General Information
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Contract end date
31.03.2022
Who can apply?
EU nationals
Salary
E/F (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €4,611 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Role specialisation
Economics and Monetary Policy
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
02.12.2020
Your team
You will be part of the External Developments Division in the Directorate General International and European Relations. Our Division has 28 members of staff and monitors and analyses economic conditions in non-EU countries and the global economy. The Division prepares macroeconomic projections, coordinates the international part of the ECB/Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projection exercise, and conducts simulation and scenario analysis relating to the international environment. It also prepares papers in the form of studies, briefings and reports in its area of competence which are used to support the decision-making bodies of the ECB and serve as input for the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) and the ECB’s financial stability reports. These papers may also form the basis for documents used by Executive Board members and senior managers in international and European fora. Finally, the Division acts as the primary ECB contact for central banks and other institutions in non-EU countries.
Your role
As a Research Analyst you will:
- develop, maintain and document the database framework that underpins the monitoring, forecasting and analytical activities of the External Developments Division;
- coordinate the compilation of global economic projections and ensuring their consistency;
- provide tabular and diagrammatic elaborations of data for internal documents and official ECB publications;
- provide econometric and statistical support for the analytical work of the Division;
- devise and implement solutions to improve the Division’s overall data management.
Qualifications, experience and skills
- a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in economics, finance, statistics or another relevant field (click here for details on degree equivalences);
- strong data management and programming skills, as well as an in-depth knowledge of statistical or database management software (such as R, EViews or STATA);
- experience in data management, preferably acquired in an international organisation, central bank or research institution;
- an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
a master’s degree or higher in economics, finance, statistics or another relevant field;
knowledge of time series analysis packages (such as MATLAB or Python);
familiarity with the statistics and statistical processes used to derive an internally consistent set of projections for global economic activity and world trade.
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.
You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe.
You are motivated to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position.
Further information
The contract offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being for 12 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person.
Application and selection process
For further information on how to join us, read more
here.
The recruitment process for this position will include a pre-recorded video interview in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – a written exercise and interviews.
