Research Analyst (ESCB / IO)

• run and maintain procedures related to the compilation and dissemination of statistics based on balance sheets of non-bank financial institutions, such as investment funds, securitisation vehicles, insurance corporations and pension funds;
• analyse and assess the quality of financial statistics;
• contribute to the migration to a new IT platform for data and procedures used in the production and dissemination of statistics.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to developing statistical indicators for policymaking in a leading central bank. 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

• a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in statistics, mathematics, finance, economics or another relevant field (see for details on degree equivalences);
• in addition to the above, at least two years’ professional experience with regular statistical production, database management, time series analysis and data quality assessment;
• knowledge of statistical standards used in the compilation of macroeconomic statistics (such as the European System of Accounts or the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual) or in processes for the exchange of statistical data and metadata (such as the Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange initiative);
• the ability to develop and maintain code in at least one of the following applications : R, Python, FAME, Matlab, SAS, Stata or SQL;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the .

Desired :

• experience with testing IT applications and tools for data management, compilation and dissemination.

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

To enable the Division to maintain its business continuity capability, you will occasionally be expected to perform work during non-standard working hours and work at the ECB’s standby sites.We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.