The Organisation

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Our client is an agile, entrepreneurial public affairs consultancy known for its sharp commercial focus and flexible approach to work. With a growing portfolio and a team that thrives on autonomy, they offer an environment that is genuinely modern: remote-first, part-time-friendly, and outcome-driven.

This is a team built on trust, pace, and commercial instinct, delivering political and reputational impact for clients. As they enter their next phase of growth, they’re looking to bring in a senior specialist with a deep understanding of how data, economics, and policy intersect.

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The Opportunity

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This is a standout opportunity for a commercially minded Senior Economist to play a leading role in expanding the firm’s economics and public policy offer. You’ll take ownership of identifying new opportunities, building relationships, and delivering high-quality, insight-driven work across sectors like financial services, tech, and infrastructure.

In addition to generating and converting new business, often from a cold start, you’ll lead analytical projects spanning economic appraisal, investment case development, policy evaluation, and strategic modelling. You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team of strategists and public affairs specialists, and help position the economics practice as a visible, credible force in the market.

This role is ideal for someone who blends deep economic expertise with a commercial mindset, and who values flexibility, autonomy, and the chance to shape something new.

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Main Responsibilities

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• Identify, pursue, and convert new business opportunities across public and private sectors, including cold lead generation.
• Shape and deliver high-quality economics projects, from Green Book–compliant appraisals to five-case investment strategies and regulatory analysis.
• Lead the development of bespoke economic models and policy evaluations across sectors such as financial services, tech, and infrastructure.
• Represent the economics function in pitches, thought leadership, and public forums — helping to build the external profile of the team.
• Collaborate with strategy, policy, and public affairs colleagues to deliver joined-up advisory work for clients
• Contribute to wider business growth by supporting commercial planning, internal knowledge-sharing, and service development.

• Add economic depth and analytical insight to major commissions, including public policy reports and private-sector strategies.

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Skills and Experience

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• Strong track record of delivering applied economics projects, ideally in a consultancy, policy, or regulatory setting.
• Strong commercial instincts and confidence in closing deals and winning work.
• Excellent communication skills: capable of translating complex economic concepts into clear, compelling narratives.
• Familiarity with public policy challenges, particularly in sectors such as financial services, tech, built environment or infrastructure.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive, entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to shape the future of the economics function.
• Comfortable working autonomously and flexibly.

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Benefits

• Full flexibility: remote-first, part-time and non-linear working options.
• Transparent bonus structures tied to commercial performance.
• EMI scheme options.
• Private healthcare with family included.
• Exceptional further benefits around holiday, working abroad, and sabbaticals

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To apply, please submit your CV via the link.

For more information on jobs at award-winning agencies, contact Tasmin Khin at Tasmin@ellwoodatfield.com.

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