Consulting Associate

Summary

The job is for a Consulting Associate at Charles River Associates' European Competition practice in London, UK. The role involves working closely with senior consultants, scholars, and industry experts on project teams, identifying potential issues, conducting analyses, programming, building models, and more.

Requirements

• First degree in economics with a postgraduate qualification (MSc/MPhil) in economics from well-regarded institutions, graduating between December 2024 and August 2025
• Strong foundation in microeconomics, with a specialism in industrial economics preferred
• High degree of numeracy and comfort with data manipulation are essential, familiarity with econometric techniques desirable
• Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Eagerness to learn new skills and programming languages
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
• Excellent time management and task prioritisation skills
• Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events

Responsibilities

• Identify potential issues and conduct analyses that can be used to illustrate economic arguments
• Assemble compelling evidence from data and research that support our expert opinions and business recommendations
• Program, build models and/or perform regression analyses in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, Python, R), including large data projects requiring use of cloud computing
• Assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables, including expert reports and white papers summarising opinions, conclusions, and recommendations using financial, market, industry or client-proprietary data
• Interact with clients and communicate complicated economic concepts and arguments to non-experts in an understandable, accessible manner
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions
• Participate in practice-building activities (training, recruiting, publication, expertise sharing, etc.)

Benefits

• Charles River Associate’s robust skills development programs encourage you to thrive as an individual and team member
• Beginning with research and analysis skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague
• Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities
• Charles River Associates offers a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers
• Work Location Flexibility: Individuals spend 3 to 4 days a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another Charles River Associates office or to a client's location), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team