Smart Thinking

🏆The inaugural Smart Thinking awards for think tanks has launched! ☑️Open to all UK based think tanks ☑️Free to enter ☑️8 award categories up for grabs! 📅Applications close 5pm 26th August Find out more: bit.ly/44jd89J #SmartThinkingAwards

🚨New job alert! @CER_EU are looking for a bright + enthusiastic researcher to join their team + lead their work on the economics of EU energy and climate policy. If you have 4+ yrs experience of working on EU policy + fancy a change then find out more: bit.ly/4wwYTeI

A great start to the day this morning with our Senior Communications Network - and we kicked off the session with a VERY topical agenda item - what to do when your planned releases keep getting spiked by churning political news 👀 Thanks to @RUSI_org for being our glamorous host!

Interested in government reform? @Govt_Reform are looking for a Head of Government Preparation for a critical new role designing and delivering their training programmes in the ways of government, public administration and government reform. Apply now: bit.ly/4fii1a2

A great Senior Fundraisers' Network meeting this morning with our members - a very full session with a wide-ranging and useful discussion. Our members suggest the agenda items and then everyone pitches in with their experiences, suggestions and tips! #stmembers #thinktanks

⏰Closing soon! @LongResilience are looking for a COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE to join their team and play a key role at the heart of their comms function. Do you have: ✅Experience in comms? ✅Strong digital literacy and fluency? Apply here: bit.ly/4uyAvYm

Looking for a high autonomy senior comms role? @LongResilience are looking for someone to translate complex policy concepts into compelling narratives that move the dial on AI safety + biosecurity and deliver bold new comms strategies. Apply now: bit.ly/4enZAQX

Putting everyone through their public speaking paces as we round off April for our think tank members 😅🎙️

A fab writing training session this morning drilling down into how to marshal your evidence and research, how to structure your argument and create a narrative and some very practical tips on editing + the writing process! Perfect for those grappling with writing policy reports!

Do you have a passion for communicating free-market ideas and a voracious appetite for news and politics? @CapX are hiring for a Deputy Editor to join their team, overseeing their day-to-day output and helping build new audiences. Find out more: bit.ly/4sQroAW

A rare opportunity to lead a think tank! @CER_EU are looking for a new DIRECTOR to lead the think tank! If you have EU and Europe expertise, a good network of contacts in Brussels and the EU + are familiar with the debates on UK-EU relations, apply here: bit.ly/4vvaQRv

Our fortnightly think tank round up is out TOMORROW! If you want to find all the latest research, events and findings from UK think tanks then sign up here: eepurl.com/cRkrK5 #thinktanks #policy

A brilliant internship opportunity at @instituteforgov is open for applications! Join the IfG's year-long research programme and get the chance to carry out research, conduct interviews, run data analysis and more across their different teams! Apply now: bit.ly/47Duy3f

Looking for a research or think tank internship? @CentreforCities have opened appns for their 4-month Economic Research Internship where you will get the chance to undertake qualitative and quantitative research on UK cities and towns. Apply here: bit.ly/4ccAnqV

The first lunch get together for our new Research Network - lots of great chatting and mixing and then onto the Policy Challenge we have for them! #stmembers #thinktanks

We're having a great morning of training with think tank @_policywise who are helping us think tankers become "Devolution-Able" and hopefully encouraging more think tanks to explore how they can have impact across *all* the 4 nations of the UK. Lots to learn and do!

LAST CHANCE! @TheJobsFndn are recruiting for an exciting new senior position + a crucial role in translating their strategy into disciplined execution with measurable outcomes. Do you have senior experience activating large member networks? Apply here bit.ly/4bthzUj

Fancy playing a key role in delivering audience-led communications and marketing campaigns for a leading UK think tank? @instituteforgov are looking for a Marketing Executive to help them drive engagement, attendance and impact! Apply now: bit.ly/4brhzmc

⏰CLOSING SOON! Interested in working on reducing carbon emissions from the UK’s homes? Do you have design craft skills (e.g. digital, product, industrial design)? Apply now to be @nesta_uk new DESIGNER for their A Sustainable Future team: bit.ly/4bxYG1h

Cracking people management training yesterday, kindly hosted by @CentreforCities! We went through management fundamentals + the quirks of managing in a think tank before getting everyone up for how to effectively delegate, performance management + having difficult conversations!

10 week public affairs internship in Edinburgh now taking applications! Do you have a keen interest in current affairs, politics, and business and want to kickstart your career in this space? 56 Degrees North wants to hear from you! Apply by 18th March 👉bit.ly/4blWqdh