Macroeconomic and public finance (Consultancy)

The overall objective of the consultancy is to provide high-level technical and analytical inputs, research supplements, empirical assessments, and review and feedback to substantive products of the Shared Economic Prosperity Cluster on macroeconomic and public finance issues.

UN-House ESCWA

3 months

Background Amid economic crises and geopolitical shocks, the region has been facing adverse impacts on growth and fiscal positions. Countries not only need high growth but strategies for resilient growth and macroeconomic stability is critical at the current circumstances. Diversification of economic sectors, harnessing AI, creating jobs, and safeguarding social spending have become important more than ever in the region. These are not only regional phenomena but also global phenomena with recurrent economic shocks, climate crises and geopolitical uncertainties. These factors must be taken into account in designing macroeconomic policies and fiscal strategy to cope with the uncertainties that the economies are facing while building long term growth and development strategies. Macroeconomic analysis, public expenditure and financing strategies must take these into account to provide sound technical knowledge and supporting capacity development assistance to member countries. Duties and Responsibilities The main duties and responsibilities of the peer reviewer are the following:

• Peer review the public finance resilience report, provide high level substantive feedback, assist with supplementary research inputs, data and figures, recommendations and key messages.
• Peer review macroeconomic reports, provide high level substantive feedback, assist with supplementary research inputs, data and figures, and summary recommendations.
• Contribute to substantive inputs to prepare background materials for the high-level events, meetings and forums.
• Contribute inputs to substantive reports including technical review, synthesizing content and messages, and empirical assessments of macroeconomic and public finance issues.
• Prepare briefings on macro and fiscal issues, highlighting key developments, policy challenges and implications at the policy level.

A Master's in economics, finance, or a related field is required. A PhD is desirable. All candidates must submit a copy of the required educational degree. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. A minimum of 10 years of experience in the field of public finance/macroeconomics, development economics or related field is required. Experience of Arab region development context is desirable.

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat; and Arabic is a working language of ESCWA. For this position, fluency in Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Fluency in French is desirable. Note: “Fluency” equals a rating of ‘fluent’ in all four areas (speak, read, write, and understand) and “Knowledge of” equals a rating of ‘confident’ in two of the four areas.

Recruitment for this position is on a local basis. The incumbent is required to have the legal right to live and work in the specified working location.

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.