Junior Consultant - #1222686

Skill Farm Experts Are Invited to Apply for the Following Role:

Responsibilities:

Identify potential issues and conduct analyses that can be used to illustrate economic arguments;

Assemble compelling evidence from data and research that support our expert opinions and business recommendations;

Program, build models and/or perform regression analyses in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, Python, R), including large data projects requiring use of cloud computing;

Assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables, including expert reports and white papers summarising opinions, conclusions, and recommendations using financial, market, industry or client-proprietary data;

Assemble compelling evidence and identify useful analyses from data and research that illustrate economic arguments and support expert opinions and business recommendations;

Interact with clients and communicate complicated economic concepts and arguments to non-experts in an understandable, accessible manner;

Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions; and

Participate in practice-building activities (training, recruiting, publication, expertise sharing, etc.).

Skills:

Strong first degree in economics and a post-graduate qualification (MSc/MPhil) in economics from a well-regarded institution, with a strong foundation in microeconomics, preferably with a specialism in industrial economics;

Up to 3 years of relevant work experience, within consulting, business, or with a competition authority preferred;

High degree of numeracy and some comfort with data manipulation is essential, familiarity with econometric techniques is desirable;

Exceptional written and oral communication skills;

Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership;

Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities;

Excellent time management and task prioritization skills.