Closing Date: Until the roster is filled

Objective

In order to strengthen capacity to meet future needs for new experts, Aurea Draconis Ltd. has an ambitious and proactive recruitment approach the: rosters

These rosters are pools of assessed candidates wo can be recruited in an efficient manner once a vacancy arises for a business critical role. Roster members will be considered first for external vacancies. If you qualify for one of our rosters, you could be hired to make a difference with one of our exciting projects. 

The process to qualify is as follows:

1. You submit your application on time
2. A seasoned team of Aurea Draconis Ltd. Managers will assess your application and if found suitable you will be invited to an interview/assessment.
3. If successful, we will conduct a reference check with at least 2 references from your last positions. 
4. You will be notified about the result of the assessment and if successfully, you will become a member of the roster. 

5. You will be considered first for any external recruitment.
6. As a member you will remain on the roster for the duration of the next 3 years. 

Requirement

Aurea Draconis Ltd. requires technical experts in the following areas

LOT No. A – Research and Survey

1. Senior Economic Development Specialist

Qualifications

the following minimum qualification and skills are required

• Have a Master degree in Economics and other related fields; 
• At least 10-year experience in economic valuation and economic policy analysis; 
• Strong experience in policy design and implementation, research, analytical skills, and economic valuation modelling; 
• Strong knowledge of economic policies and development strategies in Asia and South East Asia and other countries as well as economic valuation methods; 
• Previous international experiences in conducting economic valuation and policy analysis will be a plus; 
• Ability to supervise and control the quality of the study with a high level of accuracy; 
• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data; 
• Excellent in English, interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities: 

• Manage all activities on the ground and supervise the team; 
• Develop research methods, data collection tools and work plan; 
• Lead the interviews with relevant ministries and other institutions; 
• Conduct spot check with the team; 
• Ensure the effective and efficient performance of the team; 
• Ensure high quality of collected data and reports; 
• Keep the collected data confidential; 
• Prepare progress reports

2. Economic Researcher

Qualifications

the following minimum qualification and skills are required

• Have a Master degree in Economics and other related fields; 
• At least 7-year experience in economic valuation and economic policy analysis; 
• Strong experience in economic research, analytical skills, economic valuation modelling, and private sector development; 
• Strong knowledge of economic policies and development strategies Asia and South East Asia and other countries as well as economic valuation methods; 
• Previous international experiences in conducting economic valuation and policy analysis will be a plus; 
• Ability to supervise and control the quality of the study with a high level of accuracy; Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data; 
• Excellent in English; 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities: 

• Work with team leader to manage all activities on the ground and supervise the team; 
• Work with team leader to develop research methods, data collection tools and work plan; 
• Co-lead the interviews with relevant ministries and other institutions; 
• Conduct spot check with the team; 
• Ensure the effective and efficient performance of the team; 
• Ensure high quality of collected data and reports;
• Keep the collected data confidential;
• Work with the team leader to prepare progress reports and presentations; 
• Report to team leader.

3. Junior Economic Researcher

Qualification: 

• Have a Bachelor in Social Studies, Education, Economics, or other related fields; 
• At least 3-year experience in conducting economic studies and relevant assessment;
• Knowledge of national and international economic policies and development strategies; 
• Experience in empirical data collection and analysis, and interview with relevant ministries and other stakeholders including the enterprises; 
• Experience in leading the field survey will be a plus; 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide feedback on the work plan and data collection methods; 
• Conduct secondary data collection on economic key indicators, economic sectors and sub-sector, national and international economic performance in the last decades, etc.; 
• Conduct and assist the team leader and deputy team leader to interview key informants from the relevant ministries, development partners, and other national institutions; 
• Conduct and lead the survey with small-, medium-, and large-sized enterprises;
• Double-check and ensure the quality of the collected data and keep it confidential;
• Follow up with interviewed key informants if required; 
• Report to team leader and deputy team leader.

4. Data Analyst

Qualification: 

• Have a Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics or related fields; 
• At least 5 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative data analysis and economic modelling; 
• Experience in data coding, data entry, analysis and interpretation; 
• Experience in data processing, analysis and interpretation of the relevant projects will be a plus; Strong background in STATA, SPSS, R Statistical Software, econometric modelling, economic valuation, Microsoft Excel, and other relevant statistic tools;
•  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. 

Responsibilities: 

• Conduct data coding and data entry; 
• Filter and clean the collected data; 
• Interpret data and analyze results using statistical techniques; 
• Ensure the analyzed results meet the studies’ objectives 
• Keep the collected data confidential; 
• Work with the leader, deputy leader and assistants to develop data collection tools; 
• Report to team leader and deputy team leader.

5. Enumerator

Qualification: 

• Have a Bachelor in Social Studies, Education, Economics, or other related fields; 
• At least 3-year experience in conducting surveys with enterprises and industries; 
• Knowledge of online and paper-based data collection tools; 
• Good in English and local language; 
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral); 
• Ability to control and demonstrate a qualitative and quantitative survey of large size; 
• Willing to travel to provinces. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide feedback on questionnaires and work plan; 
• Conduct questionnaire testing and questionnaire survey with the enterprises; 
• Ensure effective and efficient performance; 
• Double-check the collected data and keep it confidential; 
• Follow up with interviewed key informants if required.

Additional Information

Questions?

All questions related to this REOI should be addressed to hr@aureadraconis.com

Interested?

Qualified and interested candidates should express their interest download and fill out our Application Template and submitting their CV before the established deadline.

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Hong Kong time on the closing date of the announcement.