Economist - Macro Allocation

Norges Bank Investment Management
London - United Kingdom
S: Competitive

Norges Bank Investment Management is seeking a dedicated Economist to strengthen our research on EMEA working within the Allocation Strategies area. Allocation Strategies manages the fund's overall exposure towards different asset classes, segments and countries, selects external managers and advices on the fund's strategy. We also run the Norwegian Finance Initiative.

Allocation Strategies comprises six groups. The position is within the Macro Allocation group. The group is responsible for macro input to the Fund's investment decisions and has a global investment mandate in FX, Fixed Income and Equities. Your role will be to strengthen our macro research on EMEA, as well as to assist with research and development of investment strategies based on quantitative input. The position will involve close cooperation with a group of experienced professionals covering other important markets for the Fund.

The position is located in London and you will report to the Head of Macro Allocation. Some travel will be required.

Main Responsibilities

Structuring and interpreting key macro information relevant for EMEA financial markets
Conducting comprehensive economic and financial market country analysis on selected EMEA countries
Collaborating with colleagues on the research and analysis of global macro topics relevant for the medium term and long term return of the fund
Suggesting, preparing and presenting investment cases for Macro Allocation
Research and development of investment strategies based on quantitative input
Development of PnL attribution models and risk analytics for Macro Allocation

Main Qualifications

The successful applicant will have the following background / skills:

Flexible and investment-oriented mind-set
Master's degree (or equivalent) in Economics with strong academic records
3-5 years of experience working in an investment organisation, ideally with a focus on FX and/or EMEA macro economics
Good knowledge of applied econometrics
Good knowledge of both programming languages (Python, R, Matlab, SQL, etc) and financial data management (DataStream, Factset, Bloomberg, etc)
Ability to interact and build relationships with key internal and external experts
Ambition to excel
High level of integrity
Excellent collaboration and communication skills with a high level of proficiency in written and spoken English

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