Senior Economist - Policy & Climate Analytics Lead

Vancity; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 97,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage Employer

Customizable Benefits

Generous Vacation

Extra Stat Holidays

Immediate Health Coverage

Defined Benefit Pension

Job summary

We’re Vancity, a member-owned credit union built on inclusion and social justice. Senior Economist role shaping strategic direction through high-quality economic research and insights across affordability, equity, and climate resilience.

The position is full-time, permanent with hybrid work; on-site for events. You’ll report to the Chief Economist and guide decision-making with models and analyses for internal and public discussions.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Economics or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in economic analysis, research, or forecasting roles.
• Demonstrated experience building and applying macroeconomic or econometric models.
• Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting large and complex datasets.
• Proven ability to communicate complex economic concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Experience producing economic reports, briefings, and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Proficiencywith statistical and data analysis tools (e.g., R, Python, Stata, or similar)
• Strong understandingofnational and provincialeconomic conditions, trends, and policy landscape

Responsibilities

• Analyze national and regional economic data to identify trends, risks, and structural drivers.
• Build and apply macroeconomic models to forecast and interpret key indicators.
• Conduct economic impact, scenario, and sensitivity analyses across policy, sectoral, and regional contexts.
• Translate complex economic data and modelling outputs into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences.
• Support the development of economic reports, outlooks, briefings, and publications grounded in the local context.
• Create presentation decks, speaker notes, and outreach materials for internal and external engagements.
• Collaborate with the Chief Economist to deliver and amplify research and insights across the organization.
• Identifyingemerging economic, social, and policy trends and proactively driving independent analysis

Skills

5+ years of experience in economic分析

Macroeconomic modelling

Strong analytical skills

Communicate complex economics

Economic reports & presentations

Statistical/data tools (R, Python, St"

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Economics

Tools

R

Python

Stata

Job description

We’re Vancity, a member-owned credit union built on inclusion and social justice. Senior Economist role shaping strategic direction through high-quality economic research and insights across affordability, equity, and climate resilience.

The position is full-time, permanent with hybrid work; on-site for events. You’ll report to the Chief Economist and guide decision-making with models and analyses for internal and public discussions.