Part-Time Junior Economic Analyst

ICF

Support economic research and analysis on labor, trade, and supply chains at ICF. Conduct research, data analysis, and report writing as a Junior Economic Analyst for international projects.

Posted 7/10/2026part-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $55,665 - $94,631 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

Reasonable Accommodations are available
Professional development opportunities

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

Data AnalysisQuantitative AnalysisQualitative ResearchLiterature ReviewData VisualizationStatistical AnalysisSupply Chain AnalysisEconomic PrinciplesTrade-Flow Data AnalysisProject Documentation

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationAbility To Manage Multiple AssignmentsAbility To Work IndependentlyAbility To Work Collaboratively