Lead Econometrician

Responsibilities

Conduct day-to-day activities while ensuring compliance to policies and procedures Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes in line with leading practices Establish working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders Collect feedback from internal stakeholders on issues being faced and other requirements Contribute to the preparation of progress reports directed to all relevant stakeholders to keep them informed of progress Support in the development of guidelines and methodologies for econometrics studies in line with international best practices Support in feasibility studies and business cases development for relevant initiatives / projects Support in developing technical proposals for relevant initiatives / projects including detailed description of the proposed work and resources required Engage with concerned stakeholders to align on relevant requirements and expectations, and request clarifications as needed to develop plans accordingly Formulate hypothesis through defining theory to be tested and determining relevant variables in line with communicated requirements and expectations, and conduct preliminary qualitative analyses Develop econometric model through representing the formulated hypothesis mathematically and introducing relevant random errors and new variables Identify type of data (i.e., time-series, cross-section, panel) and techniques (i.e., linear regression, multiple regression, quantile regression, etc.) needed to conduct econometric analyses Oversee econometric analyses and assess outcomes to determine economic efficiency and implement model changes as needed Support in the development of reports consolidating hypotheses, assumptions, data, methodology and approach, and all relevant analyses and forecasts Analyze and consolidate inputs into evaluation report or control dashboard to enable corrections and modifications throughout the process, and escalate unresolved issues Develop post-process evaluation reports highlighting issues and deviations of performance metrics from expected values

Qualifications

4+ years of experience in a Statistics field Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or equivalent is required

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