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Data analyst at the Data analytics expertise centre

Would you like to contribute as a data analyst to better consumer protection and to increasing public trust in the financial sector?

Come and join our FSMA team and become a data analyst at the ‘Data analytics expertise centre'

The ‘Data analytics expertise centre' occupies a key role in developing and rolling out data-driven supervision at the FSMA. As a data analyst, you will conduct project-based data analyses, provide advice and support for the implementation of innovative projects in various supervisory areas, and search for new data-driven applications that can support supervision.

WHAT WILL YOUR JOB ENTAIL?

• You will be working on various innovative projects that help the different supervisory areas work in a data-driven manner.
• You will be involved in conducting analyses as part of financial supervision, for which you will make use of external or internal data (MiFIR database, EMIR, textual data etc.).
• You will assist the operational supervisory services in developing and implementing risk models and will thereby contribute to a risk-based approach to supervision.
• You will search for new applications of data-driven supervision at the FSMA, and to this end will be in contact with various supervisory areas.

WHAT KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS DO YOU BRING?

• A Master's degree in a highly data-driven field (e.g. master in economics, business engineer, actuarial sciences, applied sciences, statistics or a similar discipline); a doctorate is an asset.
• Preferably several years of professional experience as a data analyst or in the academic world.
• Strong data processing skills and practical experience with R and/or Python.
• Affinity and experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a plus.
• An explicit interest in financial markets and products, as well as in the various new developments in those areas.
• Strong adaptability and interpersonal skills. Ability to work on a team and to show initiative.
• Strong analytical skills and a capacity for synthesis. Ability to communicate in a logical, structured manner both verbally and in writing.
• Goal-orientedness, assertiveness and persuasive powers of argumentation.
• Affinity with the tasks in the public interest entrusted to the FSMA.
• Solid competence in Dutch and a good knowledge of French 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 (e.g. group and hospitalization insurance, full reimbursement of the cost 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.
• Good work/life balance (teleworking a few days a week).
• Opportunities for internal mobility.
• Offices within easy reach of Brussels city centre.

Please note that each member of the FSMA staff is subject to a strict code of ethicsand is bound by the obligation of professional secrecy.