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PART-TIME JUNIOR ECONOMICS ANALYST

Job Description

ICF is seeking a Junior Economic Analyst to support international labor, trade, and supply chain research. The analyst will support studies examining economic development, labor rights, labor exploitation, child labor, forced labor, international trade, and global supply chains.

Working under the guidance of ICF research managers, the analyst will assist with economic research, trade and production data analysis, literature reviews, supply chain mapping, report writing, and quality assurance. The position is intended for an early-career professional who is interested in applying economics and trade analysis to real-world labor and supply chain challenges.

* This is an ON-CALL, part-time position with expected schedule of approximately 10-20 hours per week based on project needs.

* This is a fully remote position.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct desk research on products, industries, labor issues, countries, and global supply chains.
• Collect, organize, and analyze production, import, export, tariff, customs, and trade-flow data.
• Support quantitative and qualitative analysis of trade, labor market, and economic datasets.
• Assist in developing supply chain maps, commodity flow diagrams, and sector profiles.
• Review academic literature, government reports, company disclosures, NGO reports, and media sources.
• Conduct literature reviews on labor rights, forced labor, child labor, migration, recruitment, and occupational safety and health.
• Develop tables, charts, data visualizations, and evidence matrices.
• Support qualitative research, including interview summaries and coding of findings.
• Draft background sections, methodology sections, country profiles, and analytical summaries.
• Support fact-checking, source verification, citations, editing, formatting, and report production.
• Maintain data files, research trackers, bibliographies, and project documentation.
• Participate in project meetings and support project coordination activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, International Development, Public Policy, International Relations, Statistics, Political Science, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Minimum one year of relevant academic, internship, research assistant, or professional experience.
• Knowledge of basic economic principles, international trade, labor markets, or development issues.
• Strong research and analytical skills.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or experience in labor economics, international trade, development economics, human rights, or supply chain analysis.
• Familiarity with UN Comtrade, ITC Trade Map, World Bank, ILOSTAT, FAOSTAT, WTO, OECD, or similar databases.
• Experience with R, Stata, Python, SPSS, Tableau, Power BI, GIS, or related tools.
• Familiarity with child labor, forced labor, responsible sourcing, corporate due diligence, or international labor standards.
• Foreign language skills, particularly Spanish, Portuguese, French
• Experience supporting federally funded research projects.

Professional Skills You Will Use

• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Attention to detail and commitment to high-quality research.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into concise written products.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to accept feedback and revise work products.
• Effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Professionalism, responsiveness, and intellectual curiosity.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we're not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$55,665.00 - $94,631.00Nationwide Remote Office (US99)