Regional Economist (Firms)

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International Growth Centre

Regional Economist (Firms)

Location: Ethiopia, Rwanda or Uganda

Salary from £27,000 net of taxes depending on experience and local market conditions plus an annual retirement contribution supplement of 10% net salary.

This is a fixed term contract for 17 months.

The successful applicants will have:

• a Master’s degree in economics, public policy/administration, development economics, or a related discipline by date of application;
• demonstrated ability to construct clear and concise arguments to facilitate the translation of research into policy recommendations
• experience of programme management and understanding of monitoring and evaluation methods and processes in the field of development economics or a related area;
• willingness to regularly travel,
• thematic expertise on firms, trade, and productivity.

We provide a range of benefits including generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

If the selected candidate is a national of Ethiopia, Rwanda, or Uganda, they will be based in their respective country at the local LSE Office. If the selected candidate is not a national of any of these countries, they will be based at the LSE Uganda office in Kampala, subject to obtaining the right to work in the country.

To apply for this post, please go to https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, . For other queries, please email R.Nasir1@lse.ac.uk.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification. To find out more about the IGC, see here.

We will contact referees provided at the final stage of recruitment for the shortlisted candidates before finalising the selection for this role.

The closing date for receipt of applications is: 23:59 hours (GMT) on 18 Sept 2025. Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.