Research Officer at The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN)

The Research Officer will be part of the Office of the Chief Economist team and will report to the Chief Economist. S/he will be responsible for conducting research, reviewing articles submitted to the Bank thereby providing insights and up to date content for the Banks intellectual materials and newsletters. S/he will support on sustainability reporting as well as M&E reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in the identification of market demand and market opportunity to contribute to the growth of the institution
• Assist in preparing presentations and speaking notes as required.
• Contribute to original articles in the working paper series of the Bank.
• Collaborates in the preparation of quarterly technical reports
• Assist in the maintenance of research database and intellectual materials of the bank.
• Analyze and resolve research issues in a timely and accurate manner.
• Support on an ad-hoc basis M&E analysis and reporting.
• Support on an ad-hoc basis for Sustainability activities
• Conduct regular market survey/competitive analysis of the industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Social Science or equivalent. A master’s degree is a plus
• Preferably have 1 – 5 years’ experience in banking or/and microfinance sector
• Experience in field research, data collection and analysis and report writing
• Good at research methodology & procedure
• Good command in English
• Be able to communicate well with all staff, local communities, and authority
• Ability to perform task with minimum supervision
• High motivation, initiative, willing and able to travel
• Good computer literacy (MS Office, SPSS, Stata, or other analysis applications)