Overview
The General Macro and Fiscal Division of the Institute for Capacity Development is seeking two Economist/Senior Economists to deliver macroeconomic frameworks technical assistance and develop new models and approaches for macroeconomic frameworks TA.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and participating in capacity development (CD) missions.
- Contributing to coordination of all aspects of successful deliveries, including project design and implementation.
- Preparing individual TA work programs, development of analytical tools, project work and team management.
- Managing CDMAP project management software.
- Preparing briefing notes, back-to-office reports, and Technical Assistance Reports.
- Delivering external and internal training in macroeconomic analysis and fiscal policy.
- Leading the development of CD materials, such as tools/models, applications, lectures, case studies, and workshops.
- Leading and participating in Analytics and Development (A&D) efforts.
- Contributing to the Comprehensive Macroeconomic Frameworks Environment (CMFE) project.
- Taking on other departmental responsibilities.
Required Experience
- Substantive background in macroeconomic and fiscal policy issues, economic modeling, and medium-term forecasting.
- Experience in macroeconomic modeling and project management of macro frameworks in central banks, ministries of finance, or similar public institutions would be a strong advantage.
- Prior experience in CD delivery and experience with issues related to macroeconomic and fiscal policy analysis and semi-structural and DSGE modeling in central banks and ministries of finance, particularly in emerging market and developing countries, would be important advantages.
Qualifications
- Educational development, including and/or supplemented by work experience, typically acquired through the completion of considerable graduate work in economics, or equivalent, is required.
- Advanced knowledge of time series analysis (state-space modeling, Bayesian and classical inference, optimization methods, calibration strategies, methods for near-term forecasting and nowcasting).
- Well-versed in standard computing environments for economic modeling – Python/Matlab/R/Excel.
