Overview
Analyst, CENTRE FOR CITIES role at Guardian Jobs. Contract: Full-time, permanent. Hybrid working: Minimum three days a week in the office, near London Bridge (Tuesdays to Thursdays). A full-time remote position will not be offered.
Responsibilities
* Manage and deliver rigorous quantitative economic and policy research on UK cities according to the Centre’s priorities.
* Contribute to the Centre’s policy development and provide the team with expertise and thought leadership on a particular policy area (to be defined).
* Represent the Centre’s interests and positions to external policy networks in Whitehall, cities, and business, and help disseminate key messages via presentations, social and traditional media.
* Maintain a network of contacts in cities, government, business and academic organisations.
Reporting line
Responsible for: Managing and delivering research and policy projects on the performance of UK cities and their economies.
Responsible to: Director of Policy & Research.
Remuneration and benefits
* Matching pension scheme: up to 10 per cent
* Annual leave: 28 days plus eight bank holidays, leave allowance rising to 30 days after four years’ service. The office is closed between Christmas and New Year.
Start date and deadline
Start Date: flexible – January 2026. Application deadline: Sunday, 9th November 2025.
Person specification
* Good general knowledge of and interest in UK urban economies and the related policy environment, with a curiosity to understand how and why cities grow and what this means for the national economy.
* Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to interrogate data and draw out key issues and apply them to the Centre’s research programme.
* Applied experience of using statistical packages (e.g., R, STATA, ArcGIS) to undertake quantitative analysis.
* Good first degree in economics or a closely related subject relevant to urban economic policy.
* Ability to express complex ideas in an accessible format to a generalist audience.
* At least 2 years of work experience with examples of delivery of research or related projects.
* Excellent written and spoken English.
* Commitment to the mission and values of Centre for Cities and to political independence and evidence-based public policy.
Job details
* Job title: Analyst
* Employment type: Full-time, permanent
* Location: Hybrid working near London Bridge, London, United Kingdom
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