The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to making globalisation work for the many, not the few.
We offer new thinking and new approaches to addressing some of the most intractable problems leaders today are wrestling with.
The Institute works to provide policy and strategy in support of a vision of globalisation designed to improve the well-being of the people, economically, politically, and socially. Our focus is on tackling the big challenges which hold such a vision of globalisation back:
- Poor governance which stops the benefits of globalisation being shared because countries cannot build the institutional strength and resilience to transform their situation and deliver for their people
- Extremism which stops the co-existence and cultural open-mindedness essential for social integration
- Conflict which entrenches sectarianism and paralyses progress, particularly in the Middle East
- Western politics which is in urgent need of a new agenda to provide radical but sensible answers to the new challenges presented by globalisation, technology, and the rise of a new false populism.
Renewing the Centre
The Institute will draw on the best ideas in both public and private policy spheres, and drive forward practical solutions to some of today’s global challenges.
Renewing the Centre (RTC) are focused on the big policy challenges that globalisation presents to today’s leaders, and aim to revitalise the centre ground through a corpus of new thinking.
This new populism may differ in some respects between left and right, but what is remarkable is the convergence between them, especially around isolationism and protectionism, in what is an essentially closed-minded approach to globalisation and its benefits.
We are not a think tank. We are a non-party platform to inform and support those in the active front line of politics, and help them counter short term solutions based on a false ‘populism'. Our purpose is to provide radical but sensible answers to people’s concerns, and create a fact-based dialogue, not one in which emotion supersedes fact.
The focus of this role
The “Renewing the Centre” pillar at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is looking for a recognized thought leader who can help us set out a visionary economic agenda that can augment the work of practising politicians and help western governments meet the challenge posed by the rise of authoritarian populism. The candidate will be an original thinker, writer and communicator with extensive experience in government, think-tank work, or academic research. They should have wide-ranging intellectual curiosity, an excellent economic skill-set, and a proven record of designing innovative policy solutions. And they will have a passion for diagnosing the economic sources of the populist challenge and developing workable policy solutions to respond to these challenges at both a national and a global level.
The Chief Economist will author policy papers in economic affairs, work with the Executive Director to disseminate the Centre’s policy solutions and engage the public, and manage junior staff.
How to apply
In order to apply you are required to complete an online application form which includes uploading your CV (no longer than 2 pages) and completing a 300 word personal statement. In addition to a C.V. and statement, applicants should submit representative pieces of writing that demonstrate exceptional thought leadership. You can do so by uploading PDF documents to the careers portal.
To apply please visit our website and apply through the careers portal: http://institute.global/work-us
The deadline for applications will be Friday 14th July 2017, 5pm GMT