Senior Economist – EMEA Consulting - Tourism Economics

Description

• Tourism Economics is a subsidiary of Oxford Economics dedicated to analytically-based consulting to the tourism sector.
• Oxford Economics is one of the world’s leading economics consultancies, providing advice to international institutions, governments and blue-chip companies.
• We Are Looking To Hire a Senior Economist To Join The Consulting Team At Tourism Economics.
• Our Team Provides a Range Of Analytical Services To Clients, Including
• Quantifying the economic impact of tourism-related industries, companies, events, and visitor segments;
• Developing tourism satellite accounts;
• Performing cost-benefit analyses of public policies;
• Examining the return on investment of infrastructure development and marketing expenditures; and
• Constructing tailored forecasts for various visitor segments.
• This role will be based within the EMEA consulting team.
• Consulting projects usually run for between two and six months, and culminate in a report or presentation to a client.
• The Senior Economist role will entail significant contributions to major projects and managing other smaller projects.
• Senior Economists collaborate closely with Lead Economists and Associate Directors on all aspects of client engagements.
• Their responsibilities range from contributing to the design of methodologies and writing proposals to project management, conducting analysis, and communicating results to the client.
• Project teams generally consist of one or two economists and, when needed, specialised econometric modellers.
• A core part of the role will involve implementing quantitative models using a variety of analytical tools such as IO modelling, cost-benefit analysis, or econometric analysis.
• The post-holder will report to the Director of Consulting, EMEA.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and overseeing smaller research studies;
• Ensuring robust and rigorous economic analysis in the delivery of consultancy projects;
• Applying and assuring quantitative analytical techniques as applied to large datasets;
• Handling clients and potential clients effectively and developing Tourism Economics’ relationship with them;
• Assisting in the development of research proposals, project reports, and presentations;
• Planning and structuring projects, and coordinating input from a range of team members, ensuring sufficient time for quality assurance;
• Being entrepreneurial and proactive in the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities; and
• For the right candidate, line management of one or two team members, to ensure resources are allocated efficiently and to support professional development.

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• Extensive experience of client-facing work and the ability to develop commercial relationships with potential clients;
• Substantial experience of economic analysis, including familiarity with analytical techniques such as IO modelling, cost-benefit analysis and econometrics.
• Excellent analytical skills;
• Evidence of being proactive and creative in using economics to answer (external, internal or policymaker) clients’ questions;
• Very strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain economic concepts and quantitative results, as well as their implications, to non-specialists; and
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to going the extra mile to produce rigorous, accurate work, within the constraints of the time and resources available.

Desirable

• Experience in managing consulting projects within the tourism sector
• A post-graduate degree in economics;
• Experience with quantitative analysis software such a s Python, R, Stata;
• Experience of client-facing work and the ability to develop commercial relationships with potential clients

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)