Economist

The Economist will contribute substantially to analytical work and lending operations in the Fiscal Policy and Growth Department, supporting Mozambique and the Southern and East Africa region. The role involves macroeconomic and fiscal management analysis, policy dialogue, and supporting financing operations to promote inclusive growth and job creation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to FPG Advisory Services and Analytics (ASA) in macroeconomic and fiscal management, macroeconomic modelling, data analysis, public finance, growth, jobs, and private-sector development.
• Collect, analyze, validate, and maintain economic, fiscal, debt, external-sector, financial, and socioeconomic data related to Mozambique, and communicate findings clearly through tables, charts, briefs, presentations, and analytical notes.
• Maintain macroeconomic databases and regularly prepare updated medium-term macroeconomic projections, using economic and financial models and World Bank toolkits.
• Contribute to the preparation of Macro Poverty Outlooks, economic updates, public finance and growth diagnostics, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Country Policy and Institutional Assessments, policy notes, and other country and regional knowledge products.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of financing operations, including Development Policy Financing, to the design and implementation of SDFP Performance and Policy Actions, and to technical assistance supporting the Government’s reform program.
• Serve as a task leader or team member for country-specific financing operations and/or analytical and advisory services, commensurate with experience.
• Support the Country Management Unit in implementing the World Bank program in Mozambique and contribute to cross-practice collaboration around country priorities.
• Contribute to policy dialogue with government counterparts on macro-fiscal policy, debt, domestic revenue mobilization, natural-resource revenue management, structural transformation, productivity, and job creation.
• Establish and strengthen partnerships with bilateral and multilateral agencies, research institutions, academia, civil society, and other stakeholders, helping leverage knowledge and resources.
• Contribute to the dissemination of World Bank knowledge products to government, development partners, civil society, academia, the private sector, and other key audiences.
• Contribute to regional and cross-country analytical and operational work within EAEM2 as business needs require.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in economics or a closely related field (PhD preferred), and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience. A PhD would be considered equivalent to 3 years of work experience.
• Solid background in macroeconomic modelling, fiscal analysis, and applied economic policy analysis.
• Strong knowledge of Mozambique’s key development challenges and policy priorities, including macro-fiscal management, debt, natural resources, structural transformation, private-sector development, and jobs.
• Demonstrated ability to work with macroeconomic, fiscal, debt, external-sector, and socioeconomic datasets, and to produce robust and policy-relevant analysis.
• Experience contributing to economic reports, policy notes, technical assistance, or government reform programs; experience with World Bank financing operations or similar multilateral operations is an advantage.
• Excellent analytical, drafting, and communication skills, with the ability to write clearly and concisely in English and Portuguese.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a multicultural and diverse team, manage multiple priorities, and deliver under tight time constraints.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with clients, colleagues, development partners, and other stakeholders.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese.

Skills

• Macroeconomic Modeling
• Fiscal Analysis
• Applied Economic Policy Analysis
• Macroeconomic Management
• Debt Analysis
• Natural Resource Economics
• Structural Transformation Analysis
• Private Sector Development
• Jobs and Labor Market Analysis
• Macroeconomic Analysis
• Fiscal Data Analysis
• Debt Data Analysis
• External-Sector Data Analysis
• Socio-economic Data Analysis
• Economic Report Writing
• Policy Note Preparation
• Technical Assistance
• Government Reform Programs
• Multilateral Financing Operations
• Analytical Skills
• Drafting Skills
• English Writing
• Portuguese Writing

Languages

English, Portuguese