Ministry of Defence (MOD).

LOCATION: London

NUMBER OF PLACEMENTS: 1

SALARY: £26,235 (plus £3,000 Inner London Weighting) pending 2025 pay award

JOB DESCRIPTION

The post will be in the relatively small MOD General Economics Team, which is first port of call for most types of MOD economic advice. The team provides regular advice on macro and micro economic issues, as well as ad-hoc work on the UK economy to guide Defence policy. The team also conducts original research on a wide range of defence economics topics for a varied customer base across the department. 

Key skills the post holder will develop.

• Application of economics knowledge 

• Communication with non-economists

• Analytical and innovative thinking

• Excel skills and use of R statistical programming software 

• Report drafting

Eligibility Requirements

A UK National and candidates must meet Security Check (SC) vetting requirements. This requires a 5-year UK footprint where candidates must have been living in the UK continuously for the past 5 years, in which time they cannot have been abroad for 3 months or more at any given time.