Economic Analysis Intern - Part time - FTC

Fastmarkets is an industry-leading price-reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new-generation energy markets.

Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland and beyond. 

Job Description

The Role

The Latin American Forest Products Economic Analysis Intern will provide support to the Latin America Economist in assisting daily routine tasks, monitoring, analysing, and reporting on the Latin American forest products industry. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in market research, data analysis, and industry forecasting within a global context.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Analytical Support: Support the Latin American Economist in conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis of market data. This may include assisting with data entry, running basic statistical analyses, and creating charts and graphs.
• Data Gathering, Market Monitoring and Organisation: Assist in collecting and organizing data related to the Latin American forest products market, including pricing, production, consumption, and trade data. This may involve utilizing databases, online resources, and industry publications.
• Database Management: Help maintain and update databases related to the forest products market. This may involve data entry, data validation, and developing database queries.
• Automation Support: Support opportunities to automate data collection, cleaning, and reporting processes.
• Report Preparation: Assist in the creation of regular reports, presentations, and other deliverables related to market analysis and forecasts. This includes formatting, proofreading, and fact-checking.
• Communication Support: Assist in preparing communications materials for clients, internal stakeholders, and conferences.

KEY INTERFACES

• Research Analysts Team
• Forest Economic analysis team
• Latin American editorial team
• Industry associations and national associations

Qualifications

We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission to provide the world’s leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully.

If you are open-minded, curious, resilient, solutions-oriented and committed to promoting equality, then read on.

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

We are looking for an individual who is highly motivated, driven, and have a passion to be part of a fast-paced, successful team. Being a strong team player is also important as well as someone who is happy to work flexibly.

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Economics, International Affairs, Business Administration, Forestry, or a related field
• Strong interest in market research and the forest products industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint is mandatory
• Knowledge on programming skills such as R, Python or VBA is a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Knowledge of English is mandatory
• Knowledge of Spanish is a plus

If you're excited about the role but your experience, skills or

qualifications

don't perfectly align, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Additional Information

Our Values

Fastmarkets people come from all different walks of life. It’s this mix of brilliant personalities, experiences and insights that gives us that warm, open, and friendly culture you can feel as soon as you meet us. But however wonderfully different we all are, there are six things we all have in common – and they form our Fastmarkets values.

Created by our own employees to reflect some of the personal traits that Fastmarkets people have, our values are key to what makes our culture unique. They reflect who each of us are and they're embedded in everything we do. Our values are:

• METRICS DRIVEN. We use insights to improve our customers’ experience and our business performance
  
• ACCOUNTABLE. We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done
  
• GROWTH MINDSET . This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency
  
• INCLUSIVE. We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging with the desire to bring their best self to work every day.
  
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC. We are customer-centric in all that we do
  
• COLLABORATIVE. We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process, please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements.

Reward and benefits at Fastmarkets

We believe in fair pay and benefits that support you both inside and outside of work. Through Fastmarkets Rewards, you'll have access to a range of core benefits and a flexible allowance, giving you the freedom to tailor your package to suit your lifestyle, wellbeing and financial priorities. We know that everyone's needs are different, so we've designed our benefits to support our diverse global team wherever they're based.

Specific benefits may vary by country and role.

You’ve read a little about us – now it’s over to you!

If you like what you’ve read so far and think you can see yourself as a Fastmarkets person, it’s time to fill in your application form. This form is an important part of the selection process: it’s used to determine whether or not you’ll be chosen to have an interview and acts as a basis for the questions we’ll ask you on the day.

It’s vital that you try to capture all the relevant information we have asked for on the form so we can get a good feel for who you are and why you’re great.