Economics Research Head

· Develop and maintain quantitative models for forecasting (and, if possible, nowcasting), simulation, and other types of analysis of macroeconomic and political economy developments in the Philippines, including global and regional macroeconomic developments.· Collect, process, and analyze economic, financial, social, and political data from a variety of databases and use a variety of econometric and qualitative methodologies and visual representations to present to the Bank’s internal and external clients.· Contribute to the development of ideas for topics as well as specific approaches to address those topics in a rigorous and usually quantitative manner that is relevant to the Bank and its clients.· Work closely with a team of economics and statistics analysts to deliver relevant publications and presentations in a variety of the Bank’s printed and electronic forms.· Attend and participate in the Bank-sponsored conferences in the Philippines (or regionally), including client-sponsored conferences and seminars.· Represent the Bank in media platforms and present current macroeconomic forecasts and address recent issues related to the macroeconomy.· Formulate the research agenda of the Bank’s economic research team that is most relevant to the Bank’s needs.· Undertake other ad hoc research and other assignments, including handling bespoke requests from internal and external clients of the Bank.· Prepare and present quarterly/monthly economic outlook updates and forecasts for the Bank’s internal and external clients.· Write technical and non-technical reports on economic trends as needed for internal and external use.· Build the macroeconomic model of the Bank to help predict economic growth and other important macroeconomic indicators and variables.· Build the macroeconomic stress-testing model of the Bank for the annual ICAAP exercise.· Review sovereign risks and do country monitoring to be provided to the Treasury.· Prepare annually the Economics Section of the Budget Manual.· Coordinate with particular segments of the Bank for data gathering and data efficiency.· Manage a team of economics and statistics analysts of the Bank.