EIU Senior Analyst, Middle East

As the research and analysis division of the Economist Group, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) helps businesses and organisations prepare for opportunity, empowering them to act with confidence when making strategic decisions. The EIU is the global standard in providing quality, actionable intelligence to the public and private sector, assessing issues that impact the marketplace for over 200 countries. We are looking to recruit a senior analyst to help lead our analytical coverage and forecasting of the region.

In the role you would be expected to:

• To be an intellectual leader within the regional team, providing leading analysis and insight on some of the major countries in that region
• Show a strong sense of editorial judgement and ensure required quality standards for EIU products and services are met at all times
• Promote our work on this topic within TEG and externally, and liaise directly with external clients and media organisations on behalf of The EIU
• To contribute to the commercial success of the EIU business via a focus on value-creation for clients
• Provide strategic insight and input to help develop the EIU's products and services
• To work collaboratively with other senior EIU staff members to support new business development and implement divisional strategy
• Implement training and onboarding strategies to enhance skills across the team
• Work with both analysts and research analysts to mentor them and help them develop their macroeconomic and forecasting skills

Manage external contributors:

• Be responsible for finding and commissioning suitable external contributors to provide additional analysis of political and economic events within the countries of responsibility

To succeed in the role you must have:

• Relevant experience in senior positions and/or demonstrable experience
• A thorough understanding of macroeconomic data and forecasting techniques
• In-depth regional knowledge of politics, economics, and policy
• Very strong written and oral communication skills
• A Master degree in relevant subject is preferable
• Relevant language skills (Arabic) an advantage
• Strong knowledge in MS Office especially Excel, Access and Powerpoint

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