Job Description
CAEAE
is hiring a Senior Country Economist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya working
closely with IFC country, industry, and upstream teams in select countries in
the Eastern Africa Region. The Country Economist will report to the Country
Advisory & Economics Manager in CAE.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the monitoring of macro-economic
conditions and trends for countries in a designated IFC country cluster
within the sub-region, and advise the IFC Regional Director, Country
Managers, and operational teams on its impact on IFC operations. Help
identify macro-economic risks to IFC investments and strategies to
mitigate them.
- Lead, review, coordinate macro-economic
analysis to support IFC investment operations including due diligence.
Draft and peer review relevant sections of IFC Board papers including
country context and strategic fit.
- Provide intellectual and technical
leadership on topics of economic or strategic relevance to IFC, and
produce policy and technical notes, briefs, presentations, and country
reports for as requested by country management.
- Lead, contribute, and review Country
Private Sector Diagnostics, Country Climate Development Reports, and
provide IFC input to WBG Country Engagement products, including Country
Partnership Frameworks, Progress and Learning Reviews and other joint
initiatives.
- Serve as liaison with local and HQ World
Bank teams (esp. CMU, EFI), IMF, and other development partners on the
ground as well as client governments to help ensure that IFC engagements
are aligned with WBG strategies and government development strategies.
- Lead the support for IFC Country Managers
and teams in the country cluster to develop IFC country strategies/
strategy updates to help maximize IFC development impact.
- Support the development of industry
strategies in the region. Monitor and support the implementation of
Country Private Sector Diagnostic recommendations, sectoral deep dives,
and policy reform implementation.
- Facilitate interaction and exchange of
expertise and knowledge with the broader IFC Economics VPU and CAF Region.
Lead on analytical work/ research on selected topics that inform IFC
country programs and strategies as well overall PSD research agenda.
- Mentor and support junior colleagues with
technical and professional leadership.
Qualifications:
- Master’s or Ph.D. degree in
economics/international development/ public policy or business/finance,
with strong grounding in economics both from academic and practical
experience perspective with a minimum of 10+ years (PhD with 7+ years) of
relevant professional experience.
- Strong analytical skills in
macroeconomic, fiscal, trade policy and growth analysis, including related
to climate change.
- Demonstrated leadership in applying
economic theory and concepts, and to contribute to discussions with
internal clients on topics of economic or strategic relevance.
- Solid understanding of IFC project
cycles, approval/decision processes, and key drivers of IFC business
decision making as well as knowledge and understanding of key IFC/WBG
products and instruments and how they are deployed to pursue private
sector development and country engagement.
- Experience in and strong knowledge of the
economic context and challenges of countries in Africa.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities,
initiative, and results orientation, with effective teamwork and mentoring
skills.
- Excellent written and verbal
communication skills and ability to communicate effectively with high
level stakeholders in English (French desirable).
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