Senior Agri Economist

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Job Description Summary
To provide advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist economic expertise.

Job Description

Research Planning and Direction: Conduct research into companies and financial market pricing by sourcing information from business / investments magazines, networks and the internet in order to understand the factors which influence prices.

Research Feedback: Co-ordinate multiple, concurrent research projects and produce reports for various stakeholders when required regarding varied projects.

Stakeholder engagement: Establish and manage relationships with both internal and external sources of information/industry role players and clients in order to source relevant information

Data: Forecasts, analyses and documents economic conditions affecting industry and/or business groups of an organization. Performs modelling including decision trees and calculations, extracts data from literature and primary sources to prepare and present to management. Provides economic information based on research to all divisions of the organisation. Responsibilities include general economic research on domestic/international developments using econometric techniques and models. Reports on fundamental and cyclical aspects of the domestic/international economy to management and clients. May supervise and manage less experienced economists in the division.

Requirement:

• At least a Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics (Mcom or Msc) 

• Experience at least 5 - 8 years as Economist 

• Writing skills - mastery (would be advantage if it is in Afrikaans and English) 

• Mastery in public speaking - radio, television, in front of big groups, smaller groups and one on one senior execs internal as well as external 

• Would be advantage if he/she is competent in AI 

• The ability to work with big data sets and to modernise data bases 

• Ability to capture, process and interpret data and information to put in short-, medium- and long-term trends 

• Ability to collaborate and build networks in the industry 

• Good understanding of ESG in agriculture and practical application from financier as well as primary producer level 

• Mastery in producing thought leadership.

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised