Economist – Cities Team, London
: Job Details :

Oxford Economics is a leading global provider of economic forecasts, research, and consulting solutions. We are currently seeking high-calibre candidates for our expanding Cities Team to be based in our London office. The team is responsible for our unique suite of services that cover more than 8,000 cities and regions across the world, providing regularly updated forecasts, scenarios, and analysis for each location.

For a complete understanding of this opportunity, and what will be required to be a successful applicant, read on.

We are looking for an ambitious person to join the team to work primarily on our Middle Eastern city forecasting services and related consultancy projects. In addition to contributing to our current offering, the successful candidate will help enhance the use of data science, big data and spatial analytics within our analysis. They will contribute to the outputs of the cities team in various ways such as developing innovative methodologies, processing and analysing data, drafting high-quality deliverables, and presenting results to clients. With experience, they will progress to designing analytical frameworks, leading client interactions, and project management. The role involves working with diverse clients in the Middle East and across the rest of the world, and therefore strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates with an interest in economic geography, geospatial analytics, big data, or machine learning.

We offer a rewarding work environment with room for growth, highly competitive salary package (including bonus plan), and an excellent benefits package.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will contribute to all aspects of the production, delivery and development of our existing city forecasting services. This includes:

Forming baseline economic forecasts and alternative scenarios for cities and regions on a regular basis for our existing subscription services and associated consultancy projects;

Producing insightful economic analysis for these cities, including outlook publications and in-depth reports on key topics;

Articulating key messages from our forecasts via reports, webinars, presentations and client meetings;

Developing and identifying new datasets to enhance the offering of our subscription products and consultancy projects.

Candidate Requirements

The successful candidate should have a genuine interest in data analytics and economics and is likely to be a recent graduate or early careerist (0-3 years of experience). Skills and qualifications relevant to this role include:

Strong academic education in economics, geography, or related discipline;

Excellent analytical and quantitative skills;

Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical concepts and quantitative results, to non-specialists;

Experience in using database programming languages using software such as EViews, R, Stata or Python, is desirable;

A prior understanding of the structure of Middle Eastern economies is desirable but not essential.

Oxford Economics is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

#J-18808-Ljbffr