Data Science Analyst – Publications and visualisation team - Statistical Applications

Knowledge, Information, Data&Statistics

Statistics

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General Information
Type of contract Fixed-term contract, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs

Who can apply? EU nationals

Salary E/F (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €4,611 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date 27.01.2025

Your team You will be part of the Statistical Applications and Tools Division in the Directorate General Statistics. Our Directorate General comprises around 350 staff who provide statistical products and services, as well as a whole range of aggregated and disaggregated data, to support central banking and banking supervision. The Directorate General also publishes data for the general public. This is done in close collaboration with the European System of Central Banks (ESCB), Eurostat (the European Commission’s statistical office), the banking industry, national competent authorities and international bodies. We are currently implementing a new data dissemination strategy, which should significantly increase users’ access to data, metadata and related information on the ECB’s different data channels.

In your role as Data Science Analyst, you will be part of the Statistical Publications and Visualisation team in the Statistical Applications Section. The team is made up of four members of staff responsible for maintaining, developing and improving statistical publications and data visualisations published on the ECB website, as well as the related data loading processes. You will work closely with data producers within the Directorate General and collaborate with colleagues from other directorates general, such as Information Systems and Communications.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a Data Science Analyst, you will:

• contribute to the smooth functioning, maintenance and development of statistical publication processes, including related software;
• contribute to the design and development of business processes for data loading and quality controls, in close collaboration with relevant stakeholders;
• implement, test and maintain new applications for publishing and visualising data, such as web portals, dashboards, interactive publications, or any other visualisation tools that could be used in future;
• cooperate with colleagues from various business areas to maintain, develop and implement statistical applications;
• support end-users by providing best practices for producing statistical publications and visualisations of data for analytical purposes;
• engage and collaborate with different stakeholders within the ECB as well as with the ESCB.

For this role we are seeking candidates who demonstrate the potential for growth, and we will support the selected candidate(s) in their development of the required skills.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to contribute to the smooth running of statistical publications related processes, development of visualisation tools and implementation of the ECB’s new data dissemination strategy. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills Essential:

• a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in statistics, data science, economics, finance, mathematics, computer science, operational research or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
• in addition to the above, a minimum of one year’s experience (including traineeships) in managing production processes for statistical publications and developing dashboards, visualisations and reports;
• experience working with statistical databases and related processes such as loading, processing and disseminating data using standardised and modern information technologies;
• sound knowledge of modern statistical programming tools and practices, using programming languages such as R/RShiny, SQL, Python, Fame, etc.;
• experience developing interactive publications, dashboards, interactive charts, reports and other visualisations using tools such as R/RShiny, Tableau, Fame, etc.;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• basic knowledge of the statistics produced and disseminated by the ECB, such as monetary and financial statistics, macroeconomic statistics or supervisory data;
• good drafting and presentation skills and the ability to present complex issues in a concise and clear manner to non-specialist audiences, both orally and in writing.

You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.

You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Working modalities We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.

Further information The contract offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being for 12 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person.

Temporary appointments may be extended or made permanent subject to organisational needs and budgetary constraints. This may result in a staff member with a non-convertible fixed-term contract being offered a convertible contract in accordance with the ECB Conditions of Employment.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager Juan Alberto Sánchez, on +49 (0)69 1344 7917 between 15:00 and 17:00 on Thursday 16 January.

Application and selection process The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise, a presentation and an interview.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.

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