Assistant Economists

The Competition and Markets Authority
London - United Kingdom
S: £29,699 - £33,262

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the UK's main competition and consumer authority. Our work is high profile and challenging, providing the opportunity to have a real impact on consumers and businesses in the UK.

We are looking for talented economists to join our team. As an economist at the CMA you will work closely with other economists and colleagues from other professions, applying economics to complex, real world issues. You will have the opportunity to work across a diverse range of projects covering all sectors of the economy – for example, you might be investigating mergers which could restrict competition, analysing markets for competition or consumer concerns, or assessing whether a firm has illegally abused a dominant position. Recent CMA cases have ranged from large-scale investigations of the energy and banking markets, to merger cases involving hospitals, retailers and telecoms companies.

We will provide a range of opportunities to develop your economic expertise including training courses, lunchtime seminars and discussion groups on economics topics. We will also support and encourage you to develop your wider skills – including communications, drafting, management skills and project management.

A minimum of 2:1 undergraduate degree in Economics (or other quantitative degree) is essential.

You must be a clear, effective communicator, comfortable explaining theory and analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences. The ability to design, develop and deliver economic analysis is important. You will need team skills and commitment to ensure that projects can be completed within tight timescales.

All CMA staff enjoy generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme, at least 25 days' leave (increasing to 30 days over five years), favourable consideration of flexible working, and generous maternity/paternity leave provision. You can also take advantage of childcare vouchers, interest-free season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme and our employee wellbeing programme. Full details of our terms and conditions are published alongside each vacancy on our website.

To find out more about these opportunities and about working for the CMA, please click on the Apply button

Closing date for applications: Monday 30 November 2015 by midnight.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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