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Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.
Choosing BDC as your employer also means:
Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...
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POSITION OVERVIEW
Are you passionate about research and economic dissemination? Do you have the ability to make numbers and data talk and create a narrative with them? If yes, we have more than one position open at the moment.
The Advisor, Economic Research is actively involved preparing economic research to support BDCs operations. The position supports senior leaders with presentations and collaborates actively with other economists on a variety of macroeconomic and microeconomic research.
CHALLENGES TO BE MET
Supporting the Chief Economist and Director of Research with internal and external presentations. This includes gathering the content and suggesting the storyline and flow of presentations
Assisting the macro team in forecasting key economic indicators based on market data, third party research and newsworthy developments
Conducting economic research, both at a macro and micro level, in order to guide entrepreneurs and SMEs in their investment decisions
Collaborating with other members of the Economic Research team on various projects
Develop research reports on a variety of economic and entrepreneurial topics.
The ideal Candidate must have a keen sense of the business environment in order to identify topics of interest for research. With his/her autonomy and great curiosity, the Candidate will be able to develop a research project from start to finish.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Master’s degree in economics or a related field
3+ years of experience in microeconomic research and/or economic research reporting
Strong knowledge of Canadian sectors and industries, including Statistics Canada / CANSIM data
Solid analytical and conceptual thinking skills; ability to translate ambiguous requests into clear research questions
Experience preparing research memos, briefings, and PowerPoint presentations for diverse audiences
Interest or experience in research dissemination / economic communication
Familiarity with microeconomic research methods (survey experience is an asset)
Fluent in both official language (written and spoken)
Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca.
While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.