Economist (Data Analytics)

1 week ago


Singapore Ministry of Defence Singapore Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Permanent/Contract

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 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).

About Ministry of Trade and Industry

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) seeks to transform Singapore into a leading global city of talent, enterprise and innovation. Our mission is to promote economic growth and create good jobs to enable Singaporeans to improve their lives. In MTI, you can expect an exciting, challenging and rewarding career

About your application process

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within Ministry of Trade and Industry or the wider Public Service.



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