Economist
Local Appointment (Level GF, Two Years, renewable)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The Poverty Reduction and
Economic Management Unit (PREM) for East Africa and the Horn (AFTP2) is
looking for an Economist with excellent technical and analytical skills
to join its team in Nairobi, Kenya to support the overall work-program
of Kenya-PREM, and specifically its Fiscal Decentralization Knowledge
Program (FDKP).
The position is based in the World Bank’s Nairobi office, one of the largest country offices in Africa.
The selected candidate
will be expected to work closely with professional counterparts in the
Government, as well as the community of international development
partners.
The Economist will report to the Sector Manager in Washington DC on technical matters.
The selected candidate
is expected to devote a significant share of his/her work program to the
devolution workstream, with specific focus on data collection and
analysis to provide the evidence basis on which to ground policy
advice.
advice.
Specifically the
Economist would be expected to take the lead on the “county performance
monitoring workstream” of the devolution program, including
(a) overseeing the development of comprehensive county databases,
(b) engaging all relevant stakeholders on monitoring and evaluation at county level
(c) working out the methodology for county performance tracking, and
(d) organizing annual events and outreach around county performance.
The devolution work
program is supported by a grant from the Governance Partnership Facility
(GPF) with activities across three components including:
(i) Devolution and service delivery;
(ii) Citizen engagement in devolved service delivery;
(iii) Public financial management and public sector reforms.
The selected candidate will also be expected to contribute on:
(i) Public expenditure
analysis and preparation of the yearly Public Expenditure Reviews,
including background analysis, drafting and dissemination;
(ii) Macroeconomic
monitoring with direct inputs into the bi-yearly Kenya Economic Update
publications and associated dissemination
Selection criteria:
- The successful candidate should possess a Post graduate degree in economics, preferably PhD, with at least 5 years of relevant experience;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience of developing policy relevant material for government policymakers, with particular emphasis on fiscal decentralization;
- Strong quantitative skills and experience in developing/managing complex databases;
- Demonstrated experience of independently managing work programs;
- A record of relevant publications and experience of working in and a deep understanding of devolution processes in one or more developing country contexts, with a particular emphasis on fiscal decentralization and the transition to devolved government.
For the full job description and full selection criteria, qualified candidates are requested to visit and submit an electronic application through the World Bank careers website: www.worldbank.org/jobs
click on >employment opportunities >professional/technical staff
opportunities >current vacancies > job# 122369 to submit your
application electronically to the World Bank.
Email or postal/paper applications will not be considered.
The closing date is end of day 11th November 2012.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Qualified male and female candidates of diverse background (gender, religious, ethnic etc) are encouraged to apply.