Job Status: open

Position Title: Senior Economist

Position Based In: Karachi - Pakistan  

Employer / Client’s Detail: Leading Financial Sector

Gender: Equal Opportunity Employer

Professional Qualification: Must have a Ph.D in Economics from a renowned university.

Professional Experience: Minimum 4 years of Post qualification Experience of working in Relevant field preferably in an international competitive environment.

Salary Packages: Attractive Salary packages with fringe benefits.

Job Descriptions / Responsibilities:

• Provide intellectual and analytical support in formulating monetary policy.
• Produce regular forecasts of key macroeconomic variables including counterfactual simulation analysis and contribute in the up-gradation of existing in-house econometric models.
• Undertake research and analysis on economic and financial issues; develop policy briefs on Economic trends, developments and outlook to assist policy formulation and appraisal.
• Prepare working papers and briefs for senior management, Monetary Policy Committee and Monetary & Fiscal Policy Coordination Board.
• Contribute in various publications including Annual and Quarterly Reports on the state of Economy and other working Paper Series.
• Manage a team of Economic Analysts and prepare business plans.

Competencies:

• Deep knowledge of Pakistan’s economy particularly monetary, financial and external sectors.
• Sound understanding of global economic and financial issues.
• Brings informed and balanced perspectives when forming policy judgments.
• Sound knowledge of statistical and econometric techniques for analytical purpose, from both a micro and macroeconomic perspective with knowledge of DSGE models.
• Proficiency of econometric software(s) especially Stata, E-views and Matlab.
• Effective leadership, team management, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic and competitive environment.