Job Overview
As the qualitative analyst senior manager at the Centre for Growth you will have a direct role in delivering our ambition to: take a leading role in positioning BCG as the recognised leading voice and perspective in the UK market on key topics, with a specific focus on providing the qualitative underpinning for our work; play a leadership role as the Centre seeks to drive UK growth and advantage by orchestrating breakthroughs in ideas and action that lead to material shifts and change; lead our push to build both external and internal networks and partnerships to aid the impact of the Centre’s work; and present to external stakeholders on all aspects of our work.
Responsibilities
- Bring the best of BCG to external audiences, partnering with internal or external experts on deep dive research and convening leaders across the public and private sector to drive discussion and action on specific issues.
- Lead BCG’s macroeconomic work in the UK by supporting CEOs, CFOs and leadership teams to understand the current economic outlook and leveraging our deep understanding of their businesses and macroeconomic trends.
- Provide expert and advisory input to client teams on economic topics, ranging from macroeconomic or policy analysis to outlook for specific sectors across public and private markets.
- Help to drive BCG Centre for Growth agenda & profile.
- Lead the end‑to‑end development of up to four priority research topics per year, from idea creation to research to sustained external engagement.
- Own and direct the qualitative analysis and research across all of the Centre’s workstreams.
- Drive partnerships with different BCG practice area teams to identify and act on opportunities to leverage the Centre as a platform to support broader commercial priorities and thought leadership.
- Develop new products to showcase the Centre’s analysis for both internal and external audiences.
- Represent BCG in public conversation and movement around key topics through social media dialogue, op‑eds, interviews, and formal reports.
- Perform in‑depth qualitative analysis and academic‑level research, including understanding the impact of policy changes on economic outcomes.
- Compile, clean and analyse inputs to support and evidence your research.
- Drive and deliver outputs autonomously while collaborating as needed.
- Create coherent messaging from complex topics and adapt communication for different audiences.
- Network and collaborate to drive the creation of coalitions that support the aims of the Centre for Growth.
- Manage fast‑paced workstreams and support the development of internal BCG secondees into the Centre.
- Enjoy learning new skills and rapidly getting up to speed on abstract and technical topics while retaining a clear vision of the bigger picture.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience working in consulting, the civil service, think tanks, academia or similar roles with a specific qualitative research aspect.
- Expert knowledge of qualitative research methods and a proven track record of developing research and analysis.
- Experience navigating economic databases and analysing large datasets.
- Experience researching and authoring analysis on fast‑moving topics.
- Ideally experience of working in both the private and public sector, or at least a good understanding of both spheres.
- Experience managing and directing a small team delivering on tight timelines.
About the Centre for Growth
BCG’s Centre for Growth has three key roles: to lead economic research, to build internal and external networks and to shape public debate on UK growth and competitiveness. The senior manager will work closely with the Senior Director of the Centre for Growth and collaborate across BCG practice areas and global experts.
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