification will be required if invited to interview.

Behaviours
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Working Together

Technical Skills
Developing novel or bespoke quantitative economic analysis.