Chief Economist

Job Designation : Chief Economist

Number of Position(s) : 1

Location : Mumbai

Qualification : Post Graduate in Economics (PhD preferable)

Work Experience : 13 to 16 years

Job Purpose :

- To direct the research efforts and output for Company's in line with the business agenda and with a view to driving and influencing favorable policy for the Exchange

- To supervise and direct the Research team to ensure appropriate, relevant and compelling knowledge support for all teams

- To support the Company to be the - Think Tank- in the commodities field in India

Job Responsibilities:

Strategic :

- Create a research agenda for Company's to drive policy advocacy

- Drive relevant product research, commodities research, forecasting and scenario planning to showcase the expertise of the exchange to all external stakeholders

- Create the advocacy and outreach plan for the exchange and lead the initiatives

- Create relevant - talking points- for all senior leaders of Company's in all external forums; in support of the policy advocacy agenda.

- Conduct macro and long term research to support decision making and accurate forecasting

- Establish relationships with leading policy makers and industry influencer's to drive policy in favor of the Exchange

Process/Operational :

- Review expenditure on data bases

- Conduct product specific research to forecast product trends

- Continuously publish updates on market trends, fundamentals, perspectives on global markets

For Research Institute :

- Design and package relevant courses using external experts

- Drive the agenda of education and information for external stakeholders like jobbers, farmers, brokers, students, etc

- Design and launch data products for revenue generation

People Management :

- Supervise and monitor the Knowledge support team to ensure appropriate, relevant and compelling knowledge support for all teams

- Build capability within the team to conduct effective and useful analysis of trends and data to provide meaningful inputs to the business

Skills/Expertise:

- Research abilities

- Analysis and synthesis

- Ability to network

- Strong communication skills - verbal and written

- Strategic thinking

- Networking and building relationships

- Influencing skills

- Lobbying and advocacy

- Training and grooming of employ

If interested kindly revert with following details at -

- Experience:

- Current CTC:

- Notice Period:

If you are not interested, remember you may know someone who is looking for an exciting opportunity. Feel free to forward this as you see fit.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Sucheta Bhilare
Tel: +91-22-25476846/7/9
URL: www.vitasta.com