Senior Macro Analyst

European Macro Policy Network

THE CHALLENGE Europe is entering a period of structural economic stress that demands a serious policy response. A second China shock — this time concentrated in advanced manufacturing, electric vehicles, and clean technology — is hollowing out the industrial base of Europe’s export-led economies and compressing the wage and employment gains on which social cohesion depends. Meanwhile, Europe’s technological dependence in digital infrastructure, energy systems, and defence — exposed sharply by a decade of geopolitical shocks — is no longer a strategic inconvenience but an economic liability. The answer strategic autonomy and innovation-led growth: building the industrial and technological ecosystems that generate productive, well-paid jobs at scale; reducing strategic vulnerabilities through sovereign capacity in digital, energy, and defence; and designing public investment frameworks smart enough to crowd in private capital rather than substitute for it. Growth is the fertile ground on which every other European challenge — energy transition, social cohesion, fiscal sustainability, geopolitical credibility — will ultimately be resolved or frustrated. EMPN’s industrial and innovation policy work sits at the heart of this challenge. We analyse the structural sources of European competitiveness, design efficient allocation mechanisms for strategic public investment, and develop proposals — legally grounded, fiscally credible, and politically feasible — to help Europe move from subsidy reflex to genuine industrial strategy. YOUR ROLE As Senior Industrial & Innovation Policy Analyst, you will be a central member of EMPN’s Brussels team, working closely with the Managing Director and EMPN’s network of partner institutes. You are expected to think hard about the structural forces reshaping European industry and innovation ecosystem, produce rigorous and accessible policy analysis, and translate research into proposals that can land with policymakers. Key responsibilities include: * Research: Lead and contribute to EMPN’s work on industrial transformation, innovation ecosystems, strategic autonomy, AI and labour markets, skills policy, and the design of public investment instruments. Engage seriously with the economic literature while keeping one eye firmly on policy applicability. * Content production: Write policy briefs, working papers, and shorter analytical pieces tailored to a senior policymaker audience. You are not a summariser of existing debates — you are expected to have a view, defend it, and explain what is wrong with the alternatives. * Network coordination: Work with EMPN partner institutes across the network to develop joint research and policy proposals on industrial and innovation policy. This includes shaping research priorities, organising workshops, and turning collective expertise into coherent output. * Advocacy: Engage with Commission officials, MEPs, national ministries, and industry stakeholders to increase the impact of EMPN’s work. Build relationships that turn good analysis into policy traction. YOUR PROFILE * We are looking for senior talent (5+ years of experience). You might be an economist with deep grounding in industrial or innovation policy; a policy practitioner who knows how the relevant legislative files move in practice; or someone from a development bank, financial institution, or industrial group who understands how strategic investment actually gets done. What matters is deep knowledge of the field, analytical rigour, policy judgement, and the standing to be taken seriously by senior policymakers. An advanced degree is expected and a PhD is an asset, but equivalent hands-on experience is valued just as highly. * You can write policy briefs that actually move people. You write with precision and confidence, producing texts that are analytically rigorous and immediately accessible to a non-specialist policymaker. You understand that your work is public and subject to scrutiny, and you hold yourself to that standard. * You think about feasibility, not just optimality. You are not content with technically correct proposals that no institution can adopt. You understand the legal, fiscal, and political constraints that shape what is achievable — and you design your proposals accordingly. * You are willing to advocate for your conclusions. You are prepared to defend your analysis in meetings with senior officials, at public events, and in the media, or you are actively building these skills. Intellectual confidence and intellectual honesty are equally non-negotiable. * You take ownership of your work. You work independently, follow questions to their end, and do not wait to be managed. The EMPN team and expert network are there to think with you, not to drive you. * You bring strong organisational skills and a solutions-focused mindset. You are flexible and constructive, with attention to detail and a genuine interest in building an institution as well as producing research. * You speak fluent English; French or German is a strong asset, and other European languages are welcome. WHY US? This is what we offer: * Contract: A permanent contract under Belgian law. 100%, or part-time negotiable. * Meaningful work: A chance to work on some of the defining economic questions of the decade – European industrial sovereignty, innovation-led growth, and the transition to a competitive, decarbonised economy – from the institution best placed to shape the policy response. * A growth opportunity: As EMPN’s Brussels headquarters expands, this role will offer increasing leadership potential. You will have access to personal and professional development opportunities, including skill-building, networking, and the chance to shape your role. It is an environment where your ideas can flourish, allowing you to grow into the best version of yourself. * Competitive salary: €65,000–€85,000 annual gross, depending on experience and skills, plus a benefits package. * Flexible work environment: Primarily based in Brussels with options for remote work. * Inspiring colleagues: Last but not least, you will join a fantastic team at our Brussels headquarters and Berlin team and work alongside inspiring partners across Europe’s capitals – Paris, The Hague, Rome, Helsinki, Stockholm, Vienna and soon Madrid and Warsaw. Expect meaningful work, exciting challenges, and plenty of fun along the way.

Clúid Housing

ROLE OVERVIEW Position:  Senior Modelling Analyst  Department: Corporate Finance & Treasury  Location: 159-161 Upper Sheriff Street (Hybrid)  Contract type: Permanent  Salary: €55k – €65k (Depending on skills and experience)      The Department is led by the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and comprises of the following functions:   * Financial Reporting & Transactional Finance  * Business Partnering  * Corporate Finance & Treasury  * Risk & Assurance  * Procurement  The Finance Department provides a range of services in support of Clúid’s primary mission “quality housing and services to enable people to create homes and thriving communities”. It is led by the Chief Finance Officer and supported by the Head of Finance, Head of Procurement, Head of Corporate Finance & Treasury and Head of Risk & Assurance.     The Modelling Senior Analyst is an essential operational role within the Corporate Finance & Treasury team. This position is designed for a hands-on, detail-oriented analyst who will be actively involved in the financial assessment and consultation process for new housing schemes and investment opportunities.   The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong understanding of financial modelling concepts, including the interconnectivity of the three core financial statements, and be capable of applying this knowledge in a practical business context. The role will also support model design, maintenance, scenario testing, and peer-review frameworks. This position requires an analyst who enjoys working cross-functionally, interrogating operational data, and directly contributing to project delivery timelines. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Housing Scheme Assessments & Operational Execution  * Scheme Applications: Manage and lead the end to end preparation and submission of external funding applications, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery, while collaborating with Finance colleagues to compile scheme specific financials and partnering with the Commercial Development team to ensure all submissions are complete, compliant, and aligned with organisational priorities. * Scheme Applications: Ensure all external funding awards are accurately communicated to Finance, Legal, and the Commercial Development team in a timely manner. * Stakeholder Consultation: Collaborate closely with the Commercial Development and Property Services teams to gather, verify, and input operational data into assessment models, providing feedback to colleagues model updates through training. * Viability Analysis: Work closely with Finance colleagues to ensure all funding received is reconciled against approved awards and effectively monitored throughout the scheme delivery timeframe. * Scheme Analysis: Understand the local market and business environment that Clúid is operating within and evaluate scheme funding structures, cash flows, and value-for-money outcomes, as required. * Scheme Data Inputs: Assist with operational data updates, reforecasting exercises, and scheme reassessments as macro-economic and funding assumptions change, as required.   Financial Modelling Application & Governance Support  * Model Utilisation: Apply, build, adapt, and run existing financial models used in scheme assessments, ensuring outputs are logically consistent, clearly understood, and aligned with underlying financial assumptions. * Financial Modelling Literacy: Demonstrate a clear understanding of integrated financial modelling, including the linkages between profit and loss, cash flow, and balance sheet, and apply this understanding when reviewing and interpreting model outputs. * Business Planning Redundancy: Cross-train on Clúid’s long-term business planning tools, providing essential operational backup capability on the 30-year corporate business plan to mitigate key-person risk. * Ad-Hoc Analysis: Efficiently respond to modelling requests and scenario iterations from senior management. * The "Four-Eye" Governance Check: Act as a critical second set of eyes within the Corporate Finance & Treasury team, performing validation, integrity testing, and peer reviews on complex model outputs and board scenario iterations.   Other  * Assist the Chief Finance Officer, Head of Corporate Finance & Treasury and Finance Managers with additional reporting/projects as required.  * Maintain and further develop key internal/external business relationships. * Assist others in the Finance team to ensure smooth reporting process and meeting all Finance deadlines. * Ensure that all project work, data modelling, and supporting data and financial reporting information are shared and stored on Clúid’s file servers in-line with the Finance Department’s established procedures. * Attend continuing professional training as required by your profession’s governing body or your Learning & Development plan. Corporate Responsibilities  * Ensure all activity is aligned to Clúid’s values and contributes to the mission of supporting thriving communities. * Adhere to all Clúid policies, procedures, and governance requirements at all times. * Exercise discretion and maintain high standards regarding personal and organisational health, safety, and wellbeing. PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential Skills:  * Advanced Excel and financial modelling: strong understanding of integrated financial models, including the ability to build or interpret a three-statement model and clearly demonstrate the linkages between income statement, cash flow, and balance sheet. * Investment appraisal: Forecast cashflow, calculate DCF, NPV, and other metrics * Analytical skills: deconstruct complex, unstructured data into logical components and be able to identify errors and variances * Commercial acumen: Understand the impact of interest rate, costs, and inflation on long-term viability of housing projects * Excellent communication skills, verbal, written, report writing, presentation  * Attention to detail: Ensure high level of accuracy in calculations and be aware of the impact of a single cell error on the long-term forecast. Build checks where necessary to identify and fix errors. * Adaptability: Be able to learn and adapt to new tools for business planning, project management, etc. * Plan and organise at organisation and personal level to meet tight delivery deadlines * Performance management data analysis reporting * Working with senior management and business partnering * Collaboration in a team environment EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS Essential Knowledge & Experience:  * Post Graduate Degree in Finance  * 2 to 3 years of professional financial modelling experience * Proven work with complex data in a highly operational, fast-paced environment * Application and review of financial models in a live business or project environment, with accountability for accuracy and outputs. Desirable  * Knowledge of the corporate finance environment of Approved Housing Body (AHB) sector * Experience of working in a property orientated environment or similar SME, in particular the social housing sector  Join Us  At Clúid Housing, you're more than just an employee; you're part of a mission to create lasting social change. If you're ready to contribute to our vision of thriving communities, apply by Tuesday 21st July 5pm, and let's make a difference together.  #LI-Hybrid

European Macro Policy Network

THE CHALLENGE EMPN produces policy analysis and proposals to influence decisions in Brussels, Frankfurt, and national capitals — but rigorous work only matters if it reaches the right people at the right time. We are building a deliberately small, senior, and AI-leveraged team, and we are looking for the person who will own the entire bridge between our research and its audience. As Digital & Communications Manager, you will run EMPN’s outreach machine end-to-end: our website, our CRM and campaigns, our publications’ distribution, and the AI-assisted workflows that hold it all together. You will not decide what EMPN says — our senior analysts own that judgement. You own how it lands, and with whom. This is a role for someone who treats communications as a system to be built and compounded, not a series of one-off tasks, and who uses AI as a native part of how they work, not an occasional shortcut. YOUR ROLE You will report to the Managing Director and work closely with our senior analysts and with Lucas, who leads our technical and AI infrastructure. You will be a solo owner of the function, with the budget to commission specialist service providers (design, video, translation, development) and the possibility of an intern as the team grows. Key responsibilities include: * Website. Own EMPN's website pipeline: publishing papers, people, and events, building launch pages, and keeping the site fast, clean, and current. * Digital marketing. Own our CRM (HubSpot): build and segment our audience, design and run campaigns to push our publications and events, grow our newsletter and reach deliberately, and track what works. * Communications. Turn our analysts' work into reach across every channel: newsletters, LinkedIn, X, the website, and press releases. Coordinate the relaunch and translation of relevant publications from our national partners for a European audience. * Press. Manage the mechanics of our media presence: maintain our journalist contacts, distribute press releases when we react to a policy event or publish a new paper, and support analysts and colleagues in placing their work. * AI & tools. Work with our AI-automation expert to connect EMPN's AI infrastructure to the outreach stack — CRM, website, and production workflows — and use it to do the work of a full communications team on your own. YOUR PROFILE This is what you need to bring: * You have 3+ years of experience. * You are AI-native in how you work. You do not use AI occasionally — it is built into your method. You draft, automate, and scale with it instinctively, and you are quick to wire new tools into your workflow. This is the single most important thing we are looking for. * You know digital marketing and CRM. You have hands-on experience with a CRM (ideally HubSpot) and understand the difference between sending emails and running a growth funnel: segmentation, campaigns, launch sequences, and analytics. * You can manage a website. You are comfortable owning a website end-to-end (WordPress) — publishing, formatting, building simple pages, and keeping it healthy without needing a developer for everyday work. * You write clean, sharp copy. You produce clear, punchy text across formats — newsletters, LinkedIn, web, press releases — in excellent English.  * You orchestrate rather than do everything yourself. You know when to use a service provider, an AI tool, or an intern, and you manage them to a result. You take full ownership of the function and do not wait to be managed on every detail. * You bring strong organisational skills and a solutions-focused mindset. Flexible and constructive, with strong attention to detail, a process-oriented outlook, and a real interest in building something. * You speak fluent English; French and/or other European languages are a strong asset. What would make you stand out: We would be glad to find a solid operator who runs the function reliably. We would be delighted to find someone exceptional. If the following describes you, tell us — it will change the conversation, including on compensation: * You have built automation pipelines that connect tools (CRM, website, AI) so that one action triggers many, and a small team performs like a large one. * You have grown an audience, a newsletter, or a digital presence from a standing start, and can show what you did and what it produced. * You can configure and connect AI tools and workflows largely on your own, working with a technical lead rather than depending on one. * You have worked in or close to a think tank, an EU institution, a quality media outlet, or a fast-moving digital or startup environment, and understand how ideas travel in the Brussels ecosystem. WHY US? This is what we offer: * Contract: A permanent contract under Belgian law. 100%, or part-time negotiable. * Meaningful work: A chance to build and own the entire communications and digital function of a fast-growing European policy network from the ground up — and to define how a small, AI-leveraged team makes itself heard. * A growth opportunity: As EMPN's Brussels headquarters expands, this role will offer increasing scope and the potential to build a small team beneath you. You will have access to personal and professional development opportunities and the chance to shape your role. It is an environment where your ideas can flourish, allowing you to grow into the best version of yourself. * Resources to deliver: A real budget for specialist service providers — design, video, translation, development — and the tools you need, so you can orchestrate rather than do everything by hand. * Competitive salary: €55,000–€80,000 annual gross, depending on experience and skills, plus a benefits package. The upper end of the band reflects demonstrated, exceptional ability across the areas above. * Flexible work environment: Primarily based in Brussels with options for remote work. * Inspiring colleagues: Last but not least, you will join a fantastic team at our Brussels headquarters and our parent organisation, Dezernat Zukunft, in Berlin, and work alongside inspiring partners across Europe's capitals — Paris, The Hague, Rome, Helsinki, Stockholm, and Vienna. Expect meaningful work, exciting challenges, and plenty of fun along the way.