Community Development Economic Advisor

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is one of the 12 regional Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System.

It helps formulate and implement monetary policy, supervises banks and bank and savings and loan holding companies, and provides financial services to depository institutions and the federal government.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia serves eastern and central Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

You will conduct independent applied research and produce original research reports on topics relevant to community development, consumer credit and payments, economic and personal financial education, including the effectiveness of each.

You will work with a high degree of independence in areas of expertise and contribute to the Reserve Bank's objective of becoming a knowledge center by writing, giving speeches and talking to outside audiences, and by contributing to Reserve Bank research projects.

Published works may include collaborative efforts with other Department or Bank staff, colleagues in other Reserve Banks, policy makers or academics.

You will develop relationships with other researchers and practitioners in the areas of community development, consumer credit and payments, and economic and personal financial education.

Job Description:

65%
• Conducts independent applied research and produces original research reports on community development, consumer financial products, and financial education. 
• Takes an active role in planning and directing the department's research agenda. 
• Recommends, initiates, plans and executes research projects with a high degree of independence in area of expertise. 
• Coordinates research projects and directs research activities of other staff, as assigned. 
• Provides an ongoing output of written reports and analyses for publication on department's website and in department’s discussion papers, periodic newsletters, and external sources.

These include original research, as well as conference or workshop summaries. 
• Prepares and delivers speeches in area of expertise within the Bank and to external audiences, including academics, bankers, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and congressional staff in the Third District and nationally. 
• May assist the department officer, senior management, and other staff in the preparation of their speeches. 

30%
• Monitors and collects technical information related to community development, consumer credit and payments, and personal financial education, and the overall economy from a variety of sources including trade publications, web-based news sources, and computer databases and informs staff of findings.

Supports other research or project initiatives within the Reserve Bank that advance the department's mission and that of the Bank as a whole. 
• Develops and maintains contact w...