Objective:
Conducting economic analyses and providing technical advice to support the decision-making process in the Department.
Essential Duties:
The Senior Manager for Economic Models will be responsible for:
- Conducting economic analyses at the macro and project levels to guide public policy and decisions
- Building and running economic and financial market models for the purposes of forecasting key economic variables, measuring the economic and financial impact of proposals, and estimating costs
- Introducing new and cutting-edge approaches (latest in econometrics, machine learning, AI, etc.) in the fields of economic modelling and forecasting
- Preparing reports, policy briefs, and presentations for senior management and external stakeholders
- Monitoring key economic developments, locally, regionally and globally, and providing critical summaries to guide decision makers
- Providing technical advice in the field of economics to help all concerned sector employees carry out their roles and responsibilities
Experience and Qualifications:
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent in Economics or an adjacent field include policy, finance, and data science.
- Work experience in entities listed below (non-exhaustive) is most relevant: Ministries of Finance, Central banks and monetary authorities, international economic and financial organizations such as the IMF or World Bank, Economic consultants, private-sector banking if the focus was on economic modelling, similar organizations and career paths
Skills
- Economic modeling including but not limited to econometrics, macro-economic flow-of-funds models, input-output models, general equilibria, etc.
- Machine learning is also helpful
- General coding skills, with a preference for Python
- Other languages and programming frameworks such as R and Stata useful
- Advanced expertise in Excel
