Would you like to contribute as an economist to strengthening consumer protection and building trust in the financial sector?
Then come and join the FSMA as an economist within the Economic Research and Forecasting service!
WHERE WILL YOU BE WORKING?
The Economic Research and Forecasting service of the FSMA plays a leading role in monitoring developments and trends in the financial world, especially as regards financial technology (FinTech). It is tasked with identifying external risks, in particular via inputs from a cross-department Risk Committee and an external Consultative Committee. It conducts research into, for example, retail investor behaviour . These tasks constitute the foundations that enable the FSMA to draw up its annual action plan.
WHAT WILL YOUR JOB ENTAIL?
- You will be involved in monitoring trends in financial innovation and in identifying risks, if necessary by participating in working groups where necessary, at national, European or international levels.
- You will contribute to economic analyses in the FSMA’s areas of competence, based on external or internal data (MiFIR, EMIR databases, etc.).
- You will carry out periodic innovative and transversal projects (development of comparison tools, etc.).
WHAT KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS DO YOU BRING?
- A Master’s degree in economics or in business engineering; a doctorate would be an asset.
- Preferably several years’ professional experience as an economist in the financial sector and/or in the academic world.
- Ability to process data (familiarity with the R software is an asset).
- Explicit interest in financial markets and products, as well as in the various new developments in those areas.
- Adaptability and strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work as a team and to take initiative.
- Analytical skills and capacity for synthesis. Excellent capacity for logical structuring of oral and written communication.
- Efficiency, assertiveness and persuasive powers of argumentation.
- Affinity with the tasks in the public interest entrusted to the FSMA.
- Solid competence in French, Dutch and English.
WHAT DO WE OFFER YOU?
- A full-time job with a permanent contract.
- The chance to do your bit for consumer protection.
- A competitive salary package, with many fringe benefits (including group and hospitalization insurance, full reimbursement of the costs of commuting to/from work, budget-friendly company dining room, contribution to your mobile phone and internet subscriptions, additional non-statutory holidays, bank holidays, etc.).
- A wide range of opportunities for learning and development.
- Flexible working hours.
- Good work/life balance (teleworking a few days a week).
- A policy of internal mobility.
- Easy to reach offices in central Brussels.
Each member of the FSMA staff is subject to a strict code of ethics and is bound by the obligation of professional secrecy .
