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So, should I apply for this job?

We are looking for an author to join the Financial Stability Report team. This role might be for you if you enjoy: (i) a fast-paced, fun and supportive environment; (ii) turning complex information and data into a coherent narrative; and (iii) writing clearly for external communication. As the successful candidate, your main responsibilities will be to write sections of the Financial Stability Report and related publications. The ideal candidate would be interested in a broad range of financial stability issues, and also in communicating effectively to key audiences for the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) and the Bank of England.

The FSR is the flagship product of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC). It sets out the FPC’s view of the risks faced by the financial system, the resilience of the financial system to those risks, and any action it is taking to remove or reduce those risks. Effective communication via the FSR is a key way through which the FPC can make its policies more effective; and through it the FPC is accountable to Parliament and the public. A team of FSR authors (two more senior authors – this process is to recruit one of those, and two more junior authors) collectively draft the Report. The steady state team model is for the senior authors to line manage the more junior authors.

In non-FSR quarters, the authors will rotate between working on FPC publications and working in relevant FSSR divisions, or in FSSR project teams, to develop analysis to assess the outlook for financial stability and policy options for the FPC. FSR authors can often choose between working on projects related to the chapters they draft and working on separate topics to expand the breath of chapters they can cover in future.

The successful candidate can expect to:

Deliver high quality sections of the FSR, or other FPC publications.
Generate ideas for how to communicate the FPC’s chosen narrative and develop the content.
Be tuned into the views of FPC members and discuss issues with them when receiving their comments on draft chapters.
Contribute to preparing the Governor’s brief for the FSR press conference.
Presenting the main messages of FPC publications to internal and external stakeholders.
Helping coordinate with key stakeholders and ensuring the FSR process runs smoothly.
Work in relevant FSSR divisions or in FSSR project teams to develop analysis to assess the outlook for financial stability and policy options for the FPC. Lead on such workstreams when appropriate.
Contribute to the FPC’s communication strategy, including but not limited to, preparing visual summaries of the FSR for the webpage, and contributing to social media content.
Line manage a more junior author on the team.

Joining the team provides an excellent opportunity to broaden your understanding of a range of financial stability issues and the challenges faced by policymakers in communicating their messages externally.

D’ye think they’d allow me to take my mot9or powered Mileisaw into the office?

11 thoughts on “So, should I apply for this job?”

  1. A Machiavellian might be quietly whispering in the ear of a certain Prof. Murphy that he would be the ideal candidate. If successful it be to the detriment of both parties!

  2. I’d avoid any prospectus that started with the words “This role might be for you if you enjoy: (i) a fast-paced, fun and supportive environment” That’s for bomb disposal work.

  3. BIS,

    No-one ever says that it’s a boring, slow-paced and unsupportive environment. But I’d be surprised if a bit of government was fast paced (other than bomb disposal).

  4. “But I’d be surprised if a bit of government was fast paced “
    Loot trousering
    Denial writing
    ‘Lessons will be learned’ rebuttals
    Persecution of the scapegoats
    Fast-tracking laws for a preferential pension for a specific individual called Keir Starmer
    Bombing some bunch of furriners to distract attention from domestic crises

    Oh, the list of fast government action is endless. We are so blessed.

  5. It’s a mid-level writing job. 70k for that’s pretty good. It’s got a small uplifft there because it’s vaguely City related.

  6. Q1 “Please describe how you support diversity, equity and inclusion”

    Q2 “please describe you privileges”

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