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Research Officer at Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN)

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) was conceived by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in collaboration with global development partners to address the major financing challenges facing Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. Our objective is to alleviate financing constraints faced by MSMEs and small Corporates in Nigeria through the provision of financing and partial credit guarantees to eligible financial intermediaries on a market-conforming and fully financially sustainable basis.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Research Officer

Location: Abuja (FCT)

Job Description

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.
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.
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.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Social Science or equivalent.
A Master's Degree is a plus.
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).
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.