Head of Economic Education

The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) aims to further improve its reputation as a highly regarded, mid-sized European central bank with outstanding specialist knowledge in specific areas.

The NBS aims to improve the quality and relevance of economic and financial education in Slovakia by formalizing and deepening relationships with internationally recognised academic institutions. To facilitate talent acquisition and to ensure a steady stream of qualified candidates to cover its diverse portfolio of responsibilities, the NBS will also establish its own graduate education programme in economics and finance, providing state-of-the-art academic teaching and on-the-job training.

To successfully deliver on its strategic objectives in this area, the NBS is setting up a new Economic education unit. We are currently looking to recruit a new Head of this unit.

The successful candidate is expected to (1) develop and intensify NBS’ links with local academia and (2) to play a key role in developing and managing the NBS Graduate education programme. Independent research on central bank related topics is also encouraged.  The role reports to the Director of Economic education and Technical Cooperation, currently held by Eva Gonçalves, MSc.

The successful candidate will possess many of the following:

• Strong background in Economics and/or Finance, preferably with a PhD,
• Experience in teaching or training programme design, obtained in academia or an institution that specialises in the provision of postgraduate-level training
• Track record in teaching in economics, finance or a closely relevant area
• A publication record in well-ranked journals is an asset,
• Understanding the academic and institutional landscape in Central and Eastern Europe is an asset,
• Ability to build, coach and motivate a diverse team,
• Good communication skills, including communication with a non-specialist audience.

Knowledge of the Slovak language is not a requirement!

We offer:

• The opportunity to build a successful new team and to shape the new NBS Graduate Education Programme,
• The opportunity to work with other central banks and training institutions in the region,
• Close interaction with Slovak and international academia
• An informal work environment and close contact with the top management,
• Training and external engagement opportunities (seminar, conference visits),
• Great quality of life in a mid-sized European city very close to a globally well-connected airport,
• An internationally competitive salary. Slovak law requires us to state that the basic pay component of the remuneration will not be lower than €3815/month. Annual Income including bonuses can, however, reach upwards of €80 000.

The National Bank of Slovakia is the central bank of the Slovak Republic. It is a part of the European System of Central Banks and the Eurosystem.

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Please submit a CV and a cover letter.

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