Economist Statistician

Your role As an Economist-Statistician you will:take responsibility for assessing, collecting and organising data for the compilation of indicators to be used to analyse the impact of climate change on the economy and the financial system;contribute to designing and developing new statistical datasets and indicators on carbon footprints of financial and non-financial entities and their exposure to physical risks;contribute to enhancing systems, processes and tools for the compilation and visualisation of statistics in the area of climate change;support the Directorate General in contributing to relevant public initiatives that aim to develop sustainability reporting and disclosure standards;prepare and present documentation for meetings of the Statistics Committee’s working groups or task forces, the ECB Climate Centre, and other relevant groups.This position offers you excellent opportunities to produce and develop statistical indicators that inform policymaking in a leading central bank and to contribute to the analytical agenda related to climate sustainability. 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 Essential: a master’s degree or equivalent in data science, economics, mathematics, climate science or another relevant field (see for details on degree equivalences);in addition to the above, a minimum of four years’ professional experience in producing or developing statistical indicators;experience in handling large-scale microdata, ideally from loan-by-loan or security-by-security datasets, data from business registers or firm-level data;sound analytical and quantitative skills and the ability to define and apply statistical or mathematical concepts, procedures and methodologies;strong expertise in programming, ideally in Python, complemented by proficiency in additional languages such as R 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:practical knowledge of advanced techniques like parallel computing (e.g. PySpark) and/or collaborative coding practices using tools like GitLab;experience with climate-related issues (such as emissions, exposure to physical risk or sustainability disclosure) and/or international initiatives related to sustainability;knowledge of imputation techniques, time series analysis or similar, applied to macro-level or micro-level data (e.g. in the context of emissions modelling);experience with geospatial data; ability to explain complex technical issues to different stakeholders using simple, non-technical language and ability to draft appropriate documentation.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.