Data Analyst: Economics Unit

Who we are

We are an organisation that exists to drive progress. That's the “red thread” that connects everyone at The Economist Group (TEG). Our businesses share a devotion to innovation, independence and rigour in their fields of expertise. We empower people to understand and tackle the critical challenges and changes facing the world. Our analytical rigour, global expertise and evidence-based insights enable individuals and organisations to make sense of these shifts and chart a course through them.

We deliver analysis and insights in many formats to subscribers and clients in 170 countries through our four businesses, The Economist, Economist Impact, Economist Intelligence and Economist Education, which uphold our global reputation for excellence and integrity. 

We are seeking a Data Analyst to join our Quantitative Economics team on a contract basis. This international team of data analysts and econometricians plays a central role in this transformation, managing the EIU’s key economic data products and maintaining the statistical and econometric models that drive our forecasts and analyses.

How will you contribute? 

You will play a key role in building and managing EIU's country and industry forecast models and data pipelines hosted on a modern Python and AWS-based infrastructure 

You will be expected to:

How will you contribute? 

• Perform essential maintenance and quality assurances for the production of economic & industry data and forecasting models.
• Use the quality check analytics to identify issues with the Models or Data systems, and then liaise with the country editor/analyst to troubleshoot them and ensure the quality of the published data.
• Manage the data service desk, responding to queries directly related to the data and methodology from both internal and external clients

• Through this process, work to resolve data and modelling issues that arise outside of the publication schedule.
• Monitor changes in external data sources and work closely with the regional teams to enhance the quality of EIU data.
• Support development of new models and upgradation of existing models, as per business requirements, working under the supervision of senior and lead analysts.
• Support a diverse range of bespoke forecasting and quantitative research projects, in particular on data collection, data cleaning, analytics and econometric modelling tasks, working under the supervision of project leads.

The ideal skills for this role are:

Must have:

• An advanced degree in economics, applied econometrics, applied economics or business economics
• 1-2 years of experience in areas of applied economic research, macroeconomics, econometrictics , statistical analysis or data science.
• Good understanding of macroeconomic time series data, common transformations and features of such data eg: trends, seasonality, stationarity etc.
• Advanced Excel skills – experience with formula auditing, manipulating and cleaning large data sets in excel, knowledge of advanced functions like VLookup/HLookup, Match, Offset, Index, Indirect, Nested If-Then-Else and similar
• Good understanding of G Suite apps, especially Google Sheets for data management and collaboration.
• Working knowledge of any coding language R/Python for scripting and data wrangling, transformations, cleaning and basic visualisation tasks

Good to have:

• Working knowledge of SQL to query databases
• Experience working with software development teams or practices, including familiarity in agile methodologies, shared codebases, and collaborative workflows.
• Experience with AWS services, including S3 and Athena
• Understanding of Command Line Interface (CLI) for managing cloud or local environments

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Working Arrangements

The majority of our roles operate on a hybrid working pattern, with 3+ days office attendance required. 

AI usage for your application

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What we offer

Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance. It includes a highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan, private health insurance, and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program.

We also offer a range of lifestyle benefits, including our Work From Anywhere program, which allows you to work from any location where you have the legal right to do so for up to 25 days per year. In addition, we provide generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering and even for moving home.

You will also be given free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, our range of apps, podcasts and more.