Macro Economist

About the team

you are joining The Macro Economist reports to the Head of Industry Analysis. As part of the Sustainability and Economics Division, you will join a collaborative team dedicated to advancing the financial and environmental sustainability of air transportation. Our team brings together diverse perspectives, strong analytical expertise, and unique industry insights to deliver high-quality research, inform decision-making, and shape thought leadership across the aviation sector.

Sustainability, inclusion, and continuous learning are embedded in the way we work and grow together In this role, you will undertake economic research and analysis with a focus on macro-economic developments and their impact on the airline industry. You will also contribute to broader economic analyses across the Industry Analysis unit, the S E Division, and IATA as a whole.

You will share insights through presentations, publications, and stakeholder engagement, helping internal and external audiences, including regulators, understand key economic trends and their impact on global civil aviation. Success in this position comes from working collaboratively, valuing different viewpoints, and building strong relationships across teams and regions, in addition to the subject matter expertise What your day would be like Deliver economic research and analysis on global, regional, and country-level macro-economic developments and their impact on the airline industry.

Contribute to the coordination of this work across geographies. Specifically, this involves IATA’s 5 regional offices and 33 core country markets. Contribute to request management, coordinate research efforts, and work to integrate contributions from the regional colleagues in the publications of the division. Conduct part of the research independently, with responsibilities for specific outputs and publications.

Some work will be conducted across team functions, notably more consequential analyses. Outputs will take the form of reports and publications, managing stakeholders, participate in and speak at internal and external meetings and conferences as appropriate. Inputs involve the compilation and validation of data, in collaboration with colleagues in our Division and across IATA as appropriate.

Collaborative working is at the heart of our success. You will have opportunities to share your expertise, learn from colleagues with different experiences, and contribute meaningfully to airlines’ financial and environmental sustainability.