Senior Economist at World Bank Group (WBG) – Tanzania

Senior Economist
Senior Economist at World Bank Group (WBG) April 2024
Job #: req27147
Organization: World Bank
Sector: Economics
Grade: GG
Term Duration: 3 years 0 months
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Location: Dar Es Salaam,Tanzania
Required Language(s): English
Preferred Language(s):

Description
Do
you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The World Bank
Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for
developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions
dedicated to ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity.
With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work
with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking
projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions
to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit
www.worldbank.org.

GLOBAL PRACTICE FOR MACROECONOMICS, TRADE, AND INVESTMENT
The
Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) Global Practice leads the
World Bank Group’s dialogue and engagement with clients in
macroeconomics, fiscal policy, trade, competition and investment. MTI
links the macroeconomic dialogue with programs focused on expanding the
role of the private sector in economic development. In our day-to-day
engagement with countries, we support Ministries of Finance, Trade,
Economy, and Planning in their pursuit of reform agendas conducive to
strengthening inclusive growth led by the private sector.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/about/unit/mti-gp

The MTI Global
Practice is looking for a Senior Economist (GG) for the MTI work program
in Tanzania. The position will be based in the World Bank Tanzania
office. The MTI work program in Tanzania covers a wide range of
activities from leading and contributing to lending operations, managing
complex technical assistance and analytical activities, and maintaining
day-to-day policy dialogue with the government. The MTI GP also
supports the wider Tanzania country team across all global practices
providing World Bank assistance to Tanzania. It also maintains a
constant dialogue with experts and researchers in academia, the private
sector, media, and development partners.

Duties and Accountabilities
The Senior Economist will:

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Selection Criteria
• Minimum of a Master’s degree in economics, with eight years of relevant experience. PhD Preferred.
•
Strong technical skills on macro-fiscal, debt and growth issues and a
proven track record in delivering high quality and technically
sophisticated analytical work.
• First-hand knowledge of the Tanzania economy and strong understanding of key economic policy issues in Tanzania is a plus.
• Proven sense of initiative, results orientation, and leadership qualities, as well as effective teamwork skills.
•
Strong communication skills, including the ability to speak
persuasively and to present ideas clearly and concisely with senior
policy officials.
• Strong integrative capacities: i.e., ability to situate IDA activities within a coherent strategic framework.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills — both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly on complex topics to a wide variety of audiences.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiations skills and ability to work flexibly, creatively and to multitask as the need arises.
• A high degree of self-motivation, positive attitude, and drive.
• Strong commitment towards teamwork and knowledge sharing, especially across the World Bank Group.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
•
General Economic Knowledge and Analytical Skills – Possesses
cross-country knowledge in economic specialty and demonstrates ability
to link the macro, institutional, and micro-level behaviors; able to
support findings/policy recommendations with credible analysis and
tools.
• Knowledge and Experience in Development Arena – Understands
policy-making process; distills operationally relevant
recommendations/lessons for clients.
• Policy Dialogue Skills –
Identifies and assesses policy issues and takes a leading role in the
dialogue with the government and other stakeholders.
• Macroeconomic
Skills and Country Economics Experience – Has a strong understanding of
macroeconomic relationships, and the use of national accounts, balance
of payments, fiscal and debt data systems from a data-consumer point of
view.
• Integrative Skills – complements strong applied
macroeconomics, fiscal and debt analytical skills with an ability to
situate sectoral issues within a broader development framework.
•
Written and Verbal Communication – Strong oral and written communication
skills to present sophisticated analyses to both specialist and
non-specialist audiences.
• Lead and Innovate- Develops innovative solutions.
•
Strong Client-Orientation and Diplomatic Skills – Proactively addresses
clients stated and unstated needs, combined with integrity and courage
of opinion.
• Impact – High energy and demonstrated interest in
achieving impact through analytical work and technical assistance for
demanding and sophisticated clients.
• Flexibility – Ability to work
flexibly on a range of assignments and adjust to a variety of
sophisticated evolving tasks to meet deadlines.