Strategy Department - Economic Research Analyst at KCB Bank Kenya

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a broad range of sources of current market information and data, including undertaking and managing periodic aspects of economic market investigations.
• Tracking Macro-economic trends encompassing economic growth, inflation, exchange rates, interest rates, monetary trends, government finances, public debt, and current account positions.
• Support in forecasting critical macroeconomic variables, and analyzing and characterizing future markets by assessing the current market size/growth, dynamics, key players, etc.
• Undertake industry risk rating reviews as required for the various industries through collecting and analyzing data based on the parameters being reviewed and also provide an outlook for each industry.
• Tracking of commercial banking performance and trends through competitor analyses for all KCB Group business entities.
• Analyzing performance of investment banks and insurance business and tracking current trends within those industries
• Tracking regional / global regulation and legislation that impacts on the markets in which KCB invests.
• Support in development of econometric models to be used for forecasting to support strategy development and decision making.
• Provide administrative support on stakeholder management for the economic research function and regular clients and stakeholders interaction on macroeconomic trends in the region.
• Assist in preparation of the various economic reports to senior management and the various businesses within the group.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or Business related from a recognized university.
• At least 3 years' work experience in business research, including in data analysis, report writing and business presentation. Experience in use of statistical tools or software e.g. advanced MS Excel, SPSS, STATA, R, Eviews, etc. is required; certification would be an added advantage.