Modelling & Forecasting Analyst OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna, Austria
OPEC's mission is to help stabilise the oil market through coordination of national oil production policies and to help oil producers achieve a reasonable investment return. It further helps ensure stable oil supplies for consumers. The advertised post is located at the OPEC Secretariat in Vienna, Austria, headed by the Secretary General, who carries out the executive functions of the Organization.
Job Dimensions:
Within the Research Division, the Petroleum Studies Department is responsible for providing pertinent and reliable information and analyses in support of decision-making and policy-making in Member Countries. It carries out research programs and studies on short-term petroleum market developments with the aim of issuing reports on a regular, as well as ad-hoc basis, highlighting important issues for their use and consideration. It conducts regular forecasts, elaborates and analyzes oil market scenarios and prepares and publishes reports on these findings. It promotes OPEC's views and technical analysis on short-term oil market developments to the industry at large and the general public via the OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report, as well as other reports, presentations and related pod casts. And it prepares and contributes to reports to be submitted to the Economic Commission Board, the Board of Governors, the Ministerial Monitoring Sub-Committee, as well as papers for various OPEC publications.
The Modelling & Forecasting Analyst develops the Department's quantitative approach for estimating and forecasting short-term oil market developments as well as supervises and coordinates the application.
Required Competencies and Qualifications:
- University degree (advanced degree preferred) in Energy Economics, Econometrics or Operations Research;
- A minimum of 8 years (6 years in case of advanced degree) in the oil industry sector;
- Training/specialization in analytical work in energy economics, computer application in economics and operations research, as well as knowledge of quantitative techniques and energy modelling;
- Analytical and presentation skills, as well as customer service orientation;
- Communication skills in written and spoken English.
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