View Vacancy - SH - Senior Economics Officer, B3 (L)

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Policy & Political roles)
Economic and Prosperity

You will be responsible for the delivery of high quality economic analysis. This will involve building a strong network of high quality contacts, taking responsibility on high impact visitor programmes and the line management of the team Economic Assistant. You will need to be highly attuned to current affairs, have a strong grasp of economic theory, and excellent interpersonal skills. You must be comfortable delivering at pace and taking responsibility. Lastly, and by no means least, you will be able to independently undertake long term research projects with high quality English language outputs.

Roles and responsibilities:

  • Deliver high quality economic analysis in line with the overall priorities of the China network. Contribute short, quick reactive pieces, longer term in depth analysis and data briefings on recent affairs.
  • Maintain and expand a large and high quality network of contacts through local government, UK and Chinese business, academic and think tanks and other thought leaders.
  • Support bilateral projects, including pushing forward potential deliverables for the annual Economic and Financial Dialogue between China and the UK. These could be short, mini projects or extended over several months. Work closely with the team project officer to ensure effective delivery of Economic team projects.
  • Stay on top of recent economic news and local affairs. Spot interesting developments and follow up in reporting. Work closely with political colleagues to understand the interplay between politics and economics.
  • Line manage the team assistant, looking for opportunities to help them develop their own career and play a stronger role in the economic network. Lead by example through grasping development opportunities.
  • Play a crucial role, often leading, programme delivery of key economic visitors. These could be ministerial visits or government colleagues. Ensure visits are used to maximum benefit – advancing our understanding on particular policy areas, enhancing relationships with key external partners and helping to create commercial opportunities.
  • Bachelor’s degree or above in economics or a related discipline
  • At least two years of work experience working on the Chinese economy
  • Experience in delivering high quality economic analysis
  • Able to build strong network of high quality contacts
  • Excellent written and spoken English and Chinese languages
  • Master’s degree in economics or a related discipline
  • Experience working with the Chinese government system
29 November 2018
Executive Officer (EO)
Permanent
35
Asia Pacific
China
Shanghai
British Consulate General
1
CNY
2 January 2019

We offer a competitive package, which includes basic salary, performance related bonus scheme, good leave entitlement and insurance plan, etc. The gross starting salary for this position before all deductions is RMB 17, 670 per month for Chinese nationals and an abated monthly salary of RMB 24, 529 per month for British Nationals and spouses/partners of all nationalities of diplomats who are ‘W’ (diplomatic) visa holders and meet passport criteria. 

We also offer excellent development opportunities and a 22 day annual leave entitlement in pro rata. Conditioned working hours is 35 hours/week from Monday to Friday and flexible working can be arranged upon personal needs. For more details on our Total Rewards Package, please visit our website: https://www.gov.uk/government/world/china. 

Staff recruited locally by the British Consulate General Shanghai are subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Chinese employment law.

All applications must be received before 23:55 China Standard Time on 29 November  2018.

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above.

The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as possible.

Please check the application centre regularly for any update on your application.

Please be aware that you will only be able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you complete and send an application through any other site, we will not receive it.

This opportunity is closed to applications.