Research Analyst for Financial Surveillance (Corporate Position)

AMRO ASEAN+3 MACROECONOMIC RESEARCH OFFICE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AMRO ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office invites a Research Analyst to support the Financial Surveillance Group, bridging macroeconomics, finance, and policy. The role involves data sourcing, analysis, and contributing to the ASEAN+3 Financial Stability Report, with close collaboration with AMRO economists across the region.

You'll work on quantitative and qualitative research, data management, and preparation of surveillance outputs, while engaging with evolving topics like digital finance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, public policy, statistics or related fields.
• Postgraduate degree would be an advantage.
• Strong background in macroeconomics, financial markets, and econometrics.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to production of surveillance knowledge products and analysis.
• Maintain macroeconomic and financial databases and templates.
• Develop automated dashboards and analytical resources.
• Prepare materials to support group’s analytical and policy work.
• Summarize macro developments and indicators for group communications.
• Support research projects with targeted notes and analyses.
• Contribute to institutional and operational initiatives.

Skills

Economics background

Econometrics

Databases

Excel

PowerPoint

Python

R

Stata

EViews

MATLAB

Data visualization

Database management

AI familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics/finance/public policy

Postgraduate degree

Tools

Bloomberg

CEIC

Haver Analytics

Refinitiv/Datastream

EViews

MATLAB

Stata

Job description

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) is seeking a Research Analyst to join its Financial Surveillance Group. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work at the intersection of financial markets, financial institutions, and regional financial stability. As part of the Financial Surveillance Group, you will support the monitoring and assessment of financial developments and vulnerabilities across ASEAN+3 region, while contributing to research on evolving issues such as financial digitalization, cross-border payment connectivity, and other structural changes shaping the regional financial system. You will also contribute to AMRO’s flagship ASEAN+3 Financial Stability Report (AFSR) and other surveillance outputs. As a Research Analyst, you will work closely with AMRO economists on quantitative and qualitative analysis, research, data and database management, and the preparation of surveillance and analytical outputs. The role offers broad exposure to financial sector developments, financial stability issues, and related policy discussions across the ASEAN+3 region. For more information on AFSR, refer to: https://www.amro-asia.org/asean3-financial-stability-report-2026.

Why join AMRO?

Contribute to strengthening macroeconomic and financial resilience and stability of the ASEAN+3 region. Engage in high-impact analytical and policy work shaping regional financial cooperation. Collaborate in a diverse and multicultural international environment. Opportunities for professional development and international exposure.

Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the production of surveillance knowledge products, including macroeconomic and/or financial system assessments, surveillance-related research, analytical papers and thematic studies, by sourcing, compiling and analyzing relevant data and statistics, applying appropriate analytical tools, and summarizing key findings.
• Maintain and update key macroeconomic, financial-market, and financial-sector databases, ensuring their accuracy, accessibility, and usefulness for economists, and develop new databases where needed under supervisors’ guidance.
• Maintain and enhance electronic templates, automated dashboards, and other analytical resources on a timely basis, ensuring that they remain current and effective.
• Assist in the preparation of presentation materials and other outputs to support the Group’s analytical and policy-related work.
• Compile routine updates on macroeconomic developments, financial-market and financial sector indicators in close coordination with economists and communicate them promptly to the Group Head and the broader Surveillance Groups.
• Participate in research projects and provide broader research and analytical support, including drafting targeted notes on selected issues relevant to the Group’s work program.
• Contribute to broader institutional and operational initiatives in support of AMRO’s mandate.

The candidate should possess:

• A bachelor’s degree in economics, finance, public policy, statistics or other related fields; a postgraduate degree would be an advantage.
• A strong background in macroeconomics, financial markets, financial institutions and/or financial stability, and econometrics, with proven experience with economic research, database and content management.
• Familiarity with economic and financial databases, such as Bloomberg, CEIC, Haver Analytics and Refinitiv (Datastream) and/or the application of econometric packages, such as EViews, MATLAB and Stata are preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R would be an advantage; a willingness and ability to learn new tools and programming languages quickly is essential; familiarity with AI tools will be an added advantage.
• Experience and ability to use a range of visual presentation tools; familiarity with database management tools.
• Familiarity with emerging developments—such digital finance, tokenization and AI—and their implications for financial stability would be an added advantage.
• Strong motivation and initiative, with a high degree of accountability for the accuracy and quality of data and analysis.
• Resourcefulness, as well as strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a multicultural environment.
• High proficiency in written and spoken English.

The application deadline is 31 October 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact AMRO Recruitment Team at [e-mail].

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email.

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) is an international organization committed to securing the macroeconomic and financial resilience of the ASEAN+3 region. We fulfil this mandate through conducting macroeconomic surveillance, supporting the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) and regional financial arrangements, and providing technical assistance to our member economies.

At AMRO, you will work closely with policymakers and experts across the region, contributing directly to regional macroeconomic and financial stability.

Join us and be part of building a more resilient ASEAN+3 community.

For more information about our work, mission, activities and career opportunities, please visit our website: www.amro-asia.org.