Associate Economist

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• Closely monitor a few high-exposure countries across regions and evaluate their macroeconomic, sector, and market trends and developments, including projections of long-term growth in real GDP and sectors, integrating assessments of relative valuation, banking sector capital adequacy, and capital market development potential. Provide regular country risk assessment for selected countries for the unit’s Country Risk function. 
• Contribute to the unit’s work program on long-term FX projections, integrating with EBA-style assessments and IMF estimates of real effective exchange rate equilibria.
• Lead the unit’s efforts on international trade flows and trends and other thematic issues to provide inputs for notes, other analytical deliverables, and regional presentations.  
• Author country notes, country and regional presentations for senior management and portfolio reviews, and other macroeconomic analyses that inform risks and opportunities for the private sector for both internal and external clients, linking macro-outlooks and risks to projects for investment teams, sector economists, and portfolio officers.
• Team member that provides the Financial Additionality assessment of the IFC operations.

• Advanced degree in economics with specialization in macroeconomics and development economics.
• 5 years of professional experience in a research or analytical role focused on international economics, country risk, debt, trade, and development policy-related issues. 
• Strong understanding of the private sector, demand and supply trends, and determinants and policy impact on sector performance.
• Knowledge of the Latin America and Caribbean region would be preferred, but not a must.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of linkages between major sectors of the economy and private sector dynamics
• Good understanding of the economic complexity framework and its applications to identify sector opportunities and market potential
• Understanding financial systems and ability to identify macro-financial interlinkages and channels of risk
• Experience in country-level analysis covering macroeconomics, industry, international trade, and financial market developments
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills in English, delivering macroeconomic and financial analysis and assessments, conveying complex concepts, and distilling analysis into clear, concise messages.
• Ability to combine theoretical frameworks with applied research. 
• Ability to work well within a multicultural team context, building on the synergies of different team members and their expertise, seeking opportunities to advance the unit’s and IFC’s financial and development objectives while respecting cultural differences.
• Extensive experience and knowledge of Microsoft Excel, econometric packages, and presentation packages.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and function effectively while managing multiple tasks simultaneously with high attention to detail.
• Ability to coach and provide guidance and training to junior members of the team.

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