Deadline: 17 July 2020
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is currently seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Senior Regional Economist in Washington, DC, United States. The duration of this post is 3 years.
IFC’s mission is to end extreme poverty by 2030 and boost shared prosperity in every developing country.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Senior Regional Economist will perform the following functions:
- Monitor political, macroeconomic, and economic policy developments in the EAP region, and preparing related economic updates.
- Lead teams to conduct country private sector diagnostics, in-depth analytics on specific themes, and other research and analyses in order to identify private sector development priorities, opportunities and challenges, with a view to promoting development outcomes and informing IFC and World Bank Group strategy.
- Conduct selected policy engagements, in coordination with other IFC and World Bank units, aimed at creating conditions for the development of the private sector and of markets.
- Provide operational support and input to investment and advisory project teams and managers on country/regional context, key risks and other country/region specific analysis during the project life cycle.
- Liaise with partners from across the World Bank Group and at country level to ensure that diagnostics and analyses are well-coordinated.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have:
- Post-graduate Degree in economics, public policy (with economics focus) or other relevant graduate degree from a reputable university.
- At least 10-15 year’s of experience demonstrating analytical skills in economics and private sector development work in a country/regional context.
- Experience in and strong knowledge of the economic context and challenges of EAP countries.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with high level stakeholders in English.
- Familiarity with IFC’s or similar Development Finance Institutions’ areas of focus and relevant experience in country/regional context.
- Knowledge of IFC operational and portfolio work and a good understanding of investment projects is desirable.
- Excellent understanding of financial and economic concepts and data.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their applications through online process.
For more information, visit IFC.
