Senior Economist, Surveillance and Financing

Role Overview

Roles and Responsibilities

• Prepare policy notes, reports, policy briefs, recommendations, and letters of intent related to economic and financial challenges and reform programs.
• Monitor macroeconomic developments, economic programs, reform implementation, and country outlooks.
• Prepare surveillance and country reports with forward-looking policy advice.
• Provide policy advice and technical assistance on macroeconomic and structural policies.
• Prepare macroeconomic, financial, risk, financing needs, and debt sustainability analyses.
• Conduct research on country, regional, and global economic and financial issues.
• Develop indicators, surveillance tools, and macroeconomic forecasting models.
• Design and deliver technical assistance, training, capacity-building courses, and workshops.
• Communicate complex economic concepts through presentations, reports, and publications.
• Build collaborative relationships with member-country authorities, internal departments, and financial institution partners.

Knowledge and Experience

• At least eight years of relevant experience in economics, finance, or a related field.
• Experience in macroeconomic analysis, financial sector analysis, and policy advice.
• Extensive expertise in econometrics, economic modeling, and forecasting.
• Proficiency in statistical and econometric software including EViews, STATA, S-Plus, RATS, MATLAB, Python, R, and other tools.
• Expertise in designing and providing training courses in economics, finance, or related fields.
• Proficiency in relevant statistical guidelines, manuals, and methodologies issued by international institutions.
• Track record of publications in peer-reviewed economics, finance, or related journals and ability to manage research projects.

Education

• Ph.D. in economics, finance, or a related field from a recognized university.