Senior Associate - Economic Modeling - BFS

- Minimum of 5-7 years relevant work (including research) experience in data-intensive environment preferably in a research / analytics or financial institution.

- Experience in collecting, processing and analyzing data in a largely self-directed manner. Familiarity with data and research of global bodies such as OECD, BIS, IMF and World Bank

- Experience in working with quantitative models.

- Demonstration of an understanding and enthusiasm for financial markets

- Working knowledge of data platforms such as Haver, Macrobond and Bloomberg

- Data skills, including ability to research data sources for macroeconomic and disaggregated macro-economic analysis, including, for example, familiarity with World Bank, IMF, OECD, BIS data releases.

- Econometrics skills as shown, for example, through work with programs such as EViews, STATA, MatLab

- Understanding of International macroeconomics and ability to communicate via analytical notes.

- Presentation skills of the data, econometric, and macroeconomics points through charts.

- Ability to carry out qualitative research, including literature searches and summaries, informed evaluation of results and an intelligent read of the press and other media.

- Strong MS Office (especially Excel) working knowledge