Country Risk Analyst, MENA

Fitch Group; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job description

MENA Country Risk Analyst

The Country Risk team in BMI, a Fitch Solutions Company, is currently seeking a Senior Analyst based out of our London office.

You will be part of our top-ranked independent research team, contributing to our market intelligence service and providing analytical research for senior decision makers in banks, consultancies, multinational corporations, investment funds and government agencies.

What We Offer:

• A dynamic, friendly and intellectually stimulating workplace
• Great career development and strong management support for progress
• Strong team culture
• Access to internal and external training catered towards individual career goals

We’ll Count on You To:

• Work as part of the Middle East & North Africa country risk team, providing regular economic, political risk and financial market analysis.
• Act as analytical lead for a portfolio of major economies, taking full ownership of all forecasts and historical data.
• Write research notes on a daily basis, as well as contributing to monthly and quarterly analysis, producing both country-specific and thematic regional research including: economic growth, fiscal & monetary policy, trade, debt dynamics, political risk, financial markets and demographics.
• Work on maintaining and further developing proprietary data sets that add analytical value.
• Work with sales and clients to represent the team and deliver key views and forecasts in a concise and articulate manner during client engagements as well as at industry events.
• Be commercially minded and understand how research and data are used by our clients.
• Help mentor and guide more junior analysts on the team through training, editing and discussion of forecasts and views.

What You Need to Have:

• Degree in economics or a closely related field
• Relevant background working as a macroeconomic/sovereign risk analyst required, with experience in analytical writing, data management, and forecasting
• Role will be based in our London office

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Strong analytical ability and entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability to manage own time and adhere to publication deadlines
• Strong public speaker
• Ability to work with and analyze large data sets and forecast across key macroeconomic indicators
• Strong writing skills, with experience conveying complex views in a succinct and straightforward manner.
• Experience analysing political and economic risk and the connection between them in the MENA region
• Strong team-working and communication skills
• Fluent spoken and written English (Arabic/French are a plus)
• Knowledge of Python and/or R

Why Fitch?

At Fitch Group, the combined power of our global perspectives is what differentiates us. Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.

Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success. We embrace a diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

We are building incredible things at Fitch and we invite you to join us on our journey.

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

For more information please visit our websites:

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

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