Job Title: SENIOR ECONOMIST. Job Family: Economic Policy. Job # :110709 Location: Abuja, Nigeria. Appointment: International Hire. Closing Date: 10-May-2011
Language Requirments: English & French [Essential]
The Senior Economist (Job #:110709) will lead and oversee a demand-driven research program on regional integration in West Africa that will:
1) Take stock of progress made so far (and identify where progress is lacking or absent) and analyze the political economy of the regional integration process. (2) Examine the reasons for this mixed performance. (3) Compile new analysis where important gaps are identified. (4) Describe and quantify the costs and benefits of regional integration. (5) Improve understanding of the appropriate phasing of regional integration. (6) Develop and publish indicators to measure progress and generate demand for improvement, and (7) Present practical solutions to overcoming key constraints to regional integration.
He/she will work in close collaboration with the regional integration bodies and a steering committee that will give guidance to the Senior Economist with regards to key priorities of the regional actors that will determine the research agenda under the program.
The selected candidate will ensure that the program produces high quality research outputs responding to client needs and will work closely with researchers inside and outside the World Bank implementing elements of the research agenda.
The selected candidate will also help establish regional knowledge platforms and research networks, and support capacity building measures to help formulate and implement relevant policies and projects. At the same time, the selected candidate will also work on integrating relevant research outputs into World Bank operations by ensuring a continuous dialogue with staff working on trade and regional integration in the World Bank.
The position will be for an initial period of two years with the possibility of an extension for one or more years depending on the success of the program. The senior trade economist will report to the sector managers for AFTP4 and AFTP3 respectively, and will work closely with, and be advised by, the Lead Economist (Trade and Regional Integration) in the Africa PREM front office. The position is for a period of 24 months with possibility of renewal for another 12 months. Click to view full job details
