National consultancy on “COVID-19 adjusted economic analysis”
Provide national consultancy on COVID-19 adjusted economic analysis
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Overview
Provide national consultancy on COVID-19 adjusted economic analysis
You have:
- Master’s Degree in Economics, Econometrics, or equivalent.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in economic research, development research, and/or in the related fields.
- Experience in data collection and analysis.
- Strong communication, coordination and collaboration skills.
- Very good command of oral and written English and Persian.
- Experience/demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office software, econometrics and statistics software.
- Familiarity with UN analytical reports and policy briefs.
- Strategic management capacity and technical leadership skills.
- Familiarity with Socio-economic analysis.
Contract
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Background
To apply for this jobs please refer to http://www.ir.undp.org/content/iran/en/home/procurement.html under the subject: Providing National consultancy on “COVID-19 adjusted economic analysis”
UNDP supports countries around the world to formulate strategies, policies, and programme interventions that promote sustainable development. To advance these aims, UNDP provides technical policy advice and programming tools, especially to help address critical sustainable development challenges. UNDP country offices work closely with government counterparts and other national stakeholders to support the inclusive and sustainable development policies that are aligned with the national context and priorities. UNDP co-chairs the UN Working Group (cluster) on Resilient Economy (with UNICEF). Protecting development gains, vulnerable groups and improving socio-economic resilience in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) during economic downturns is offered as one initial contribution for consideration by the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in IRI towards this important action agenda. To mitigate the impact of the unilateral sanctions and the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, UN with the UNDP technical economic leadership has prepared two programmes including a Technical Assistance Package (TAP) framework and a Socio-Economic Response Programme against COVID-19Based on the above mentioned and to bridge to the Common Country Analysis (CCA) UNDP is going to strength the economic analysis and the consultant is expected to facilitate the above process.
Duties and Responsibilities
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The consultant as the primary source of national technical support shall coordinate all the below Activities:
Activity 1: Inclusive Economic Growth
Activity 2: Social protection, social budgeting, and livelihood
Activity 3: Employment and labour market
Activity 4: SMEs and Micro entrepreneurs’
Activity 5: Fiscal and monetary policies analysis for MSMEs, Micro Credit Funds and Home workers
Competencies
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Required Skills and Experience
To apply for this jobs please refer to http://www.ir.undp.org/content/iran/en/home/procurement.html under the subject: Providing National consultancy on “COVID-19 adjusted economic analysis”
The Consultant is required to have the following eligibility criteria:
Mandatory Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in Economics, Econometrics, or equivalent;
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in economic research, development research, and/or in the related fields;
• having experience/demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office software, econometrics and statistics software;
• Previous experience in data collection and analysis;
• Strong communication, coordination and collaboration skills;
• Very good command of oral and written English and Persian
Desirable Qualifications:
• Familiarity with UN analytical reports and policy briefs;
• Strategic management capacity and technical leadership skills;
• Familiarity with Socio-economic analysis;
• Previous experience with research centres, universities, and government entities.
Potential interview questions
| Can you provide an example of a socio-economic analysis you have conducted? | This question assesses the candidate's practical experience in socioeconomic analysis. | Describe the analysis briefly, emphasizing your methodology and insights. |
| How do you ensure that your economic recommendations are aligned with national priorities? | The interviewer wants to know your approach to policy alignment. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to coordinate with multiple stakeholders. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What software tools do you use for data analysis, and why? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you stay updated with economic policies and trends? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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