Senior Energy Economist

• Be able to manage small teams to deliver analytic functions in support of strategic and business development projects.

• Analyse and assess macroeconomic, energy market and other industry-specific developments by synthetizing available empirical evidence, related literature, and economic theory.

• Coordinate the preparation of proposals needed for decision-making and approval. Assist internal stakeholders on economic and modelling issues.

• Provide business support to internal stakeholders on economics-related issues.

• Present economic data in formats that is understandable to stakeholders and to other staff.

• Provide well-written economic advice on short turn-around times for a variety of management issues.

• Write posts regularly on the MOL blog “Guruló hordó”.

• Provide macroeconomic training and knowledge sharing presentations on actual topics relevant to non-economists.

• Master/University degree, Economics – strong macroeconomic and analyst background.

• 5+ years experience in an economic policy related position.

• Demonstrated skills and strong interest in empirical analysis. Knowledge of advanced time series models and macroeconomic modelling is considered as an advantage.

• Excellent analytic skills.

• Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

• Creative, innovative approach and flexibility.

• Business approach, ability to represent the company.

• Great reliability, ability to handle confidential information.

• User-level MS Office knowledge. R and Python coding is not required but appreciated.

• High-level, fluent English language skills to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.

• Possibility to build professional reputation,

• Gain state of the art industry specific and deep energy market knowledge,

• A fast-paced work environment where tasks never get boring,

• Competitive salary and fringe benefits,

• Flexible working hours,

• Company laptop and iPhone,

• Extended medical benefits.

MOL Group’s Chief Economist Team is looking for a 

Senior Energy Economist

MOL Group is an independent and international oil and gas company, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. It is active in over 30 countries with a dynamic international workforce of 23,000 people and a track record of more than 100 years in the industry. The company is in the middle of transformation to support the EU’s green transition ambitions and remain a key market player in the decarbonization era.

Scope of the position

The senior energy economist will report to the chief economist and will assist the chief economist in a range of functions. She/he is expected to carry out macroeconomic and energy market analysis and apply time series econometric techniques under the guidance of the chief economist. She/he requires the ability to mentor and develop junior staff members, lead and direct multi-disciplinary teams, set project standards and monitor progress, and is expected to represent the Chief Economist Team both within the house and externally.