Consultancy on Economic Diagnostics and Strategic Macroeconomic Analysis

The consultant will support the Economic Commission for Africa in delivering rigorous macroeconomic analysis and policy advice to African countries, focusing on economic diagnostics, forecasting, and strategic policy recommendations to accelerate sustainable economic transformation and strengthen Africa's policy influence globally.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse global economic developments and their implications for African economies, providing timely updates and strategic insights.
• Carry out rapid economic assessment on urgent headline events.
• Provide input and recommendation on primary and secondary data collection (qualitative and quantitative) for economic analysis.
• Provide technical support towards the preparation and review of ECA’s knowledge products under the Programme pillar.
• Support the integration of climate-related macroeconomic risks and green financing strategies into ECA’s economic analysis and policy recommendations.
• Provide technical advisory services on policies and strategies relating to ECA subprogrammes and thematic specialised areas of expertise.
• Support the development of policy briefs, technical notes, and presentations for high-level engagements with African policymakers, development partners, and multilateral institutions.
• Provide technical input to ECA’s engagement in global and regional economic governance platforms, including the UN intergovernmental processes (such as High-level Political Forum, COP, UN Tax Convention, ECA Conference of Ministers, Regional Forum on Sustainable Development, etc.), G20, African Union and its Specialized Technical Committees, IMF and World Bank annual meetings, particularly in relation to Africa’s macroeconomic priorities and reform asks.
• Undertake other tasks as required.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in Economics or Finance or a related field is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in macroeconomic analysis & forecasting, policy orientated economic research and analysis, data science and visualization, and application of economic principles in development programmes is required.
• Substantial and related experience with multilateral financial development institutions is required.
• Relevant work experience in Africa is required.
• Familiarity with the workflows and practices of similar international organizations is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of French is desirable.

Skills

• Macroeconomic Analysis
• Economic Forecasting
• Policy Oriented Economic Research
• Data Science
• Data Visualization
• Economic Principles Application
• Development Programme Analysis
• Economic Diagnostics
• Strategic Policy Recommendations
• Sustainable Economic Transformation
• Knowledge of Economic Development in Africa

Languages

English, French