ABOUT THE COMPANY:

non profit

JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for an Economist to work on Uganda, based in Kampala. The Economist will be a core team member of the MTI East Africa team and will report to the Practice Manager (EAEM1). In the day-to-day work, he/she will contribute mostly to the Uganda MTI work program.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsibilities include monitoring and assessment of macroeconomic developments in Uganda and assisting in the preparation and supervision of MTI’s work program in Uganda. He/she will work closely with the Senior Economist and Lead Economist for Uganda to perform the following activities:
• Lead and/or contribute to the macroeconomic monitoring and the analysis on the country’s economic, financial and sector issues. Prepare briefs and just-in-time analytical notes;
• Use/run economic/financial models and toolkits using existing software packages, or Bank’s own models, to assess economic development and inform policy advice;
• Contribute to the design, preparation and implementation of lending operations in Uganda;
• Maintain the macroeconomic and financial database and regularly prepare updated medium-term macroeconomic projections for Uganda;
• Provide substantive inputs to the preparation and dissemination of analytical economic work and reporting on Uganda, including Uganda Economic Update, Country Climate and Development Report, Country Economic Memorandum, Public Finance Reviews, and the Macro Poverty Outlook (MPO); and participate in the preparation of the Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA);
• Contribute to the monitoring of the Performance and Policy Actions in Uganda under IDA’s Sustainable Development Finance Policy and overall debt development.
• Support the Country Management Unit (CMU) in the implementation of the World Bank’s Uganda program;
• Engage in policy dialogue with government of Uganda, develop and maintain active engagement with other development partners, private sector, local think tanks and researchers, in coordination with a range of World Bank sectoral teams;

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of a Master’s degree (PhD preferred) in Economics with at least 5 years of relevant work experience;
• Strong technical and operational skills to lead or contribute to MTI tasks. Previous experience on debt and fiscal policy issues is a plus;
• First-hand knowledge of the Ugandan economy and strong understanding of key economic policy, especially fiscal and monetary policy issues, in Uganda;
• Familiarity with functioning of Ugandan government and knowledge of key stakeholders and local networks that influence economic policy making;
• Proven sense of initiative, results orientation, and leadership qualities, as well as effective teamwork skills;
• Strong communication skills in English, including ability to speak and write persuasively positions to colleagues, management and senior public officials, and to present ideas clearly and concisely;
• High level of personal and professional integrity.
• Strong ability to function well in a multi- cultural environment and working in teams.

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