Economist (Data Analytics)

Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore); Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) is seeking economists to sharpen policy analysis using econometrics, data science and AI. Economists will work across ministries and agencies to inform a wide range of public policies with data-driven insights.

You will develop real-time data capabilities, undertake predictive modelling, and present findings in accessible dashboards to stakeholders for policy evaluation and formulation.

Qualifications

• Degree/Masters/PhD in Economics or related quantitative fields.
• Strong passion for empirical research and solving complex problems.
• Experience solving problems with quantitative methods.
• Experience with large real-time datasets.
• Excellent communication and ability to explain ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Apply econometrics, data science and AI to policy questions.
• Work on data analytics projects covering trade, labour, and digitalisation to extract insights.
• Enhance economic surveillance with real-time/high-frequency data and predictive modelling.
• Use text analytics to identify emerging topics from various media sources.
• Communicate insights via dashboards and accessible visuals to stakeholders.

Skills

Econometrics

Data science

Forecasting

Policy modelling

Impact evaluation

Communication skills

Programming: Python/R

Education

Economics or quantitative degree

Tools

STATA

R

Python

Tableau

Job description

What The Role Is

The Economist Service is the premier service for economists in the Singapore public sector. By developing a core group of professional economists, the objective of the Economist Service is to sharpen economic analysis in the public sector in order to improve public policies.

What The Role Is

The Economist Service is the premier service for economists in the Singapore public sector. By developing a core group of professional economists, the objective of the Economist Service is to sharpen economic analysis in the public sector in order to improve public policies.

Economists in the Economist Service undertake economic research and analysis in many Ministries and agencies across the public sector. These include the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Social and Family Development, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment. Through postings to diverse Ministries and agencies, the economists contribute their expertise to inform a wide range of public policies, from economic policies to fiscal, socio-economic, health, security and infrastructural policies.

What You Will Be Working On

You will be part of a team of economists who apply techniques in econometrics, data science and Artificial Intelligence on novel and big datasets in order to address policy questions. Specifically, you will work on data analytics projects covering areas such as trade and internationalisation, labour market and digitalisation, with the objective of extracting data-driven insights to improve policy outcomes and policy formulation.

You will also help to enhance economic surveillance capabilities in the Ministry of Trade and Industry through the use of real-time and high-frequency data, as well as predictive modelling. In addition, you will make use of text analytics to actively identify emerging topics from various media sources to be studied by the Economics Division.

To effectively engage various stakeholders, you will be required to communicate the insights and findings from your projects in accessible, visual forms such as dashboards.

What We Are Looking For

• Degree / Masters / PhD in Economics and other quantitative disciplines such as Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Strong passion for empirical research and extensive experience in solving complex problems using quantitative approaches.
• Strong quantitative skills (e.g., econometrics and data science) for forecasting, policy modelling and simulations, as well as impact evaluation studies.
• Experience working with large real-time datasets.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to express complex ideas simply and logically.
• Proficiency with statistical/programming software (e.g., STATA, R, Python) and relevant visualisation techniques (e.g., Tableau).