Senior Economist - Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland - The European Central Bank

The European Central Bank

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Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland

vor 2 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

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Beschreibung

General Information

Contract end date

Who can apply? EU nationals working for national central banks of the ESCB, international governmental organisations or other employers performing central banking or banking supervision tasks.

Salary F/G (bracket - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €7,267 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date

Your team

Your role

As a Senior Economist you will:
contribute to the development and maintenance of the modelling tools used in the Division for policy analysis and short/medium-term forecasting;

- conduct analytical studies of an applied nature on pertinent topical and policy relevant international macroeconomic issues in the Division's area of expertise;
- prepare and coordinate briefing material for internal and international meetings, and draft contributions for the ECB's official publications (e.g. the Economic Bulletin);
- present policy analysis and studies to internal and external committees and fora;
- coach and guide trainees in the context of project-oriented work.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to develop and use state-of-the-art macroeconomic modelling tools for conducting empirical analytical work on topical international policy issues of relevance for the euro area, thereby contributing to the shaping of the ECB's policy views.

You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

- a master's degree or equivalent in economics or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
- proven expert knowledge of, and the ability to develop and implement, complex semi-structural or dynamic stochastic general equilibrium multi-country models for policy simulations and the quantification of spillovers;
- experience in preparing and coordinating briefing material for internal and international policy fora;
- excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex empirical analysis in non-technical terms, paired with strong team orientation;
- 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 PhD degree in economics or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences).

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 develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Working modalities
We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.

Further information

The contract offered will be shortterm ESCB/IO, the appointment being for 12 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person, extendable to up to 36 months.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Stelios Makrydakis, on on Fridays between 14:30 and 15:30.

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise and interviews.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.