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  • Consultant, Public Policy and Economics

    Job Locations China-Beijing | China-Hong Kong
    ID
    2019-5959
    Function
    Consulting

    • Introduction

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    The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is a leading global provider of country, industry and policy analysis. We help our clients navigate the toughest challenges and specialise in evidence-based insights that create impact for leading organisations. Currently, the EIU Consulting team is recruiting for a Consultant with a quantitative profile to work within an internationally-focused and diverse team. The successful candidate will manage data-driven strategy projects for our clients and play a prominent role in building our consulting practice in China.

    Accountabilities

    How you will contribute

    • Manage all aspects of consulting projects including planning and execution
    • Leading client meetings and day-to-day client communications
    • Design and implement internal workflows and take ownership of team deadlines
    • Uphold the highest quality standards in the team’s output
    • Develop new data-driven methodologies to solve client problems and deploy advanced analytics to generate insights
    • Deliver projects to strict deadlines and within budget, ensuring achievement of agreed revenue and contribution targets
    • Manage and build client and stakeholders relationships
    • Assist in business development, prepare proposals and participate in client pitches
    • Assist in internal training and recruitment of talent as needed

    Experience, skills and professional attributes

    The ideal skills for this role are

    • Degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics or other quantitative discipline; Master's degree is preferred
    • A minimum of 5 years of prior work and outstanding project management track record in consulting for industry or government clients
    • Experience creating solutions that involve advanced analytics, including expertise with one or more of the following analytical software packages: STATA, Eviews, R or Python
    • Client management experience including with senior executives
    • Excellent presentation skills, with ability to communicate complex analysis and ideas to non-specialist audiences
    • Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
    • Fluency in English and Mandarin
    • Most critically, a passion for using data to solve complex problems

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    If this role matches your skills, experience and motivations then please submit your CV with a covering note identifying why you feel you would be a great addition to the team along with your salary expectations.

    In return, we provide a supportive and progressive environment with a wide range of opportunities for you to grow both personally and professionally.

    The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation or age.