Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Indecon International Consultants is seeking Economic Consultants to support economic and policy research for public- and private-sector clients. The role involves quantitative analysis, econometric and statistical modelling, survey design, economic advice, report production, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of complex research projects.
Responsibilities
- Undertaking economic and policy research and analysis using data from public sources as well as confidential data from clients
- Undertaking econometric and statistical modelling
- Undertaking complex excel modelling
- Designing and managing surveys, and using statistical techniques to analyse and interpret the quantitative data collected
- Providing economic and statistical advice to governments, commercial enterprises, organisations and other clients in light of research findings
- Producing research reports and presentations based on underlying economic analysis
- Participating in stakeholder engagement processes
- Working as part of wider teams in the delivery of complex research projects
Skills
- Indecon is seeking individuals who are educated to masters or PhD level with a qualification in economics, public policy, social research, business, finance, or a related discipline
- The ideal candidate will have an outstanding academic record with qualifications from a leading Irish or international university
- The ideal candidate will have 1 or more years of relevant experience of working in economics or research related role in the private, consulting, or public sectors
- Superb English communication skills, both written and verbal, are an absolute necessity for any candidate
- Strong written communication skills with demonstrable experience in communicating complex economic concepts to a non-technical audience
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- The ability to work effectively in a team
- Experience in managing junior staff in the completion of project deliverables
- Experience of engaging with clients and stakeholders
- Comfort in working in an environment with client driven deadlines for deliverables
- Experience working with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with data analysis and manipulation, ideally using STATA and/or R
- The ability to manage your time effectively across multiple project commitments
- Economic cost-benefit analyses
- Economic impact assessments
- Econometric and statistical modelling
- Policy evaluation
- Quantitative social research
- Qualitative social research
- Business case development
- Data analytics and large dataset modelling
- Excel modelling
- QGIS and/or related spatial modelling
- Financial modelling
- Regulatory economics
- Energy economics
- Competition economics
- Labour economics
- Indecon is seeking suitably qualified individuals with 1+ years' experience in economics, social research, consultancy, or public policy to fill a number of vacancies in our practice
- We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates who have experience in quantitative analysis, econometrics, data analysis, excel modelling, impact evaluation, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses, regulation, competition, and forecasting
- Experience and/or training with the use of AI tools would also be an asset
- Experience undertaking data analysis and economic modelling using STATA or R would be an asset, as would any experience with spatial analysis using programmes including QGIS
Benefits
- A supportive and flexible working environment
- Complete flexibility on working arrangements, including full-time remote working, blended working, or office-based employment, depending on individual staff members' wishes
- Job sharing and part-time work can be accommodated
- A competitive reward package
- An exceptionally positive working environment
- The opportunity to be part of a team that is contributing to commercial and policy decisions at the highest level
- Opportunities for advancement
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