Economics Specialist

• Contribute to the design and implementation of Price Statistics policies and procedures covering all areas of activity
• Supervise day-to-day activities to ensure compliance with stipulated policies and procedures
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of systems and processes taking into account leading practices, changes in business environment, cost reduction and productivity improvement
• Establish working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Collect feedback from internal and external stakeholders on issues being faced and other requirements
• Contribute to the preparation of progress reports directed to all relevant stakeholders to keep them informed of progress
• Actively gain exposure and insights to local market development, business opportunities and the existing regulatory landscape
• Actively participate in on-the-job training, mentoring, and coaching of subordinates
• Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility and monitor the workflow
• Promote a high-performance working environment embracing the companys values
• Develop guidelines and methodologies for econometrics studies leveraging previous experience and international best practices
• Conduct detailed feasibility assessments and develop briefs and business cases for relevant initiatives / projects
• Develop technical proposals for relevant initiatives / projects including detailed description of the proposed work and resources required
• Guide workshops with concerned stakeholders to ensure alignment on relevant requirements and expectations, and review developed plans
• Assess and validate formulated hypothesis and econometric model while ensuring compliance with pre-defined needs and expectations
• Evaluate identified data types and techniques needed to conduct econometrics analyzes, forecast issues and recommend improvements as needed
• Evaluate analyzes outcomes and review produced forecasts to validate against relevant economics principles and add relevant insights
• Review developed reports and finalize validation checks to recommend changes / improvements as needed
• Oversee continuous evaluation outcomes to recommend needed changes and resolve escalated issues
• Review post-process evaluation reports to develop action plan and associated monitoring mechanism

• 6+ years of experience in a Statistics field
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or equivalent is required
• Proficiency in Microsoft office
• Proficiency in English
• Focuses on Results and Quality
• Demonstrates Customer Centricity
• Displays Integrity and Professionalism
• Innovates and Demonstrates Agility

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