To produce external sector and international economic developments related outputs, including statistics, reports and related research to support the Bank’s executive management, policy formulators and national and international stakeholders in making meaningful and informative contributions towards the economic growth and development.

KEY JOB FUNCTION

• Develop and implement the BOP and International Economic Development strategy and operational goals.
• Participate in and guide technical management committees to advise on Balance of Payment (BOP) and International Economic Development matters, in support of policy and process formulation.
• Advise executive management of the Bank on external sector and international economic developments.
• Create an action plan for quarterly data collection of research related to Balance of Payment (BOP) and International Affairs.
• Guide and support the divisional team through the analysis & interpretation of resulting data/ statistics.
• Review the resultant documents and reports for dissemination approval and ensure alignment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) manual and compilation guidelines.
• Research, review and stay abreast of national, international economic development and monetary and related policies, including matters of regional integration and external sector developments integration.
• Build and maintain relationships with key members of the regional, national, and international economic system to maintain constructive collaborative engagements and to raise the country’s international profile.
• Oversee the Division’s contribution to the Bank’s mandate by ensuring a collaborative and results driven team performance.
• Monitor and maintain a risk register for the Division.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Masters majoring in Economics or equivalent.
• Ten years’ experience working in within independent and collaborative research, with five years in a managerial position.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Report writing and presentation skills
• Sound Technical & research development
• Knowledge of research tools and the ability to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven research.
• Understanding of Global Economies
• People management and Stakeholder management
• Analytical thinking

REMUNERATION

The Bank offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with value add, experience and qualifications.

Applications accompanied by detailed resumes and certified copies of tertiary certificates should be emailed to E. Please quote the job reference code in the email subject line.

Applications should clearly indicate the post applied for in the ‘subject’ box. Please note that shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should an incumbent not hear from the Bank within two weeks of the closing date of this communication, please consider application as not successful.