• Application Deadline:
• Position: Research Officer


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA


• Experience 1 - 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Data Science / Research 
  

The Research Officer will be part of the Office of the Chief Economist team and will report to the Chief Economist. S/he will be responsible for conducting research, reviewing articles submitted to the Bank thereby providing insights and up to date content for the Banks intellectual materials and newsletters. S/he will support on sustainability reporting as well as M&E reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in the identification of market demand and market opportunity to contribute to the growth of the institution


• Assist in preparing presentations and speaking notes as required.


• Contribute to original articles in the working paper series of the Bank.


• Collaborates in the preparation of quarterly technical reports


• Assist in the maintenance of research database and intellectual materials of the bank.


• Analyze and resolve research issues in a timely and accurate manner.


• Support on an ad-hoc basis M&E analysis and reporting.


• Support on an ad-hoc basis for Sustainability activities


• Conduct regular market survey/competitive analysis of the industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Social Science or equivalent. A master’s degree is a plus


• Preferably have 1 – 5 years’ experience in banking or/and microfinance sector


• Experience in field research, data collection and analysis and report writing


• Good at research methodology & procedure


• Good command in English


• Be able to communicate well with all staff, local communities, and authority


• Ability to perform task with minimum supervision


• High motivation, initiative, willing and able to travel


• Good computer literacy (MS Office, SPSS, Stata, or other analysis applications)