Senior Economist-Capacity Development & Innovation

Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) is a regional Arab financial institution founded in 1976 and aims at strengthening economic, financial, and monetary stability in its member countries (22 countries). It also aims at laying the monetary foundations for Arab economic integration and promoting economic development in Arab countries.

To achieve the previous objectives, the AMF provides, enter ilia, short-term and medium-term credit facilities to member states to assist in supporting external sector stability and financing their overall balance of payments deficits. It also works with member states in developing the financial sector in the Arab region. The AMF also contributes toward building capacity through training programs, technical assistance, and several technical working groups covering monetary, fiscal, financial, and statistical issues, among other topics.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will take on a large range of responsibilities, including:

1. Developing, organizing, and delivering training and technical assistance in Financial Sector Policies, including Financial Market Analysis, Financial Sector Surveillance, banking supervision, Macroprudential Policies, Macro-Stress Testing, and Systemic Macro Financial Risk, across different modalities (in-person, virtual, online, hybrid, and blended).
2. Prepare new courses to respond to the evolving needs of member countries and to keep abreast of what is happening at the frontier of economic and financial analysis.
3. Promote outreach and explore options to align technical assistance and training to meet the capacity-building needs of the countries being served by the TCBI.
4. Active participation in the implementation of activities related to the various initiatives of AMF.
5. Conducting research and preparing reports related to Economic and Financial topics.
6. Technical participation and preparing reports and working papers related to the work of committees and working groups emanating from the Council of Arab Central Bank Governors and Arab Monetary Authorities and the Council of Arab Finance Ministers, and the various economic and financial activities organized by the Fund.
7. Establish and maintain partnerships with external organizations, universities, experts, and stakeholders to enhance training resources and capabilities.

Professional Qualifications and Required Experiences:

Qualifications:

1. Arab country s citizen.
2. Master s degree (preferably Ph.D.) in economics or finance or a related field from a reputable academic institution.
3. 7 years of experience in areas related to the work of the Arab Monetary Fund, preferably assuming a supervisory role in central banks, ministries of finance, research centers, or similar regional and international institutions.
4. Fluent in Arabic, English, and French is a plus.

Technical Skills:

1. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in economic and statistical software such as Python, R, and EViews.
2. A record of recent publications in refereed economic journals in the economic, financial, and monetary fields.
3. Experience in the formulation of macroeconomic policies to achieve economic goals and interaction between different macroeconomic policies.
4. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a multicultural team.

The fund offers competitive terms of service in accordance with the applicable employment policy, which includes tax-free salary, housing allowance, furniture allowance, air tickets allowance, education allowance, and life & medical insurance. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.