Manager, Policy & Insights
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
Introduction:
Founded in 1843, The Economist Group is a global media and information service company that champions progress. With customers spread across 159 countries, The Economist currently has 1.2 million subscribers across print and digital. Headquartered in London, UK, The Economist Group has offices worldwide including other regions in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Americas and Asia. We provide individuals and organizations with the expertise, insights and perspective to press forward. The Economist is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. It delivers information through a range of formats including its newspapers, website, podcasts, and app as well as its conferences and events. What ties it together is the objectivity of its opinion, the originality of our insight and our advocacy of economic and political freedom around the world.
Economist Impact combines the power of evidence-based insights and analysis, creative innovation, and unmatched global influence to turn ideas into action. With a focus on three core leadership areas - Health, Sustainability and New Globalisation - Economist Impact\xe2\x80\x99s Policy Research & Insights team combines qualitative and quantitative research techniques to generate new insights for businesses, governments and international organisations.
Economist Impact\xe2\x80\x99s Policy Research & Insights team is a global team of researchers, analysts, economists and data scientists. We specialise in qualitative research, scenario foresight, population surveys, benchmarking, advanced quantitative analysis and econometric forecasting.
The role of Manager, Policy & Insights plays a critical role in the management and delivery of Economist Impact independent research programmes, ensuring the highest standards of research and editorial quality. Managers are typically the day-to-day leads on projects and key points of contact with our funders and clients. They lead and direct teams of analysts to undertake research tasks, providing critical direction, oversight and challenge to research, analysis and outputs.
A successful Manager is well organised and efficient, has strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and strong written and oral communication skills. This is a key client-facing role on an entrepreneurial, high-growth, global team. You will have a keen interest in global public policy issues and a natural intellectual curiosity.
This role will be based in Dubai. We are specifically looking for candidates with background in the following areas: Sustainability (especially Climate Finance and Biodiversity Finance), Banking & Finance, and economic modelling.
Economist Impact combines the power of evidence-based insights and analysis, creative innovation, and unmatched global influence to turn ideas into action. With a focus on three core leadership areas - Health, Sustainability and New Globalisation - Economist Impact\xe2\x80\x99s Policy Research & Insights team combines qualitative and quantitative research techniques to generate new insights for businesses, governments and international organisations.
Economist Impact\xe2\x80\x99s Policy Research & Insights team is a global team of researchers, analysts, economists and data scientists. We specialise in qualitative research, scenario foresight, population surveys, benchmarking, advanced quantitative analysis and econometric forecasting.
The role of Manager, Policy & Insights plays a critical role in the management and delivery of Economist Impact independent research programmes, ensuring the highest standards of research and editorial quality. Managers are typically the day-to-day leads on projects and key points of contact with our funders and clients. They lead and direct teams of analysts to undertake research tasks, providing critical direction, oversight and challenge to research, analysis and outputs.
A successful Manager is well organised and efficient, has strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and strong written and oral communication skills. This is a key client-facing role on an entrepreneurial, high-growth, global team. You will have a keen interest in global public policy issues and a natural intellectual curiosity.
This role will be based in Dubai. We are specifically looking for candidates with background in the following areas: Sustainability (especially Climate Finance and Biodiversity Finance), Banking & Finance, and economic modelling.
Accountabilities:
How you will contribute
Project execution
Business development
Project execution
- Manage multiple research projects and client relationships simultaneously.
- Design, manage and produce high quality research analysis utilising both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
- Responsible for final results, quality of the project and overall client satisfaction.
- Effectively manage project team members, including performance management.
- Write and edit research outputs, including reports, briefing papers, articles and infographics.
- Present interim project and final project deliverables to clients.
Business development
- Build and maintain relationships with key clients to ensure business is renewed and expanded.
- Actively support business development activities through the generation of compelling ideas and proposals, in addition to representing Economist Impact through networking and public speaking opportunities.
- Coach, train and mentor other team members in matters of career and personal development.
- Work with other parts of The Economist Group to secure valuable input to Economist Impact research projects.
- Manage Senior Analysts and Analysts, including planning and overseeing the project resourcing and career development of team member(s);
The desirable skills, experience and qualifications for this role include:
- Five years or more of research, consulting or journalist experience with at least one year in a Managerial position
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated ability to translate complex research and analysis into clear and jargon-free prose highlighting key findings and policy analysis
- Strong data and policy analysis skills with experience working with both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies; ability resolve complex and unfamiliar problems in a timely manner
- Experience in leading projects requiring quantitative or economic analyses such as policy impact assessments, cost benefit analyses, economic forecasting or similar
- Client management experience; comfortable with client interaction and interest in building relationships
- Strong interpersonal skills to create easy working relationships with clients, partners and the internal team
- Proven ability to motivate and lead project teams and meet deadlines under pressure
- Ability to develop business from new and / or existing client accounts
- Energy and desire to grow as part of a highly entrepreneurial team
- Candidates with a background in Climate/Biodiversity Finance or Banking & Finance are particularly desirable.
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1628054
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
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EducationNot mentioned