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The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and most famous development bank in the world and is an observer at the United Nations Development Group. The bank is based in Washington, D.C. and provided around $61 billion in loans and assistance to "develop...
GLOBAL PRACTICE FOR MACROECONOMICS, TRADE, AND INVESTMENT
The Global Practice for Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) comprises about 450 staff working across more than 100 countries. The Practice houses the Bank’s country economists as well as professional staff with expertise in macroeconomics, fiscal policy, trade, and investment. About fifty percent of MTI professional staff is decentralized to the field working very closely with the Country Management Units (CMUs) and in proximity to clients. MTI professionals most often work across sectors helping carry out key integrative functions. In this context MTI professionals are responsible for the preparation and delivery of the majority of the Bank’s Development Policy Operations using both IDA and IBRD resources. MTI professionals also lead or participate in a wide variety of Analytical products (AAA) and client advisory work requiring integrative functions that add to the core MTI expertise. As such MTI staff often lead or participate in the preparation of Strategic Country Diagnostics, Country Economic Memorandums and cross sector Public Expenditure Reviews, among others. An important additional element of engagement in macroeconomic, trade, and investment is carried through work on debt management supported by the Debt Management Facility.
Duties and Accountabilities:
The Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice is looking for a seasoned Senior Economist (GG) (International hire) to work on Kenya, based in Nairobi, Kenya. The MTI team provides economic analysis on a range of macroeconomic, fiscal management, trade and investment issues; supports bank management with regular economic monitoring and macroeconomic modeling/forecasting; maintains local databases for economic and social statistics for use by Bank staff based in the countries and Washington D.C; and supports the country teams working on Kenya. Additionally, the MTI team also works closely with the Country Management Unit on a range of macroeconomic issues through Analytical and Advisory products (AAA), lending operations and client advisory work.
The successful candidate will be a core team member of the MTI East Africa team and will report to the Practice Manager (EA1M1). In the day to day work, s/he will lead and contribute mostly to the Kenya MTI work program.
Duties include:
Competencies:
Selection Criteria
The World Bank Group values diversity and encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of World Bank Group member countries to apply, regardless of gender, gender identity, religion, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. Sub-Saharan African nationals, Caribbean nationals, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
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