The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has vacancies in the Country Surveillance Group for Economist/Senior Economist.

The successful candidate will be assigned as economist in country surveillance teams and report to the Surveillance Group Heads who are the Mission Chiefs for the countries. The candidate should have good understanding of macroeconomics and international finance and be knowledgeable about ASEAN+3 economies. Strong communication and coordination skills are also essential.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assist his/her Group Head in the planning and implementation of the group’s work plan in support of AMRO’s overall goals, ensuring efficiency, relevance, and impact of AMRO’s surveillance work.
• Be responsible for conducting surveillance of countries including:
  – collecting data, monitoring, and analyzing developments in the countries, at both the country and sectoral levels.
  – identifying risks and vulnerabilities facing the countries and formulating policy recommendations to address them.
  – drafting briefing notes for annual consultation and interim visits and for management meetings with authorities and other institutions.
  – developing work programs, participating in annual consultations and interim visits, and preparing initial drafts of country consultation reports.
  – providing regular updates to his/her Group Heads and senior management on developments and issues in the countries.
  – conducting research on economic issues pertaining to the countries.
• Contribute to country, cross-country, sectoral and region-wide surveillance activities of other ASEAN+3 economies as assigned.
• Collect and manage relevant data from the ASEAN+3 (ASEAN, China, Japan, and Korea) authorities, IFIs, private sector, and other data sources.
• Supervise and guide research analysts and associates.
• Maintain good relations with the authorities and liaise with authorities on relevant surveillance matters between AMRO and the countries, as well other member economies.
• Assist Group Heads in dealing various related issues of strategic importance.
• Conduct other ad-hoc tasks as assigned by his/her Group Head or Chief Economist.

Institutional Responsibilities:

• Participate in any institution-wide activity, such as AMRO’s internal committees or task forces, as assigned.
• Facilitate training/seminars/workshops to disseminate knowledge to AMRO staff and external stakeholders.
• Perform any other duty as may be reasonably required in furtherance of AMRO’s overall goals.

The candidate should possess:

• A PhD or Master’s degree in economics, or related fields, from a reputable university.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience and knowledge in economics and/or finance, including macro-financial modelling and policy.
• Strong analytical ability and capacity to conduct rigorous research.
• High level of familiarity with ASEAN+3 economies and policies; experience in macroeconomic, financial, and fiscal sector surveillance, and empirical research would be a significant advantage.
• Strong familiarity with key third-party economics and finance databases, such as Bloomberg, CEIC, Haver Analytics, Refinitiv (Datastream), would be an advantage.
• Proficiency in software applications such as Microsoft Office and high proficiency in the application of econometric packages, such as EViews, MATLAB, Stata; proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R would be beneficial.
• Strong motivation and initiative, and results oriented, and accountable for the accuracy of both data and information.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and presentation skills to interact effectively with staff and officials of diverse cultural backgrounds at all levels.
• High proficiency in written and spoken English; (proficiency in local languages would be an advantage).

Applicants should submit the following to amro.recruitment@amro-asia.org:

1. An updated CV.
2. A brief description of all relevant academic qualifications and work experience.
3. The earliest possible start date.
4. Referee details.

The last day to apply to this position is June 28, 2023.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Strategy and Coordination Group of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has a vacancy in its Communications team for a Communications Officer.

The successful candidate will be part of the team that drives publicity for AMRO through media relations and outreach activities. Working closely with different teams, he/she will strategize, develop and execute AMRO’s media content strategy to raise the awareness of AMRO’s work as ASEAN+3’s trusted policy advisor in safeguarding the macroeconomic and financial stability of the region. S/he will report to the Group Head of the Strategy and Coordination Group (SCG), and Assistant Head of Communications.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and/or prepare materials, including briefing documents, for executive speaking engagements and interviews, media queries, press releases, etc.
• Proactively build and maintain relationship with media to drive coverage opportunities, including, pitching press releases/interviews/op-eds to target media, organizing press conferences and briefings, facilitating media queries to ensure timely and quality response, and maintaining the journalist database;
• Plan and execute calendar of media activities and initiatives for AMRO, including outreach campaigns (e.g. the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook, media briefing on Annual Consultation Report); and oversee the circulation and publication of AMRO knowledge products, including the production of AMRO’s annual report;
• Maintain an awareness of reputational risks and threats by monitoring news coverage and social media mentions about AMRO and relevant issues, and responding to reputational risks crises in a timely manner, should they arise;
• Maintain and amplify partnerships with key industry bodies and stakeholders to drive awareness and outreach;
• Advise Senior Management, Group Heads, and groups/ teams on media/communications-related matters;

Institutional Responsibilities:

• Participate in any institution-wide activity, such as AMRO’s internal committees or task forces, as assigned.
• Perform any other duty as may be reasonably required in furtherance of AMRO’s overall goals.

The candidate should possess:

• A Master’s degree, or equivalent, in journalism, public relations, communications, administration or related fields from a recognized university;
• 5-10 years of relevant work experience and knowledge in journalism, communications, public relations and/or related fields; prior experience in an international organization or other government institution focusing on economic surveillance/research area would be an advantage;
• Strong international media network, including in ASEAN+3 region, and proven record in managing media relations;
• Exceptional writing and editing ability, and excellent verbal and presentation skills;
• Meticulous and has sharp eyes for details, especially in proof-reading and editing;
• Proficient event management skills with a proven track record in planning and organizing major outreach events in ASEAN+3;
• Excellent command of English, proficiency in one of the ASEAN+3 languages is a plus; and
• Results-oriented and a team player.

Applicants should submit the following to amro.recruitment@amro-asia.org:

1. An updated CV.
2. A brief description of all relevant academic qualifications and work experience.
3. The earliest possible start date.
4. Referee details.

The last day to apply to this position is June 27, 2023.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has a vacancy for Research Analyst / Research Assistant in the Financial Surveillance Group.

The successful candidate will, under the supervision of the Financial Surveillance Group Head, be responsible for supporting various financial market surveillance and research activities to help identify financial stability risks in ASEAN+3 economies and design police advice. S/He would have the opportunity to grow professionally and develop new technical skills.

Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the preparation of AMRO studies and reports by providing and analysing relevant data and statistics using various analytical tools, summarizing the results and findings, and providing any other necessary support required by the authors of those reports.
• Contribute to all aspects of the production of AMRO’s flagship publications and analysis, as directed by supervisors.
• Support the financial surveillance team by developing, maintaining and managing surveillance and research datasets and tools.
• Develop document, electronic templates and automated dashboards to monitor financial market and economic indicators, in Excel and other visualization tools.
• Provide all other surveillance-related administrative and research support as directed by supervisor.

Institutional Responsibilities:

• Participate in any institution-wide activity, such as AMRO’s internal committees or task forces, as assigned.
• Perform any other duty as may be reasonably required to further AMRO’s overall goals.

The candidate should possess:

• A degree in business, economics, international finance, public policy, statistics, or related fields from a reputable university; a postgraduate degree would be a plus.
• Relevant work experience and knowledge would be a plus, preferably related to financial market and economic research.
• Knowledge of and experience with third-party mainstream economic and financial markets databases such as Bloomberg, CEIC, Haver Analytics, etc.; experience working with Asian economics and finance data would be an advantage.
• Strong proficiency in software applications such as Microsoft Office (Excel and Powerpoint).
• Strong data management and visualization skills.
• Familiarity with econometric packages such as EViews, Stata is essential; ability to program in languages such as Matlab, R, Python, SQL would be a significant advantage; willingness and ability to quickly learn new tools and programming languages are mandatory.
• Strong motivation and initiative; strong multitasking skills; must be results oriented and accountable for the accuracy of both data and information.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills to interact effectively with staff of diverse cultural backgrounds at all levels; High proficiency in written and spoken English.

Applicants should submit the following to amro.recruitment@amro-asia.org:

• An updated CV.
• A brief description of all relevant academic qualifications and work experience.
• The earliest possible start date.
• Referee details.

The last day to apply to this position is June 13, 2023.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.